Urban mobility: Shifting towards sustainable transport systems

The document looks at the issue of urban mobility, examining in the background part the factors affecting mobility (demography, the different evolution of cities, mobility patterns, governance and funding, behaviours) and the challenges stemming from congestion. In the second part, the document presents the response provided by the EU. Even though urban mobility measures rest primarily with local, regional and national authorities, the EU supports urban mobility through several policies and instruments. The last part of the document describes the most recent development in the field, namely the December 2013 urban mobility package.