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Source: http://www.newslettereuropean.eu/sustainable-urban-mobility-new-metropolitan-lifestyle/

Within these partnerships, the European Commission, Member States and European cities will work
together to ensure that the urban dimension is strengthened in EU policies through: 1. Improving the
development, implementation and evaluation of EU legislation; 2. Ensuring better access to and utilisation
of European funds; 3. Improving the EU urban knowledge base and stimulating the sharing of best
practices and cooperation between cities.

Urban mobility planning is a challenging and complex task. Planners need to manage many, sometimes
conflicting demands and requirements on the local level and even beyond when it comes to contributing
to European climate change and energy efficiency targets. The complexity increases in case of political
change and, as is currently the case in many European countries, severe financial constraints. A Sustainable
Urban Mobility Plan contributes to reaching the European climate and energy targets set by EU leaders. It
has been widely promoted by the European Commission, for example, via the Action Plan on Urban
Mobility (2009) and the Transport White Paper (2011) as a new planning concept able to address
transport-related challenges and problems of urban areas in a more sustainable and integrative way. It is
expected that Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans remain on the policy agenda of the European Commission
and the Member States.