Sustainable urban mobility
in cohesion policy
Raluca IONESCU ISAKSEN
Programme Manager
European Commission
DG Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO)
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• EU and sustainable urban mobility
• EU current and future financing
– 2007 – 2013
– EU 2020
– 2014 – 2020
• Sustainable urban mobility plans
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Sustainable urban mobility: EC
policy documents
• Green Paper on Urban Mobility (2007),
• the Action Plan on Urban Mobility (2009) calls for
an increase in the take-up of Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plans in Europe
• the White Paper "Roadmap to a Single European
Transport Area – Towards a competitive and
resource efficient transport system" (March
2011): the linkage between Cohesion Policy on
the one hand and sustainable urban mobility on
the other hand is highlighted.
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2007 – 2013 EU Urban mobility
financing
2007 – 2013: urban transport and the promotion of
clean urban transport
• 7,82 billion euro
• 9,63% of the total ERDF and CF funding for
transport
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2007 – 2013 EU Urban mobility financing in Romania
Program operaţional
Contribuţia
comunitarǎ
Creşterea Competitivitǎţii Economice
2,554
Transport
4,565
Mediu
4,512
Regional
Asistenţǎ tehnicǎ
Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane
Dezvoltarea Capacitǎţii Administrative
TOTAL CSNR 2007-2013
3,726/ app
800 million
Data
aprobǎrii de
cǎtre CE
2007
170
3,476
208
19,213
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2007 – 2013 EU Urban mobility
financing in Romania
• integrated projects (i.e. streets, swege, light
system) or not
• Rehabilitation of streets
– Target 411 km/ contracted 291 km/ finalised 123 km
• Construction of by-passes
– Target 219 km/ contracted 91 km/ finalised 22 km
• Urban infrastructure: for instance rehabilitation of
tramways in Cluj, Iasi
– 60 projects/ submitted to MA 325/ finalised 60
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UE 2020
• Strategia pentru ocuparea fortei de munca si de
crestere economica
1.) Crestere inteligenta: dezvoltarea unei economii
bazate pe cunoastere si inovare
2.) Crestere economica durabila: promovarea unei
economii mai eficiente, verzi si competitive
3.) Crestere incluziva: dezvoltarea unei economii cu un
grad crescut de ocupare a fortei de munca care sa
asigure o coeziune sociala si teritoriala
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Europe 2020
Europe 2020 headline targets
3% of expenditure on research and development
20% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction
compared to 1990
20% of energy from renewables
Current situation in
Romania
0,47%
+9% (2010 emissions
compared to 2005)
-7% (2020 emissions
compared to 2005
National 2020 target in
the NRP
2%
+19% (national binding target
for non ETS sectors compared
to 2005)
23,4
24%
Under revision
10 Mtoe
62,8 (2011)
70%
The share of early school leavers should be under
10%
17,5% (2011)
11,3%
At least 40% of 30-34 years old should have
completed a tertiary or equivalent education
20,4% (2011)
26,7%
-788,000 (2011)
-580,000
20% increase in energy efficiency
75% of population aged 20-64 should be employed
Reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or
exclusion by 20 mill. In the EU
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Cohesion Policy 2014 - 2020
• The development of sustainable multi-modal mobility
is one of the key challenges for European cities and
functional urban areas in the coming programming
period 2014-2020.
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Sustainable mobility dimensions
and components:
• sustainable, energy-efficient, accessible for all and affordable
public transport systems;
• a friendly environment for soft transport modes: cycling and
walking;
• easy access to all neighbourhoods, on foot, by bike, by public
transport;
• local transport networks that need to be well connected to
regional networks;
• peri-urban networks that need to be planned within the
context of overall land-use and spatial development;
• transport nodes that need to be well integrated with social,
cultural and economic activities
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Sustainable urban mobility :
• Urban mobility: one of the components of an urban
integrated approach,
– conditions of access to services (health, education,
culture)
– mobility from home to work or to education and training
places.
• Urban transport: core of sustainable urban mobility
plan, which can be embedded in the integrated strategy
for sustainable urban development.
• Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans: set of interrelated
measures designed to satisfy the current and future
mobility needs of people and businesses
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Cohesion Policy 2014 - 2020
• ESI 2014-2020 Funds for Romania: EUR23 bln
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Next steps: the way forward
Negotiation process for Partnership Agreement (PA) in
Romania
Position
paper sent
to Romania
Launch
event
2012
Informal
dialogue
with
Romania
(working
groups)
Romania
sends PA
through SFC
observations
sent to
Romania
2013
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Low labour market
participation
Underdeveloped
infrastructure
endowment
Main
Challenges:
Low competitiveness and
weak RDI system
Inefficient use of
natural resources
Weak
administration
and public
governance
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Inefficient use of
natural resources
Optimising the use and protection of natural
resources and assets
1. Funding priority:
Promoting energy
efficiency and lowcarbon economy and
strategies
• Increasing energy efficiency
• Supporting sustainable urban
transport strategies and
infrastructures
• Promoting carbon sequestration
through agro-forestry systems
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Romania's priorities
• Promoting the rehabilitation and renewal of mass
transit systems within the framework of sustainable
urban mobility plans, where these will make
significant contribution to air quality and energy
efficiency:
– investments based on urban mobility plans for :
• public transport infrastructure and rolling stock;
• special infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists
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Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans
Key objectives:
• Ensuring the accessibility of the transport system to all;
• Improving safety and security;
• Reducing air and noise pollution, greenhouse gas
emissions and energy consumption;
• Improving the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the
transportation of persons and goods;
• Enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban
environment and urban design
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Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans
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Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans
• analyse the actual mobility situation
• understand the current situation, and likely future developments, in
issues relating to mobility (congestion, emissions, safety, quality of
urban environment);
• formulate mobility policy objectives and targets;
• identify/define alternative solutions/projects serving the policy
objectives;
• appraise the impact of the various projects/policies/scenarios;
• list of priority interventions and categorise each one as either a
short, medium or long term intervention.
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