1、SPECIAL REPORT 05/2026 EN Sustainable commuting around urban areas Moving forward,with local action crucial to reach destination 2 Contents Paragraph 01-24|Main messages 01-05|Why this area is important 06-24|What we found and recommend 25-108|A closer look at our observations 25-59|The Commissions
2、sustained efforts to strengthen the EUs urban mobility framework were partially successful 29-44|Reaching consensus on strengthening the EU legal framework took time,and urban mobility objectives remain broad 45-51|Despite some overlap,the cities valued the Commissions numerous support initiatives 5
3、2-59|The Commissions monitoring has been limited,partly because urban mobility data reporting will be mandatory only from the end of 2027 60-94|Most audited SUMPs included relevant measures but had gaps in area coverage and monitoring 64-68|The area coverage of most SUMPs was insufficient,thereby ex
4、cluding a certain share of commuter flows 69-86|Most audited SUMPs include measures on accessibility and emissions reduction,while there were fewer measures discouraging car usage 87-94|Implementation and monitoring of the audited SUMPs are not guaranteed 95-108|The projects we audited supported the
5、 SUMPs objectives,though not all had significant effects in meeting commuter needs 96-99|Despite some shortcomings in selection procedures,all audited projects were aligned with SUMPs 100-108|Nearly all audited projects delivered their planned outputs,but much fewer led to significant effects in mee
6、ting commuter needs 3 Annexes Annex I About the audit Annex II List of audited projects Annex III Examples of Commission support initiatives Annex IV Commuter flows Annex V Objectives on sustainable mobility Annex VI Issues affecting the meaningfulness of mobility surveys Annex VII Maps on accessibi