Policy instruments
Discover the policy instruments that the partners of this project are tackling.
A means for public intervention. It refers to any policy, strategy, or law developed by public authorities and applied on the ground to improve a specific territorial situation. In most cases, financial resources are associated with a policy instrument. However, an instrument can also sometimes refer to a legislative framework with no specific funding. In the context of Interreg Europe, operational programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs as well as Cooperation Programmes from European Territorial Cooperation are policy instruments. Beyond EU cohesion policy, local, regional, or national public authorities also develop their own policy instruments.
The promotion of sustainable mobility is a key aspect of the institutional commitment to advance in environmental sustainability and in the transition towards a low-carbon economy, with the aim of achieving neutrality of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in accordance with the commitments of the European Union. In this sense, in line with Challenge 9 of the Programme(Promoting sustainable urban mobility), it is proposed to promote clean urban mobility and related infrastructures, promoting more inclusive, sustainable and efficient urban transport systems and reducing the negative externalities of transport (congestion, emissions, air quality) on the basis of sustainable urban mobility plans.
To do that, Sustainable urban mobility actions for the implementation of sustainable transport modes, ensuring intermodality with other means of public transport. The actions will consist of the construction of the necessary infrastructures and facilities (including the drafting of the construction project and preliminary technical studies) and the acquisition of rolling stock, with the aim of promoting and improving public transport in the Basque Autonomous Community. All of this is aimed at achieving an electric transport system that enables efficient, high-capacity and environmentally friendly public transport.
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The Euregio Meuse-Rhine, a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), has been the central institution for cross-border cooperation in the region for fifty years. The EMR2030 Strategy summarises current challenges and future perspectives of the cross-border region and activities to support regional development. With the involvement of more than 380 stakeholders from politics and civil society in the EMR, objectives in euregional key topic areas were developed. The results were politically mandated and legitimized by the responsible regional parliaments and institutions and serve as a guiding principle for the EGTC's actions for one decade. Mobility is one of the building blocks, on a par with other topics (e.g.economy, health, culture). The EMR facilitates the implementation of the EMR2030 strategy by acting as a platform for the network, offering support in the genesis and implementation of projects, identifying regional best-practice approaches, and working politically towards the concrete implementation of the goals set in the EMR. It accompanies the implementation and embeds this process in the regional strategies of the partners. Particular attention is paid to supporting cross-border cooperation between authorities, network operators and transport companies to promote innovations in the field of mobility and create new services for customers (e.g. improvement of cross-border passenger information, euregional and harmonized ticketing, etc.).
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The Transport Development Strategy of Slovenia serves as the primary political instrument, along with the National Energy Plan and the Alternative fuels strategy, to compliment it. The aim of the national Transport Development Strategy is addressing sustainable mobility in the Republic of Slovenia, which reflect in two main objectives: to establish expert bases for effectively utilizing EU funds and to identify priorities that align with a long-term transport development vision.
The strategy's overarching vision for transport policy is centred around ensuring a sustainable mobility for the population and facilitating efficient supply chains for the economy. It highlights and stimulates environmentally friendly modes of transport and enforces the principles of multimodality that take the priority in eliminating the accumulated structural weaknesses in the infrastructure development, primarily railway infrastructure. By introducing sustainable mobility at all levels, Slovenia wants to significantly contribute to reducing the negative effects of transport on the environment, thereby improving the quality of living space in urban areas and road safety and increasing the mobility of citizens in remote, including border areas. Slovenia's activities in the field of sustainable mobility are implemented for the purpose of ensuring access by public transport modes or by ensuring conditions for sustainable mobility, which include walking and cycling.
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in 2013, a new strategic document for transport was initiated and approved in 2013, aiming to align with EU expectations anddeveloped for 3 time horizons: 2020, 2030, and 2050.
It consisted of 2 parts: Methodology & thesis and Elaboration of transport mode strategy.
NKS targeted 2 main groups: social & economic targets and main transport sector targets.
The primary objective was to enhance accessibility in cities, towns, and economic regions across Hungary, including border areas. The aim was to improve the service standard of community transport and significantly reduce travel times on the railway network. NKS supported the completion of ongoing projects and facilitated new investments.
NKS played a vital role in securing additional funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Approximately EUR 1.3 billion was allocated to developing Hungarian core network corridors.
Under 2 OPs, ITOP and EEEOP, Hungary invested nearly EUR 7.8 million in transport, environmental, and energy efficiency projects during the 14-20 period. ITOP focused on improving international road, railway, and waterway accessibility, developing sustainable urban transport, improving suburban railway access, and enhancing TEN-T.
NKS aimed to create a socially beneficial transport system, focusing on reducing regional differences, promoting social justice and fairness, strengthening international relations, increasing employment, mitigating environmental impacts, and improving health and asset security.
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With the preparation of the Schéma Régional d'Aménagement, de Développement Durable et d'Egalité des Territoires (SRADDET), the Region has a major planning role in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Created by the NOTRe law of 7 August 2015, this document organises the regional strategy for the future of the territories in the mid and long term (2030 and 2050).
The draft SRADDET was adopted at the regional assembly on 18 October 2018. This ambitious project is the result of 2 years of work, consultation and co-construction with regional partners.
Its priorities include a carbon-neutral region by 2050 and an intermodal transport offer.
The mobility section of the SRADDET has 9 specific objectives:
- Strengthen the coherence between urban planning and transport
- Improve the functionality of interchanges
- Facilitate user journeys
- Develop exclusive right-of-way public transport
- Building a comprehensive regional transport offering
- Opening up urban and rural areas
- Promoting active modes of transport (walking, cycling)
- Developing alternative fuels and new forms of mobility
- Improving the environmental performance of freight transport
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The mobility program 2021 – 2030 is an elaboration of the updated Strategic spatial plan (‘omgevingsvisie’) and new developments such as the climate agreement and others inter-administrative agreements. It explores the development of mobility in Drenthe for the next 10 years. A decade in which great changes await us. Tailor-made mobility with smart application of information technology. New payment methods. The mobility programme gives direction to the policy for the next 10 years, but space is still needed for flexibility. Society is changing and requires adaptation of mobility. Because one thing is certain, everyone wants to keep moving. But it is important that everyone can participate in the public transport, with the aim to increase the use of public transport. It forms the basis for elaboration in various implementation plans (that we regularly adapt due to major developments)
• Regional Mobility Plan Climate Agreement
- Development Agenda for Public Transport of the North of the Netherlands (2040)
• Strategic Road Safety Plan
• Implementation plan bicycle traffic
• Tailor-made mobility implementation plan
The climate objectives and the energy transition require a different view of mobility. By bringing facilities closer to the people, they more often opt for the bicycle. And by linking facilities to public transport nodes, a network of facilities is created that be accessible by public transport, public transport, car and bicycle.