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CCASP A NEW WAY OF STRATEGIC THINKING – BOOSTING SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PLANS-
ROMANIAN CASE

Taking into account all these facts, the municipalities at the European level, have started to adopt a

transport policy and its subsequent measures, by putting a great accent on the re-shaping of car-
dominated cities and transform them into cities that provide efficient and sustainable mobility solutions.
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However, there are some aspects that needs to be taken into consideration, the cities are very dynamic,

but within the cities, the built infrastructure, the land availability are static. So, there are some problems
encountered which makes all infrastructural changes very difficult. It is recognized by many scholars that
current transport planning is at a point of crisis: it underestimates the key challenges of current planning

issues in terms of increasing congestion due to the growth of cities and CO2-emissions (Banister, 2008).
The question however is how the concept of sustainable mobility can be defined and implemented.

Banister (2008) defined ‘the sustainability mobility paradigm’ in how to achieve a more sustainable mobility
system.

There is also a problems of mentality at the level of the population in which concern the culture of car

domination, especially in the Eastern European countries, therefore the changes are more difficult and
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takes time. Thus, involving citizens in the process of elaboration and implementation of sustainable urban
mobility plans is compulsory and needed for successful initiative and changes.

3. SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PLANS - EU COUNTRIES EXPERIENCE

What is a SUMP? A Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) is a “Strategic plan designed to satisfy the
mobility needs of people and businesses in cities and their surroundings for a better quality of life. It builds

on existing planning practices and takes due consideration of integration, participation, and evaluation
principles.” (www.mobilityplans.eu)

The process for developing a SUMP was set out in the guidelines developed by the EltisPlus project. The

process consists in four important stages, such us: analysis of the current situation, setting improvement
goals, developing a clear set of actions and an implementation strategy. The plans need to cover all the

mobility aspects, both freight and passenger, and the economic aspects al the city development. An
important aspect is that the plans must be clearly integrated in the policy context at the national and
European level, ensuring that they support these policy objectives.

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