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

Besides the reduction of the number of vehicles on the streets, the use of less polluting and more

efficient fuels for both private and public fleets should be targeted in order to improve air quality
and reduce the negative impact of transport on the environment. Research and development on
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technological solutions are today making much progress and a wide range of green fuels and

technologies are available, as for example bio-fuels, electric-, hydrogen- and hybrid cars.

? An essential aspect for a good implementation of the SUMPs in the communication and

coordination with regional and national (as well as with European) levels of government. These
linkages also have the advantage of potentially facilitating the availability of funding for projects
at the local level.

5. CONCLUSIONS AND LESSON LEARNED

Cities are in the centre stage and are a crucial actor in shaping the future of the transport sector. By the
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end of this decade four of every five Europeans will be living in cities. Local governments have a key
responsibility in redirecting the way that mobility and accessibility to the urban area are conceptualised.

Moving from the vision to the preparation and implementation of a holistic and functional sustainable ”Strategic Management for Local Communities”

urban mobility plan requires a strong structural framework and some specific ingredients for success:

? Political commitment is an important step of this cycle as it sends a ‘green light’ to the different
departments and staff, stating that management is determined to make changes. It is also the

step where budgets are approved, paving the way for the implementation of the actions.
Monitoring, evaluating and reporting the results in a systematic and regular way will, finally, allow
a thorough evaluation of the process and the start of a new cycle with increased knowledge

about the local situation and progress.

? Organisational integration - One of the conditions necessary for the development of a well-
integrated public transport system is that an autonomous, metropolitan authority be given the

power to introduce a set of through-service standards (Nash, 1988). To remove the barriers
among modes and services provided by different agencies, cooperation must be ensured
through an impartial umbrella authority unifying several functions, responsibilities and

jurisdictions of the involved operators at several levels.

? Internal and external cooperation. While actions of the strategy is performed at the local level,

collaboration of municipalities with other municipalities, regional, national and EU levels of
government is necessary in order to align policies and visions and take advantage of processes

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