Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-07-08-Speech-2-512"
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"As an architect/town planner, who also has many years’ experience as a regional politician in local and regional government, I can certainly confirm that the issue of urban mobility is extremely topical and complex, and I want to thank the rapporteur for his approach.
Many cities often do not realise that they can prevent problems concerning transport organisation through thorough planning of local road infrastructure. When deciding to visit European cities, tourists also take into account their accessibility and the way transport in them is organised. Traffic jams certainly do not make towns and their centres in any way attractive.
There will be no success without innovative solutions, such as easing the traffic burden, exploiting alternative means of transport such as cycling or carpooling. I believe that research and development offers considerable, as yet unexploited potential when it comes to new safer and environmentally-friendly means of transport and sustainable transport systems.
Everyone must help to solve our transport problems: the EU, cities and their inhabitants, as well as tourists. I think that it is also important to divide the responsibility between the EU and cities. In this regard, the EU should have a clearly defined role."@en1
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