GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PLAN SECOND EDITION Imprint About: This document has been developed within the framework Layout: Rebekka Dold, Grafik Design & Visuelle Kommunikation of the SUMPs-Up project, co-funded under the European Union’s Freiburg, Germany | www.rebekkadold.de Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (Grant Agreement no. 690669). The SUMPs-Up project was coordinated Cover pictures: by Ana Drăguțescu (ICLEI European Secretariat). www.istock.com Citation: Rupprecht Consult (editor), Guidelines for Developing and Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are the sole Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, Second Edition, responsibility of the authors named and do not necessarily reflect 2019. the views of the European Commission. 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Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 05 Guide to the reader ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 06 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 07 SECTION 1 - The Concept of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans ............................................................. 09 1.1 What is a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan? ..................................................................................................................................... 09 1.2 What are the benefits of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning? .................................................................................................... 13 1.3 What are the main elements of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning? ........................................................................................ 17 1.4 How does Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning work in practice? ................................................................................................ 20 1.5 How can the national and regional level support Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning? ............................................................ 25 SECTION 2 - Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan ................................ 30 Phase 1: Preparation and analysis ........................................................................................................................................................... 32 Starting point: Decision to prepare a SUMP ............................................................................................................................................. 32 Step 1: Set up working structures ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 Activity 1.1: Evaluate capacities and resources ................................................................................................................................. 34 Activity 1.2: Create inter-departmental core team ............................................................................................................................ 38 Activity 1.3: Ensure political and institutional ownership ................................................................................................................. 40 Activity 1.4: Plan stakeholder and citizen involvement ..................................................................................................................... 44 Step 2: Determine planning framework .................................................................................................................................................. 51 Activity 2.1: Assess planning requirements and define geographic scope ....................................................................................... 51 Activity 2.2: Link with other planning processes ............................................................................................................................... 56 Activity 2.3: Agree timeline and work plan ........................................................................................................................................ 61 Activity 2.4: Consider getting external support ................................................................................................................................. 64 Step 3: Analyse mobility situation ............................................................................................................................................................ 67 Activity 3.1: Identify information sources and cooperate with data owners ...................................................................................... 67 Activity 3.2: Analyse problems and opportunities (all modes) .......................................................................................................... 74 Milestone: Analysis of problems and opportunities concluded ............................................................................................................. 78 Phase 2: Strategy development ................................................................................................................................................................ 79 Step 4: Build and jointly assess scenarios ..............................................................................................................................................