DG MOVE
Study to support an
impact assessment
of the Urban
Mobility Package on
SUMPs
CoR Meeting June 13
Transport
Structure
• Public consultation
• Impact Assessment
• Questions
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Public Consultation: SUMPs
• A vast majority of respondents (87%) think that there is a lack of
coordination between authorities and other actors and that
integrated urban mobility planning could be an answer to tackle
this issue.
• A vast majority of respondents (91%) agree that integrated
urban mobility planning is a useful tool for promoting
coordination at local and regional levels
• A vast majority of respondents (86%) see that EU-support for the
development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) would
contribute to the broader take-up of SUMP in urban areas
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Which support should be provided at EU level to
facilitate the development of Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plans?
0%
10%
Development and exchange of best practices on SUMP
Provide a platform for cities to exchange best practice
Financial support for the development of SUMP
Support R&D projects on urban mobility planning
Development of guidelines and recommendations
Support for professional training activities and staff exchange
Definition of the minimum scope and content of SUMP
Mandatory development of SUMP for all cities in the EU
Mandatory development of SUMP for cities in certain situations
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Topics to be addressed by SUMP
0%
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Walking and cycling
Public Transport Plan
Integration of transport and mobility services
Urban logistics
Coherence with urban development and land-use planning
Access Restriction Schemes
Parking management
Coherence with transport plans at regional, national and EU level
Accessibility; social inclusion; demographic change
Safety and security
Procedures for impact or process evaluation; monitoring
Procedures for citizen and stakeholder engagement
School mobility plans
Car sharing and carpooling facilities
Investment, financing, public private partnerships
Corporate mobility management plans
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80%
Public Consultation: SUMPs and EU
funding of urban transport projects
• A majority of respondents (67%) are in favour of linking the
access to EU funding for urban transport projects to the existence
of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) in order to provide a
safeguard that supported projects are in line with relevant local,
national and EU policies.
• Almost 60% of the respondents would like to see financial
support for development of SUMPs
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs I
Problem
• Overall: the urban transport systems in EU are not competitive
and resource efficient
• Specific: not meeting EU objectives, such as on road safety, GHG,
air quality, noise
Solution to the problem
• More integrated urban mobility approach in the form of
sustainable urban mobility plans
Status on integrated urban mobility approach
• European cities are on the move towards SUMP
• Not black or white - few if any of the cities implement ‘perfect’
SUMP-practices while almost all cities do something
• Cities in new member states are generally less advanced in
SUMP-planning
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs II
How to move forward?
Define what a "benchmark" concept for an integrated urban mobility
approach should include
Define alternative policy options
• Elements included in the SUMP (level of ambition)
• Type of instrument
• Size of cities to be covered
Assess and compare alternative policy options
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs III
What should a benchmark concept for an integrated urban
mobility approach include?
Content and scope
• Minimum requirements
• Comprehensive requirements
Process and procedures
• Minimum requirements
• Comprehensive requirements
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs IV
• Minimum Requirements on content and scope:
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Addresses both freight and passenger transport
Addresses all transport modes
Addresses the following topics:
• public transport services
• non-motorised transport
• city logistics
• mobility management
• integration of transport modes (multi-modality)
• the road network and motorised transport (including moving and
stationary traffic)
Horizontal integration of road safety, ITS, mobility for all in topics
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs V
• Comprehensive Requirements on content and scope:
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Address the following "promising" measures and instruments:
• low emission zones
• urban road user charging/congestion charging
• parking pricing
• public transport pricing
Introduction of clean technologies and alternative fuels
Ensures interoperability and/or consistency in use of instruments
across the EU
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs VI
• Minimum Requirements on processes and procedures:
• Contains pledge to sustainability (economic, social and
environmental)
• Includes or is built on long-term strategy
• Identifies objectives and sets targets in line with EU policy
objectives
• Includes baseline (reference) analysis including performance
audit of present situation
• Includes impact assessment on proposed measures
• Provides short-term implementation plan (timetable and budget
plan; allocation of responsibilities)
• Considers all transport to, through and within the urban
agglomeration area and coordination between different authority
levels
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs VII
• Minimum Requirements on processes and procedures:
• Is developed in a participatory approach
• Integrates different relevant policy areas, in particular land use
and transport planning
• Is based on integrated planning and implementation
• Includes mechanisms for monitoring of the performance in the
Member States
• Include mechanisms for review in the Member States
• Includes mechanisms for certification in the Member States
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs VIII
• Comprehensive Requirements on processes and procedures:
• Identifies objectives and sets targets in line with EU policy
objectives, including mandatory targets on urban mobility
performance
• Foresees mechanisms for monitoring at EU level
• Foresees mechanisms for review at EU level
• Is certified by an independent body at EU level
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs IX
• Policy options:
• 1. The existing programmes continue to provide
• exchange of best practises
• information sharing platform
• funding of pilot projects and SUMP development
• awareness raising
• training
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs X
• Policy options:
• 2. Recommendations (3 alternatives)
• Recommendations by the EU for a SUMP framework (based on the
comprehensive elements),
• Recommendations, but adding voluntary benchmarking of urban mobility
performance,
• Recommendations, but adding a requirement to do a SUMP as a
condition for receiving EU funding for urban transport projects.
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Impact Assessment on SUMPs XI
• Policy options:
• 3. Framework directive (2 alternatives)
• A mandatory SUMP framework based on the minimum requirements on
content and scope
• A mandatory SUMP framework based on the comprehensive
requirements on content and scope.
• For each alternative: 4 alternative coverage definitions:
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MS decide on city size in line with reaching EU objectives
cities with more 100,000 inhabitants
cities with more 250,000 inhabitants
cities with more 1,000,000 inhabitants and capitals (TEN-T urban nodes)
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Questions for debate on SUMPs
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What support should be provided at EU level to facilitate the
development and implementation of SUMPs in the MS?
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Would linking the access to EU funding for urban transport projects
to the existence of SUMPs provide a safeguard that supported
projects are in line with relevant local, national and EU policy
objectives?
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What is your opinion of the different policy options in the Impact
Assessment?
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What is your opinion about the potential advantages and
disadvantages of the alternative policy options?
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