Arnoldas MilukasHead of Unit H.1

Transport DirectorateDG Research

European Initiatives for a more

sustainable urban transport

EUROPEANCOMMISSION

“MOVE TOGETHER DAY” - Moving together towards a new culture for urban mobility, Brussels, 7 December 2009

Structure/Key Points

- Challenges regarding urban mobility

- EU Initiatives

- Research Activities

- How to meet the challenges

- Communication of research

The Challenges

Less Time Less freedom to choose

Less Space Less Health

Objective: Sustainable transport

SOCIETY (employment, safety,

health)

ENVIRONMENT (climate change,air quality/noise,energy efficiency)

ECONOMY(congestion reduction,competitiveness,

growth)

Achieving the objective

Green Paper on Urban

Mobility

Five challenges to be met:

- Free-flowing & greener towns and cities

- Smarter, accessible, safe & secure urban transport

Action Plan on Urban Mobility

Twenty actions addressing:

- Improved information, passenger rights, better

planning, greener transport, sharing experiences,

funding

European Green Cars

Initiative: the content

Green Cars Initiative: R&D on more than cars

The Framework Programme

The CITYMOBIL Project

Dissemination of research results

Transport Research Arena 2010

Taking part

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