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Testing Innovative Strategies for Clean Urban
Transport CIVITAS Plus
María Alfayate Marcel Rommerts DG Energy
Transport Clean Transport Sustainable
Development Unit European Commission
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Disclaimer

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  stakeholders. The information presented reflects
  work in progress by the services of the
  European Commission and does not reflect any
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CIVITAS Initiative - General approach

• One element of a wider activity portfolio
• Strong policy linkage
• Aiming testing and demonstrating that real change
  is possible
• Integrated packages of technology and policy
  measures in the field of energy and transport
• Continuity and renewal in our approach
• Building up critical mass and markets
• CIVITAS is about cities!

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CIVITAS Cities
Göteborg Stockholm Malmö
Bristol Winchester Norwich Preston
Kaunas
Aalborg Odense
Tallinn
Rotterdam
Cork
Berlin Bremen Stuttgart
Gdynia Krakow
Lille Nantes Toulouse La Rochelle
Prague
Bucharest Suceava Ploiesti
Graz
Ljubljana
Pecs Debrecen
Rome Genoa Venice Potenza
Barcelona Burgos
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From CIVITAS I and II to Plus (I)

• Internal evaluation of achievements and results
  with help of external experts
• Feedback from CIVITAS cities, non-CIVITAS cities,
  evaluators, stakeholders
• Consultation of CIVITAS politicians
• Consultation of FP7 Advisory Groups, Member
  States
• Consultation of other Commission services

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From CIVITAS I and II to Plus (II)

• Bigger city consortia merging?
• Committed groups of leading and learning cities,
  willing to work in a cooperative framework
• Innovation area corridor or zone
• Preconditions what should be in place
• Special attention to problems, opportunities and
  limitations of cities in new Member States
• Continued emphasis on evaluation and learning
• Two support actions working with the cities

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CIVITAS Plus measure categories (I)

• Increasing use of (short/medium term) alternative
  fuels and of clean and energy efficient vehicles,
  and their integration into the transport system
• Stimulation of collective transport and of its
  integration with other modes
• Demand management strategies
• Mobility management, marketing, information and
  education

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CIVITAS Plus measure categories (II)

• Safe and secure road infrastructure and means of
  travel for all users
• New mobility services for more efficient vehicle
  use or ownership, less car dependent lifestyles
• Urban freight logistics, new concepts for goods
  distribution
• Innovative telematics systems for traffic
  management and traveller services Galileo
  applications

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Cities and consortia

• Leading cities implement integrated approach,
  ambitious mix of relevant measures
• Learning cities learn, prepare plan, small tests
  
• Consortia
• three leading cities, at least one from new MS
• up to two learning cities
• focus on small and medium sized cities
• each city in different country providing added
  value
• not for old CIVITAS cities, except followers
• becoming leading cities

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Support actions

• Support action 1 evaluation, monitoring and
  management support for Commission
• Support action 2 coordination of joint
  activities, dissemination, Forum and PAC
• Participating cities will actively take part in
  the CIVITAS Initiative and the joint work
  organised by the support actions

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Overall CIVITAS structure remains

• A comprehensive approach involving an extensive
  CIVITAS community
• local partnerships in CIVITAS cities
• leading cities and follower/learning cities
• annual CIVITAS Forum meeting
• support actions for monitoring, evaluation,
• dissemination, organising joint activities
• dissemination and Take up action
• transferring knowledge to new cities, press,
• governments, education, scientists
• Political Steering Group (PAC)
• Independent Advisory Board (CAC)

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Tentative planning

• Consultations autumn 2006
• Finalise call text and guidance document
• Information events
• Call open late 2006 / early 2007
• Call open for ..... months
• Negotiations
• Contracts to be signed first half 2008
• Co-ordinated start all CIVITAS-Plus projects
• Preparation of next call ???

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Thank you ! tren-civitas_at_ec.europa.eu www.civitas
-initiative.eu