[REPORT]
ACEM's position on
the Green Paper on Urban Transport
The European Commission adopted in September 2007 a Green Paper on urban transport (COM(2007) 551). As a stakeholder, ACEM has contributed to the process leading to this document, which was followed by an intense consultation phase. ACEM participated providing the views of the Motorcycle Industry in the current public consultation phase, as well as raising further important points.
ACEM is committed to playing a role in the creation of a new urban mobility culture in Europe based on information, integration and innovation. ACEM believes that, within respect of subsidiarity and recognising that there should be no ‘one size fits all’ approach, there are areas where Europe can bring cities an added-value. These should focus mainly on gathering of data, exchange of best practices, incentives and financing for research, and providing frameworks where appropriate.
Thinking today about the city of tomorrow, such European action should support cities in the adoption of an integrated approach to urban mobility, including Powered Two-Wheelers in the ‘urban transport toolbox’.
A majority of urban trips are individual trips. Due to their limited dimensions, PTWs do not suffer from, nor create, congestion. They reduce journey and parking times for the user. A 2007 study by ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, comparing PTW and car trips in the city of Paris concluded that with a PTW “pure” travel time is divided by two. Car drivers need an additional 16 minutes on average in search for a parking place.
Urban quality of life and Europe’s prosperity rely on efficient and sustainable mobility in cities. Efficient Work and Social mobility is central to ensuring the personal development of individuals and the urban community.
An efficient integrated urban transport toolbox should support and encourage the development on an equal footing of different private and public transport modes, addressing the different needs of citizens, and connect them through a co-modality policy, to benefit from the advantages of each mode.
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ACEM position on the Green Paper on Urban Transport
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The Powered Two-Wheeler contribution to better quality of life in cities
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OPEN LETTER ON EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTIVE
MAIDS AND TRACE-PROJECT
1000 SUPPORT ROADSAFETY CHARTER
The EU added-value:
Supporting the sharing of information about PTWs at local level and promoting best practices in the optimisation of urban mobility through the integration of PTWs in sustainable urban transport plans.
What did the ADEME study say about powered-two-wheelers in cities? A study by ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, validates the motorcycle’s industry successful efforts to comply with the EU’s EURO3 rigorous environmental standards and shows how more efficient and effective PTW are significantly contributing to achieving the objectives of solving the problems caused by transport and traffic in cities.
The study reveals that greenhouse gases of EURO 3 PTW are lower than those of the best EURO 4 cars. By monitoring PTWs in everyday traffic conditions for the first time, the new study by ADEME measures the progress done by PTWs with the conversion to EURO 3 comparing it to the performance of recent cars (EURO 4).
In its findings ADEME established that following the adoption of stricter EU regulations new PTW models have reduced their oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions by 50%, while greenhouse gasses (CO2, HC, CO) have been curbed by 7% to 25% depending on the cubic capacity. Overall fuel consumption has fallen considerably ranging from -20% on 125cc scooters to -25% on 950cc motorcycles.
Download the executive summary from the ADEME website (in French).