The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European

Programme (THE PEP)

Highlights of 2014

What is THE PEP?

• Policy framework established in 2002

• Promote green and healthy mobility and transport in the European Region

• Three sectors – T, H, E • National focal points • UNECE Divisions and WHO

Regional Office for Europe

Fourth High-level Meeting: City in motion: people first!

Implementation mechanisms

• National Transport, Health and Environment Action Plans (NTHEAPs)

• THE PEP relay race workshops

• THE PEP Partnerships

• THE PEP Academy – NEW!

THE PEP Relay Race – Passing the baton

Improvement of Sustainable Urban Mobility for Better Health and Environment: Move to improve

Kaunas, Lithuania September 2014

Improvement of Sustainable Urban Mobility for Better Health and Environment: Move to improve

Kaunas, Lithuania September 2014

Improvement of Sustainable Urban Mobility for Better Health and Environment: Move to improve

Kaunas, Lithuania September 2014

Improvement of Sustainable Urban Mobility for Better Health and Environment: Move to improve

Commitment document signed by the 3 sectors to improve sustainable urban mobility in Kaunas

Improvement of Sustainable Urban Mobility for Better Health and Environment: Move to improve

Kaunas, Lithuania September 2014

Improvement of Sustainable Urban Mobility for Better Health and Environment: Move to improve

Kaunas, Lithuania September 2014

THE PEP Partnership - Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT)

• Integration of health in transport planning

• Recognition of the importance of economic analysis in transport planning

• Easy-to-use tool to estimate the economic value of the health benefits of regular walking and cycling

• 2014 update: new version of HEAT walking and cycling

THE PEP Partnership Eco-driving

Supported by the Government of Austria

• In 2014 Eco-driving trainings in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

• Further practical ecodriving trainings in interested Member States

• THE PEP Handbook for ecodriving trainings and national ecodriving programs will be developed

THE PEP Partnership on promotion of cycling

Launched at the 4th HLM in Paris 2014

• Development of pan-European Master Plan for Cycling promotion

• Support governments in the development of cycling promotion policies by providing guidelines and tools

• Network of interested National Cycling Officers

THE PEP Partnership – Jobs in green and healthy transport

• A new study has been published in 2014

• Assessment of the potential job creation from public transport, cycling and walking

• 76 600 jobs could be created • The benefits of cycling to

health could prevent about 10 000 deaths each year.

Upcoming activities

• THE PEP 2014 Symposium – 19 November 2014 Green and healthy urban mobility: the role of urban and spatial planning • THE PEP Steering Committee meeting

• Relay race workshop

Thank you for your attention!

Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP):

www.thepep.org

secretariat@thepep.org