Green Paper 'Towards a new culture for urban mobility”
Mario Sina
26/9/2007


The European Commission adopted a Green Paper with the title 'Towards a new culture for urban mobility”, which is going to open a debate on the key issues of urban mobility: free-flowing and greener towns and cities, smarter urban mobility and an urban transport which is accessible, safe and secure for all European citizens.

The Green Paper presents a set of policy issues for urban mobility and includes twenty-five open questions addressing these options. The questions address, for example, how the quality of collective transport can be improved, how the use of clean and energy efficient technologies can be increased, how walking and cycling can be promoted and how the rights of collective transport passengers can be protected. Other questions look at the idea of a 'labelling'' scheme for pioneering cities, the development of guidance for Green Zones with restrictive measures, and the promotion of the use of urban road user charging. Furthermore, it sets a European agenda for urban mobility, while respecting the responsibilities of local, regional and national authorities in this field.

On the other hand, the Commission wants to launch a discussion on how it can best enable the development of a new culture for urban mobility in Europe. Therefore, this Green Paper marks the start of a new consultation phase and will be discussed by the European institutions. Citizens and stakeholders are invited to share their views with the Commission until 15 March 2008, while an Action Plan on urban mobility will follow in the early autumn of 2008.

For more information on the Green Paper and the consultation: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/clean/green_paper_urban_transport/index_en.htm

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