Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-07-08-Speech-2-510"
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"Madam President, I first wish to thank the Commission for helping to provide our citizens with solutions to mobility problems such as road safety, congestion and the environmental impact: the overwhelming majority of our citizens experience and suffer from these problems in their towns and cities.
Given the reservations and reticence expressed concerning the need to ensure that this kind of action is governed by the subsidiarity principle, I feel that not only do such proposals generate some important and necessary debates; they also provide a response to serious and pressing questions of national, regional and, above all, local governments.
We are discussing this issue today within the context of the major debate on measures to combat climate change in the run-up to the great debate on the globalisation of costs in the various means of transport. These debates are essential, but they must be reflected in practice in people’s daily lives in their surroundings, such as cities.
We therefore welcome this splendid effort by our institution in the report by Mr Rack. I wish to congratulate the rapporteur on his accurate remarks, and thank him for his willingness to include my amendments, thereby accepting, encouraging and enhancing a number of essential issues such as alternative healthier forms of urban mobility – walking, bicycles or public transport – and incentives for road safety, which, as has been pointed out here, shows its most harmful and aggressive side in urban environments. There must be consideration not only for persons with reduced mobility, but also for people with children in pushchairs, who are often neglected, as demonstrated by the urban obstacles crowding our pavements.
The report also calls for efficient goods transport, including reliable loading and unloading systems to facilitate last-mile operations, acknowledging the need to promote the co-existence of mobility of people and goods.
In addition, it supports improved use of intelligent transport systems, with requests for accessibility and interoperability alongside flexible instruments. Finally, it encourages active participation in local urban mobility forums."@en1
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