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19 April 2007- EUROCITIES and Commission V-P J.Barrot about sustainable urban mobility
Meeting on 19 April 2007 with representatives of around 20 European Cities to discuss the future of urban mobility in Europe, Commisioner Barrot said that the future Green Paper on urban transport could contain provisions for a harmonized legal framework on traffic management schemes. Among the topics discussed: Currently, national legislation in several countries prevents
Lyon survey in household mobility
A major survey on household mobility in the metropolitan area of Lyon has been released in March. The survey covered 460 municipalities and 1,9 million inhabitants out of which 11,000 household have been inquired representing 26,000 individuals ; 90,000 trips have been reviewed from November 2005 to April 2006. The survey took into account all
Accessibility to public transport, the state of the art in Paris-region
The law on “Equal rights and opportunities, and inclusion of disabled citizens” passed in 2005 imposed on public transport authorities to elaborate an Accessibility Master Plan prior to February 2008 that describes the public transport services and draw measures to achieve full accessibility of the transport system by 2015. STIF has just completed the first
Time for cycling has come in Seville
The Seville Metropolitan Transport Plan: Seville Mobility Scheme approved by the Regional Government of Andalusia is a comprehensive, and integrated scheme, environmentally sustainable which emphasizes efficiency, intermodality, social cohesion and promotes alternative modes like walking and cycling. A 77 km network of cycle lanes is currently implemented and 2800 parking slots to accommodate 1500 bicycles
4th UITP European Conference : Time for action
The 4th UITP European Conference held in Brussels on 27 February 2007 « Opportunities and Challenges: Time for Action » gathered the major European actors of urban mobility. The central question was to identify the added value that the European Union can bring to enhance urban mobility. The conclusion is that the role of the
Euroforum first stakeholder workshop
EURFORUM the European Research Forum for Urban Mobility is a European initiative, within EU Commission. The objective is to create a forum at the European level, effectively representing stakeholders of European research on urban mobility, including representatives of local authorities, public transport associations, research bodies, etc and provide recommendations for the co-ordination of European research.
Public service obligation on public passenger services (PSO)
The proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council “on public passenger services by rail and by road”. The Council reached on 9 June 2006, a political agreement on the Revised Proposal of the Commission for a regulation on public service obligation for passenger transport services on rail and road (COD/2000/0212).
Third Railway package
On 18 January 2007, European Parliament EP adopted in second reading the reports on the proposals of the Third Railway Package and made amendments, after adoption on 18 December 2006 by EP Transport and Tourism Committee of the recommendations in the draft report. The Third Railway Package, presented in march 2004, proposes to: – Open
Preparation of the Green Paper
The EU Commission White Paper on Transport in 2001 aspired to change the direction of EU transport policy acknowledging the growing congestion and raising pollution and the related adverse impacts due to the important increase in transport activities accompanying economic growth. The mid term review of the White Paper in June 2006 and the Thematic
EMTA General meeting – 26-27 April 2007
EMTA general meeting will take place on 26-27 April 2007 in Bilbao at the invitation of Consorcio de Transportes de Bizkaia.
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