Arnoldas Milukas Head of Unit H.1 Transport Directorate DG Research European Initiatives for a more sustainable urban transport EUROPEAN COMMISSION “MOVE TOGETHER DAY” - Moving together towards a new culture for urban mobility, Brussels, 7 December 2009

Structure/Key Points - Challenges regarding urban mobility - EU Initiatives - Research Activities - How to meet the challenges - Communication of research

The Challenges Less Time Less freedom to choose Less SpaceLess Health

Objective: Sustainable transport SOCIETY (employment, safety, health) ENVIRONMENT (climate change, air quality/noise, energy efficiency) ECONOMY (congestion reduction, competitiveness, growth)

Achieving the objective Research on green technologies Initiatives at European level Regulatory framework

Green Paper on Urban Mobility Five challenges to be met: - Free-flowing & greener towns and cities - Smarter, accessible, safe & secure urban transport

Action Plan on Urban Mobility Twenty actions addressing: - Improved information, passenger rights, better planning, greener transport, sharing experiences, funding

Demand side measures & public procurement EIB loans in support of industrial innovation Research activities European Green Cars Initiative: the content

Green Cars Initiative: R&D on more than cars Heavy duty vehicles (Internal combustion engines, technologies for energy optimisation) Road and urban transport electrification Logistics, co-modality and Intelligent Transport Systems

The Framework Programme Fuel efficiency: strong focus in recent research Framework Programmes (FP) A large part of FP6 dedicated to emission reductions Reinforcement in FP7, particularly in the Work Programmes on Transport

The CITYMOBIL Project CITYMOBIL = Towards Advanced Road Transport for the Urban Environment Objective: to achieve a more effective organisation of urban transport Set-up of three large scale demonstrators at three test sites (Heathrow, Castellon, Rome) to proof the concept of innovative automated urban transport systems

Dissemination of research results Dissemination activities: mandatory in each project funded under FP7 Appropriateness of dissemination measures: assessed during proposals evaluation Dissemination instruments: websites, leaflets, brochures, events

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