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able to provide - in a long-term perspective - a proper division of city transport
tasks in accordance with the principles of sustainable mobility
11.5. Transport plan as an instrument of managing
sustainable mobility
Attempt at categorizing EU countries based on their level of acceptance and execution
of urban mobility plans was made in one of the quoted studies 10 . The following
were pointed out as the countries where:
– mobility management appears directly in documents of national importance
– the United Kingdom, the Netherlands (e.g. full government support
of mobility plan implementation for businesses) and Belgium;
– indirect support of mobility management at the national policy level (e.g.
Italy, Sweden, France, Germany and Austria);
– there is practically no support for mobility management (e.g. Spain, Portugal
and the Czech Republic). In these countries priorities connected with
transport systems concentrate mainly on infrastructure development.
Plan of sustainable urban transport is a fundamental instrument of managing
sustainable mobility at the level of cities. The basic characteristics of the
document are 11 :
– coverage of entire city;
– coverage of all types of transport within the city;
– taking into account environmental, social and economic aspects;
– promoting public transport, cycling and walking;
– the target group consists of the entire city population.
Implementation of the plan at the city level may be considered in terms of 12 :
– means for ensuring long-term planning of city urban transport development
– regular reporting and monitoring systems should be implemented
to allow comparison with other cities;
– framework set of instruments facilitating definition of measurable goals
and quality criteria;
10 S. Kollamthodi, et. al., Review of National and Regional Obligations for Environmental Management
Plans, Environmental Management Systems and Sustainable Urban Transport Plans. Report prepared for
the European Commission - Directorate General Environment, p. 37 and on.
11 Commission staff working document. Annex to the Communication from the Commission to the
Council and the European Parliament on Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment Impact Assessment.
COM(2005) 718 final, p. 42.
12 EUROCITIES for Sustainable Urban Mobility. Strenght Through Diversity, pp. 8-9 EUROCITIES,
www.eurocities.org.
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