Three more Partnerships established within the framework of the Urban Agenda for the EU ( Digital Transition , Circular Economy and Urban Mobility ) have finalised their draft Action Plans, which now...
Background One of the actions of the Partnership on the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees the Urban Academy on Integration . The Academy will act as a European strategic learning environment for...
Objectives of the partnership Cities play an essential role in the development of the circular economy. They act as enablers of potential measures that can influence both businesses and citizens...
Bottleneck to be addressed As soon as products or materials are defined as waste, a set of regulatory measures apply to protect human health and the environment against any harm from those products...
Bottleneck to be addressed Due to the risk to human health and the environment, the reuse of water and wastewater experiences significant limitations within existing EU, national, and regional...
Join the Public Feedback on Draft Action 3 Bottleneck to be addressed Besides lacking awareness of the existing sources of funding/financing for circular economy investments and the conditions for...
Bottleneck to be addressed The regulatory framework governing the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) in the current programming period (2014-2020) does not directly support the funding...
Bottleneck to be addressed At present, most cities still view the circular economy from the perspective of waste management. What the vast amount of cities in the EU currently lack is a holistic and...
Join the Public Feedback on Draft Action 6 Bottleneck to be addressed The choices made by citizens in their everyday lives could either support or hinder cities’ transitions to a more circular...
Join the Public Feedback on Draft Action 7 Bottleneck to be addressed Identifying and understanding material stocks and flows within the city is of special interest for a resource efficient circular...
Join the Public Feedback on Draft Action 8 Bottleneck to be addressed Due to its apparent novelty, complexity, limitlessness and rapid development, the collaborative economy and its role and...
This background paper summarises all nine draft actions prepared by the Urban Mobility Partnership. They are subject to a Public Feedback from 6 February to 9 April 2018. Please visit the draft...
During the Dutch Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2016 the Pact of Amsterdam was adopted, launching the Urban Agenda for the EU. Each of the twelve priority themes mentioned in the Pact of...
Bottleneck In order to develop the full potential of the active modes of transport, cycling and walking have to be taken seriously in urban mobility policies, including in the allocation of space and...
Bottleneck Walking is considered by many as the most basic, natural and independent form of transport, followed by cycling. Walking, in particular, is the backbone of and a prerequisite for every...
Bottleneck Following on the Action Plan on urban mobility of 2009, the Commission published a Study on Urban Vehicle Access Restrictions (UVARs) which found that the situation in Member States varied...
Bottleneck Today's cities face many challenges in terms of congestion, lack of space, air quality, noise, liveability, social inclusion and health. This action aims to investigate how deployment of...
Bottleneck Although the existing framework as described above provides several possibilities for funding innovative mobility solutions and for knowledge sharing, there seems to be room for...
Bottleneck In most cases, cities and regions are still designed for car transport. This has created a situation that is not sustainable: severe congestion, urban sprawl, poor air quality, noise and...
Objective It is widely recognised that serious effort is needed in the EU to break the current dependence of the transport sector on oil. The present dependence undermines our efforts to mitigate the...
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