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'Clean Air for All' * Europe - The action plan will be Intelligent Transport Systems
Brussels,Belgium -EurActiv -18 Sept 2008: -- With two thirds of all European cities still exceeding EU ambient air quality standards, mainly due to high levels of pollution from transport, this year's theme, 'Clean Air for All', aims to encourage local authorities to organise initiatives highlighting the link between mobility and air quality. It also seeks to mark the launch of permanent measures to cut harmful emissions, such as the introduction of London-style low-emission zones or parking and bus shuttle services to city centres... According to Commission Director General for Transport Matthias Ruete, the main elements of the action plan will be Intelligent Transport Systems, interoperability and the definition of harmonised rules for green zones... But rail transport associations and green groups are sceptical, saying the introduction of 'monster trucks' would make road transport less expensive than it is now, creating a modal re-shift of freight transport from rail to road. They also say it would increase the gravity of road accidents and imply costly infrastructure changes...
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