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Urban Environment
Urban Transport
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Sustainable Urban Transport Plans - preparatory document
submitted to consultation
Following European Commission's commitment within the Thematic Strategy on the
urban environment a preparatory
document on Sustainable Urban Transport Plans (SUTP)
[ 170KB] including an annex [ 600KB], have been elaborated by the Environment DG. These
documents aim to assist the consultation
on the Green Paper on urban transport. Further developments
on SUTPs will be undertaken in the context of the Action
Plan foreseen by the Green Paper. Comments on this document
and its annex can be sent by 15 March 2008 via e-mail to: tren-urbantransport@ec.europa.eu
This document and its annex are not legally-binding but
represent a synthesis of the information and experience
available to the Commission. They are intended as a summary
of the current state of the art with respect to best practice
on sustainable urban transport which recognises the diversity
between conurbations across the EU. They should be seen
more as a procedural aid and a summary of the key elements
and good practice that could be considered when developing
Sustainable Urban Transport Plans at local levels.
- CIVITAS
CIVITAS - cleaner and better transport in cities - stands
for CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability. With the CIVITAS Initiative,
the EC aims to generate a decisive breakthrough by supporting
and evaluating the implementation of ambitious integrated
sustainable urban transport strategies that should make
a real difference for the welfare of the European citizen.
CIVITAS I started in early 2002 (within the 5th Framework
Research Programme); CIVITAS II started in early 2005
(within the 6th Framework Research Programme). Within
CIVITAS I (2002-2006) there are 19 cities clustered in
4 demonstration projects, whilst within CIVITAS II (2005-2009)
17 cities in 4 demonstration projects are taking part.
These 36 cities all over Europe will be funded by the
EU with 100 M € and the overall budget of the Initiative
will be more than 300 M €.
- ELTIS
The aim of ELTIS is to provide information and support
a practical transfer of knowledge and exchange of experience
in the field of urban and regional transport in Europe.
It should give the user the opportunity to explore best
practices from European cities and regions, to search
for specific transport solutions and to be informed about
the state of the art in a given transport application.
In turn this should help create a more sustainable living
environment, one which provides greater accessibility
and mobility to its inhabitants.
- Working Group report on sustainable urban transport
plans (2004)
The Expert Working Group on Sustainable Urban Transport
Plans (SUTP) has been set up by the Environment DG in
the context of the preparation of the Thematic Strategy
on the Urban Environment.
This group was composed of 20 highly qualified experts
to obtain a balanced advice concerning SUTPs implementation
in all Member States.
The Final Report of the group specifies some recommendations
to the Commission's services. It aims to reflect and summarise
the group’s views regarding the specific design
of procedures, instruments and measures needed for SUTPs.
Final report (~794
Kb)
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SUTP efficiency study (2005)
This study has been carried out on the behalf of the
Environment DG to provide an overview of the existing
knowledge about the efficiency of specific transport
measures regarding air pollution, CO2 emissions and
noise. The study has supported the newly adopted Thematic
Strategy on the Urban Environment and will inform the
guidance on Sustainable Urban Transport Plans (SUTP),
which is announced in this Strategy.
Report (~4,1
Mb)
It also provided a data base which should facilitate
the search for best practices regarding specific measures
and their impact on specific emissions.
Data base ( ~1 Mb)
- Study on technical measures on existing heavy duty
vehicles and captive fleets (2007)
This project was commissioned by the Environment DG to
identify cost effective technical measures to reduce PM
and NOx emissions from existing heavy duty vehicles and
produce concrete policy proposals for the European Commission
to support their use.
Technical measures are defined in this project as technical
interventions that lead to lower pollutant emissions per
vehicle km under comparable operating conditions, and those
identified for detailed assessment included retrofits and
cleaner fuels. The project also produced data and scenarios
to enable to undertake cost effectiveness modelling of the
most promising technical measures, to assess their potential
impact and costs.
A wide range of technical measures were reviewed. The review
of the technical measures found that the most promising
were diesel particulate filters (DPF) for reducing particulate
emissions and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for reducing
NOx. The most promising fuels were diesel water emulsion
and dual-fuel natural/biogas, although they were less promising
in terms of cost effective emissions reduction than the
existing diesel vehicles fitted with DPF and SCRs.
Final
report ( ~870KB)
Within this project an in-depth assessment of air quality
plans and programmes has been carried out. The study also
assesses the difficulties faced by authorities in establishing
air quality plans or programmes. One main focus of this
report is on traffic-related measures, since highest pollution
levels are often recorded at traffic hot spot sites.
Final report ( ~2,1MB)
Annexes ( ~6MB)
- EPOMM
EPOMM is an international partnership aiming to promote
and further develop Mobility Management in Europe, and
fine tune the implementation of Mobility Management between
the EPOMM member states and other countries in Europe.
EPOMM provides a forum for all those interested in Mobility
Management: representatives from EU member governments,
local and regional authorities, researchers, major employers,
transport operators and other user groups.
- LUTR
The LUTR cluster links several different projects in the
area of sustainable urban mobility, including land use,
transportation, and the environment. The common objective
is to develop strategic approaches and methodologies in
urban planning that all contribute to the promotion of sustainable
urban development. This includes issues of transportation
demands and related land use planning, the design and provision
of efficient and innovative transportation services including
alternative means of transportation, and the minimisation
of negative environmental and socio-economic impacts.
PILOT is a European project cofunded by the Environment
DG, which will demonstrate the preparation of sustainable
urban transport plans (SUTP) in four European cities: Braila,
Evora, Lancaster and Tallinn. In parallel, building upon
the experience of these four cities and relying on experts
from leading local authorities and organisations in this
field, PILOT will propose tools, guidelines and recommendations
for the elaboration of sustainable urban transport plans
in other European regions and local authorities.
BUSTRIP aims to develop - in extensive city/peer co-operation
- SUTPs in 11 cities and one regional authority in Baltic
Sea Region that are on a different stage on their transport
planning. BUSTRIP will produce SUTP toolbox of techniques,
collecting all the learning experiences and best practice
from the partner cities.
The SMILE database is a tool for local authorities to:
find in-depth information and to exchange their experience
and transfer their know-how, in the field of Sustainable
Urban Transport Policies and Initiatives. Other on line
SMILE deliverables are the following:
- Local Experiences Database: A compilation of 170 successful
and replicable practices for sustainable mobility.
- Welcome to 14 European Cities... An Invitation to take
Action: A catalogue offering study visits to cities with
innovative measures and policies.
- Towards Sustainable Urban Transport Policies: Recommendations
for Local Authorities.
- Sustainable Mobility for All: Experiences of European
cities and towns in designing specific measures to meet
the needs of special target groups.
- Public Transport: A Pillar for Sustainable Mobility:
Recommendations on public transport for both local authorities
and public transport operators.
- Guidelines on Noise Abatement Planning Principles:
Recommendations for road traffic management at the level
of local government.
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