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Chamber based its proposal on the development of three areas: intermodal, road safety and public participation
The city of Murcia will be during the next 2 years home to the largest network of European cities by mobility
The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Angel House, as President of the Eurocities Mobility Forum has spoken this morning a conference on Urban Mobility in the European Week of Sustainable Energy.
Among the ideas that have targeted the mayor stressed the need to develop a new mobility culture in Europe, mobility is now at the top of the list of priorities of European transport and for good reason, "since the main objective is improve urban mobility policies to respond to current challenges and ensure a better quality of life for European citizens. "
During his speech, House pointed out that this year has started with a very difficult financial crisis and end with a summit crucial United Nations climate change.
In his view, "both the financial crisis as climate change require us to ensure that both local and European level, we do everything we can to strengthen our competitive capability and economic growth while we deal with pollution problems , greenhouse gas emissions and greater energy efficiency. "
The mayor added that EUROCITIES supports the proposal of the Members of Parliament to publish the Action Plan on Urban Mobility of the Commission.
Is an important step for the city, and recognizing the role played by all levels of government in helping cities to face the challenges of congestion and pollution and build a new culture of mobility.
Chair of Eurocities
Miguel Ángel Cámara Murcia also recalled that during the coming years will be the official headquarters of the largest network of European cities, the so-called European Mobility Forum (Eurocities).
Founded in 1986, Eurocities provides a platform to which they belong to 30 European countries, and thousands of municipalities, for members to share knowledge, exchange experiences, to discuss common problems and develop enterprise solutions through forums, workshops, projects , activities and events.
The Mayor has deepened their idea of a new culture of mobility explaining that mobility is not just transportation.
Requires an integrated approach and must include the full range of transport modes available, including soft modes such as walking and cycling.
To EUROCITIES should focus on achieving a modal shift and move to more sustainable modes of transport.
Thus, to achieve this requires a long-term integrated vision for the city to address all modes and all forms of transport in the conurbation, "including transportation needs of passengers and goods."
In this respect, for intermodal facilities and modal shift work can be done successfully, according to Chamber added, "is essential to combine the transport planning with urban planning and land use plan under development" which makes it vital for cities to engage the relevant parties.
For example, transport operators are increasingly involved in the life of the city and development operations of the city.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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