Last modified: 2024-07-17
Abstract
The paper proposes an analysis of how the most effective measures to reduce pollution and CO2 produced by the transport sector are selected for small towns in Romania. The measures are part of the SUMPs' Action Plans. The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans of Nadlac, Cajvana, Negru Voda and Ghimbav are analyzed in this paper. The plans were made by the team from Transilvania University of Brasov, Department of Motor Vehicles and Transport. The authors of the paper are members of the team that wrote the plans.
In order to be able to offer urban dwellers a quality of life close to the level of the European Union, the problems generated by the transport sector must be assessed, analysed and solved using appropriate and region-specific mechanisms. In order to address them, the main objectives of sustainable urban mobility must be taken into account: quality of life for residents, accessibility, safety, economic efficiency and environmental quality. In the 2050 time horizon, cities in the European Union must become carbon neutral. They must become sustainable and ensure the quality of life of their inhabitants. Achieving these goals is only feasible if society as a whole is accountable and mutual responsibility must be shared among all actors. In order to successfully achieve the energy transition, it is necessary to work simultaneously on all levels: energy, ecological, economic and social. The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) is a strategic document and an instrument of development policy, having as main purpose to meet the mobility needs of people and economic agents in cities and their surroundings in order to increase the quality of life, while contributing to achieving European objectives on environmental protection and economic efficiency.
The paper compares the most efficient measures for the 4 cities of similar size and number of inhabitants (cities very different from each other, with specific problems and needs). The action plans of the 4 SUMPs propose different solutions to solve similar mobility problems. The methodology for selecting these measures is proposed by the authors and serves to generalize how to adopt the most effective measures according to the needs of the city.
The paper presents the results of the 4 research projects with third parties from Transilvania University of Brasov within which the necessary research for writing SUMPs was carried out.