in the Plan related to the Transport and Mobility sector are:
• It proposes integrated mobility management, addressing both infrastructures and mobility ser- vices, and promotes a change of model based on public transport and active mobility (walking and cycling);
• It advocates clean fuels and
electric vehicles in private daily mobility promoting increase of the charging network and toll discounts for clean vehicles;
• It urges the Catalan automotive industry to lead to the manufac- ture of
alternative-drive, low- • It promotes
emission vehicles; the
rail freight
transport and the use of LNG (liquefied natural gas) and other alternative fuels in vessels, lor- ries and working machinery in the Port of Barcelona;
• It enables effective measures to be activated during pollution episodes, with restrictions on private vehicle traffic to discour- age their use, while providing incentives to use public trans- port and non-polluting vehicles. Preventive measures should also be implemented so that certain levels of pollution are not attained;
• It aligns with the Catalan Public Health Plan (PINSAP), giving pri- ority to prevention over interven- tion and also with the European Union’s Clean Air for Europe Programme.
The plan demands a higher level of commitment from all areas of government and stipulates co- responsibility of all stakeholders in its implementation (Government of Catalonia, local authorities, compa- nies and private citizens). The local authorities play a leading role in the development of some of the Plan’s basic measures. Municipalities with
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The ambition
“Streets have to go back to being guarantors of vitality throughout the entire urban fabric, to creating opportunities for the establishment of greenery and to promoting positive community life among local residents of all ages and origins. We need to fill the city’s streets with life again. Establishing Superblocks in Barcelona is the strategy we are employing for achieving this goal” - The implementation of the Superblocks programme in Barcelona: Filling our streets with life, Barcelona City Council
more than 100,000 inhabitants are required to implement certain man- datory measures, such as the crea- tion of urban areas with protected atmosphere, but above all, they have the opportunity to voluntarily take extra steps to improve the quality of life of their citizens. An intense consultation process with citizen associations, such as
neighbourhood associations, unions, nies
operating in
trade
associations and compa- the automotive
and manufacturing industries, was undertaken before the final plan was approved. Of the comments submit- ted, 93 per cent have been incorpo- rated in the plan.
THE SUPERBLOCK:
BARCELONA’S ANSWER TO THE CITY’S AIR QUALITY CHALLENGES On a city level, Barcelona City Council has been working actively to address the air quality challenges discussed. Barcelona’s
Urban Mobility Plan
(UMP) 2013-2018 was drafted as a planning tool defining the lines of action that will govern urban mobil- ity in the coming years, with the stra- tegic mission of continuing to move towards a more sustainable, effi- cient, equitable, safer and healthier collective mobility model. The UMP advocates a series of measures aimed at attaching greater impor- tance to pedestrians and cyclists, promoting the use of collective pub- lic transport and reducing the use of private vehicles. Traffic, being the main reason for air pollution and health problems
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