A SUMP Perspective for Cross-Border Mobility Planning

Transport plays a key role in achieving the objectives of cohesion and socio-economic equality of EU territories. Cross-border mobility, in particular, is a key element of such a framework and in the broader context of territorial cohesion. In light of the progress made by European policies in improving the quality and intensity of cross-border transport, this chapter proposes a reflection on a possible new paradigmatic vision with both conceptual and practical implications. This vision would have as its ideal point of arrival the adoption of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) approach to the entire European territory, integrating urban and functional areas according to the needs expressed by local realities regardless of the nationality of reference.