European Best Practices and Policies in Promoting Green Mobility.

The European Commission has been currently working towards a form of mobility that is sustainable, energyefficient and respectful of the environment. The scope is to reduce the adverse effects connected to mobility. A special attention must be payed to implementing more sustainable modes of transport, which must become more efficient and attractive. Simultaneously, innovative methods and technologies for energy saving and for the environment protection must be introduced. This paper makes an analysis of the best practices and measures proposed at European level to promote sustainable transport in urban centres, recommendations addressed to citizens and local authorities based on the best practices and successful projects implemented in some European cities. There are emphasized some organizing and planning measures for developing urban transport by adopting green solutions and mobility initiatives, aimed to reduce the air pollution, to use the urban area and the energy resources more efficiently. The paper also presents several case studies of European cities where policies of sustainable transport were implemented successfully. They may be regarded as successful examples for adopting green mobility practices in Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]