City planning has traditionally centered around the automobile, but this has impacted fuel consumption and transportation challenges. The document discusses how city shape relates to fuel use and transport issues, and proposes maintaining the same city structure while lowering fuel consumption through EU infrastructure strategies like synchronized traffic lights and freight corridors. It also notes the roles of various stakeholders - including governments, manufacturers, and users - in improving fuel efficiency.

1. CITY PLANNING AND THE
AUTOMOBILE
Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the Committee of International Trade
Member of the Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China

2. CITY SHAPE & FUEL CONSUMPTION

3. CHALLENGES FOR TRANSPORT

4. FUTURE: SAME CITY SHAPE BUT
LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION

5. EU STRATEGIES
INFRAESTRUCTURE
• Building, maintenance and upgrading of infrastructure
• Project: Trans-European Transport Networks (Key for the EU Lisbon
Strategy)
• Dedicated infrastructures for passengers and freight (e.g. dedicated freight
corridors)
• Dynamic and synchronized traffic lights
• Road works coordination
• Dynamic travel, traffic information and guidance systems

6. Important progress in fuel efficiency

7. STAKEHOLDERS PUZZLE
GOVERNMENTS
CAR MANUFACTURERS USERS