n° 1 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Preparation of the Green Paper on Urban Transport Brussels, June 2007 Marcel Rommerts Clean Transport & Urban Transport unit DG Energy and Transport European Commission

n° 2 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Contents of presentation u Background and planning u Launch conference u Technical workshops with stakeholders u Internet consultation u Final conference u Main issues

n° 3 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Background u Mid term review of Transport White Paper in 2006 u One of EC 21 strategic priorities for 2007 u ‘Open’ approach u Background papers u Commission interservice group u Subsidiarity, focus on facilitating cities

n° 4 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Planning u Preparatory phase: January – June 2007 u Writing and internal coordination: June – August 2007 u Adoption: September 2007 u Action plan in 2008 (second half)

n° 5 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Conference to launch preparatory phase u “Problems, solutions and responsibilities” u 31 January 2007 u Over 400 participants u Speakers from cities and the Institutions u Three main messages F Subsidiarity not barrier but challenge, opportunity F Integrated approach F Financial support

n° 6 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Four technical workshops with stakeholders u “Green Propulsion ”, Brussels 31 January 2007 u “Financing”, Szentendre, 6 March 2007 u “Public transport, intermodality and intelligent transport”, Szentendre, 7 March 2007 u “Integrated approaches”, Brussels, 16 May 2007

n° 7 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Internet consultation u On Europa, in English u 14 multiple choice questions, with options to add extra details and clarifications u 915 responses F Stakeholders (370) F Citizens (545) u Open 28 February - 30 April 2007 u In addition: over 50 written contributions

n° 8 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Final conference closing preparatory phase u 4 June 2007 in Brussels u "Towards a European policy for urban transport" u Full day event, open to the public u Morning: results workshops and consultations u Afternoon: main political messages by representatives from the European Institutions

n° 9 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Some key issues from the consultations: u Financing, regional policy u Urban freight and logistics u Green propulsion and intelligent transport u Traveller’s rights and obligations u Impact of demographic and societal change u Statistics u Education and training u Demonstration projects, future of CIVITAS u Demand management tools u Safety and security

n° 10 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Some additional observations u Urban transport is very dynamic sector u Governance is a key issue u An integrated approach is key u There are high expectations from the Green Paper, from both citizens and stakeholders

n° 11 Directorate General for Energy and Transport l Visit our webpage for more information, background and reports

n° 12 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Thank you for your attention!