1. The European City Ranking Project:
Promoting best practices for improving air quality
Fiona McLean
European Environmental Bureau /
BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany)

2. The City Ranking Project
• Joint initiative between BUND & EEB
• Part of Soot-Free for the Climate Campaign
– Started in Germany in 2009 – BUND, DUH, NABU,
VCD
– Working with Eastern European partners (Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia)
– City Ranking Project for Western Europe

3. Project Aims
• Reduce black carbon emissions – NO2, PM10,
PM2.5
• Focus on transport measures
• Highlight solutions and best practice
• Strengthen compliance with AQ Directive

4. Process & Timeline
• Selection of cities – June 2010
• Questionnaire sent to municipalities – June 2010
• Analysis of results – July to September 2010
• Ranking and report launched – October/November 2010
• European Parliament event – November 2010
• Lobby work – November 2010 through January 2011

5. City Selection
• Capitals/major cities
• High exceedances
• Candidates for best practice
• Politically important
• Greater metropolitan population higher than
300,000 inhabitants

6. City Selection
• Candidate cities
– Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin, Brussels,
Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Graz,
London, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Oslo,
Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Strasbourg,
Stuttgart, Vienna, Zurich
• Possible inclusion of Eastern cities
– Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw

7. Questionnaire
• Modal split
• Mobility management
• Parking management
• Speed limits
• Municipal fleets
• Transparency
• Construction machinery

8. Results from German City Ranking

9. Best Practice: Low Emission Zones
• Size and type of vehicle
• Days and hours
• No access vs charge to enter
• Retrofitting

17. Best Practice: Congestion Charging
• UK
– London
– Durham
• Sweden
– Stockholm
– Gothenburg?

19. Best Practice: Public Transport
• ECOBUS
– Graz, Valencia
• Clean Urban Transport for Europe
– Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, London,
Madrid, Stockholm, Stuttgart
• Innovation in Public Transport
– Madrid Transport Interchanges Plan

20. Best Practice: Car Sharing
• Cambio – Brussels
• Zipcar/City Car – London
• Nice – Electric-cars programme

21. Best Practice: Bike Sharing
• Cost
• Accessibility
• Membership type
• Hours

28. Thank you for your attention
fiona.mclean@eeb.org
www.sootfreeclimate.org