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Coming home: Sustainable local solutions for Coming home: Sustainable local solutions for public public transport and energy supply. Workshop 2transport and energy supply. Workshop 2

Forum "The Single Market Act“30 November 2010

Committee of the Regions of the European UnionBrussels

Yves AMSLERUITP EuroTeam

Advisor to UITP’s Secretary General, for Projects and Development

Yves AmslerForum "The Single Market Act" - Workshop 2Committee of the Regions

30 November 2010, Brussels

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Urban transport is an important market and public transport the most effective and Urban transport is an important market and public transport the most effective and sustainable mode in terms of environmental protection and energy consumptionsustainable mode in terms of environmental protection and energy consumption

Sustainable local solutions for public transport

PT operators (UITP) have been involved - together with manufacturers (bus, rail, PT operators (UITP) have been involved - together with manufacturers (bus, rail, ITS…) - in EU R&D projects aiming at improving technical harmonisation of ITS…) - in EU R&D projects aiming at improving technical harmonisation of assets, operations and quality of PT services (LibeRTin, MODURBAN, URBAN assets, operations and quality of PT services (LibeRTin, MODURBAN, URBAN TRACK, EBSF, IFM-Project). TRACK, EBSF, IFM-Project). EU R&D Projects are successful when they EU R&D Projects are successful when they associate a « critical mass » of end users (operators, manufacturers, authorities)associate a « critical mass » of end users (operators, manufacturers, authorities)

Local Competent AuthoritiesLocal Competent Authorities responsible for PT services operated under PSR responsible for PT services operated under PSR (Regulation (EC) 1370/2007) (Regulation (EC) 1370/2007) play a major role (at political and financial level) for play a major role (at political and financial level) for quantitative and qualitative improvement of PT servicesquantitative and qualitative improvement of PT services

Most political decision makers agree that the development of local PT market is Most political decision makers agree that the development of local PT market is a necessitya necessity for insuring a sustainable and competitive development of cities and for insuring a sustainable and competitive development of cities and Europe as a whole in a global marketEurope as a whole in a global market

Local PT CAs often play aLocal PT CAs often play a very active role fpr promoting innovative transport very active role fpr promoting innovative transport related solutions serving their local citizensrelated solutions serving their local citizens, frequently as part of national or , frequently as part of national or European research programs, e.g. for « clean vehicules » or ITSEuropean research programs, e.g. for « clean vehicules » or ITS



Some factsSome facts

The development of local public transport is suffering from the The development of local public transport is suffering from the huge huge fragmentation of the PT marketfragmentation of the PT market, and from the , and from the « navel-gazing » of « navel-gazing » of Competent Authorities (CA)Competent Authorities (CA) in charge of city land use and city transport: in charge of city land use and city transport:

Local PT CAs most oftenLocal PT CAs most often limit their concern to very local stakes limit their concern to very local stakes : it is a : it is a challenge to have different level of local authorities cooperating on a challenge to have different level of local authorities cooperating on a day-to-day life urban territory (e.g. France)day-to-day life urban territory (e.g. France)

Local PT CAs can be interested in benchmarkingLocal PT CAs can be interested in benchmarking, and sometimes in a , and sometimes in a cooperation with other authorities in their own country, cooperation with other authorities in their own country, but they are but they are rarely supporting trans-European initiativesrarely supporting trans-European initiatives aiming at adopting common aiming at adopting common specifications Europewidespecifications Europewide and and they do not encourage operators to they do not encourage operators to develop (or even keep) the technical skill required to develop appropriate develop (or even keep) the technical skill required to develop appropriate standardsstandards




Some problems… at local levelSome problems… at local level

Yves Amsler

Until now, the EU support to the passenger transport sector has been Until now, the EU support to the passenger transport sector has been given preferably to private car, the less sustainable urban transport modegiven preferably to private car, the less sustainable urban transport mode. .

This EU policy makes the use of private car everyday more attractive, This EU policy makes the use of private car everyday more attractive, while a sustainable energy and transport policy should first aim at while a sustainable energy and transport policy should first aim at convincing all mobility stakeholders that - to the larger extent possible - convincing all mobility stakeholders that - to the larger extent possible - people should leave their car at homepeople should leave their car at home

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Some problems… at EU levelSome problems… at EU level

Yves Amsler

The internal market suffers from an unbalanced competition between The internal market suffers from an unbalanced competition between passenger transport modes, favoring the use of private carpassenger transport modes, favoring the use of private car::

– Too limited internalisation of negative external effects of private car in Too limited internalisation of negative external effects of private car in dense areas (space consumption, congestion slowing down buses, dense areas (space consumption, congestion slowing down buses, accidents, environmental pollution, city sprawling…)accidents, environmental pollution, city sprawling…)

– Insufficient encouragement from EU to allow earmarked taxations Insufficient encouragement from EU to allow earmarked taxations favoring PT developmentfavoring PT development

EU legislation creates a lot of bodies taking decisions at no cost for them EU legislation creates a lot of bodies taking decisions at no cost for them which may harm the business case of other economic actors (rail and which may harm the business case of other economic actors (rail and bus)bus)

EU institutions often do not know the reality at local levelEU institutions often do not know the reality at local level: they do not : they do not acknowledge the variety of the local situations and needsacknowledge the variety of the local situations and needs




Other problems at EU levelOther problems at EU level

Yves Amsler

Earmarked taxation supporting PT development EU incitative support for a cooperation at local level between urban

transport authorities (and land use authorities) and for Ambitious target should be set up for PT: UITP « PT x 2 » initiativeUITP « PT x 2 » initiative

Stimulation of technical harmonisation of public transport systems: Mandatory Technical Specifications for Interoperability only when

interoperability is at stake (e.g. international rail services) Standardisation in other cases, with local actors (operators,

manufacturers, authorities) keeping the responsibility of the domains to be harmonised and of the content of standards

Driving principles for any action must be: subsidiarity, inter-institutional cooperation and voluntary use of standards




Recommendations for the futureRecommendations for the future

Yves Amsler

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