ACEM VISION 2030+
Urban Living
urban areas
Around 320 million people or almost three-quarters of the EU population, live in urban areas — cities, towns and suburbs — with almost 40% residing in cities alone. With the share of Europe’s urban population projected to rise to just over 80% by 2050, urban areas are therefore essential for citizens’ well-being and quality of life, but also serve as hubs for economic, social development, and innovation.
This large concentration of people and wealth, however, often comes with a range of complex challenges such as ensuring sustainable mobility and enabling the reduction of negative environmental impacts, such as poor air quality and noise.
Factually, urban mobility accounts for up to 70% of pollutants from transport and 40% of all CO2 emissions of road transport. European cities increasingly face problems caused by traffic. The need for sustainable (in three dimensions: economic, social and environmental) and safe mobility has been receiving increasing attention and is at the heart of the powered two-wheelers industry’s constant efforts to deliver products capable of mitigating the impact of traffic in cities and surrounding areas, while promoting welfare for all, in all aspects of their day to day lives.
to develop Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plans by 2025
from motorcycles in road
transport EU-27 in 2021
PTWs and other L-category vehicles are a great solution over short distances, especially when intended as part of a ‘multimodal’ journey, in everyday travel in cities. ‘Joining up’ travel for longer journeys, meaning that these vehicles can be used at the beginning and/or end of journeys where public transport cannot offer a complete door to door solution.
Today, ACEM manufacturers continue to work on exciting, sustainable individual mobility, leisure and personal transport solutions for now and for the future, ensuring safe, clean, smart, fun and efficient mobility for all. Taking note of the ambitions of the European Green Deal, the guiding Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and, in particular, the new Urban Mobility Framework, ACEM members are committed to working with cities to increase access to and availability of (electric) powered two-wheelers and other L-category vehicles, in order to increase mobility and accessibility for citizens.
