The contract for the provision of services for the Development of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for the Greater Urban Area of the City of Paphos was signed today at Paphos Town Hall. The study area includes 3 Municipalities - Paphos Municipality, Geroskipou Municipality and Pegeia Municipality - and 15 Communities - Agia Varvara, Agia Marinouda, Armos, Acheleia, Eba, Kissonerga, Leba, Marathus, Mesa Chorio, Mesogi, Tala, Timi, Tremythousa, Tsada and Chloraka.
The Contract was signed, on behalf of the Government, by the Deputy Director of the Department of Public Works Ms. Eleni Kaskiri and on behalf of the Consortium "NAMA Consulting Engineers and Planners S.A. - "NAMA S.A." (Greece) and Transeuropean Consultants for Transport, Development and Information Technology S.A. - "TREDIT S.A." (Greece)", Mr Panos Papadakos, in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr Yannis Karousos, the Mayor of Pafos, Mr Phaidon Phaidonos and the Mayors of the Pafos District.
The preparation of the Project will have a cost of €237,405.00 (including VAT) and a completion period of 14 months. It is noted that the project is co-financed by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union at 85% through the Operational Programme "Competitiveness and Sustainable Development" and 15% from national resources.
Sustainable mobility is linked to the broader objectives to which Cyprus is committed at European level for the green transport transition, for tackling climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport and more efficient use of energy. The EU is committed to becoming climate neutral by 2050. To this end, the transport sector must be transformed immediately because transport pollutants under the "Fit for 55%" package, which is the EU's plan to meet the climate targets of the European Green Deal, foresees a 49% reduction. Yiannis Carousos said that "With the completion of the preparation of the Pafos District SDS study, the city of Pafos will take a major step that will bring it closer to the implementation of projects and actions that will upgrade it more broadly and turn it into a city that is more sustainable, undoubtedly more ecological, more resilient and with socially equitable structures."
"The implementation of the Pafos District SDS will contribute greatly to the development of tourism, as it is known that nowadays when tourists travel somewhere they preferably choose Green Cities, cities or areas with public transport and it is something that will contribute in its own way and role to the development of tourism in the wider region", Mr. In addition, the Minister stressed that it is important for everyone to participate in the Public Consultation and to exchange views and suggestions, stating with confidence that the city and the Paphos District can agree on a pioneering Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, as it can also combine tourism, thus gaining another advantage over other competitive destinations.
For his part, the Mayor of Paphos, Mr. Faidonas Faidonos, stated that "it is an excellent opportunity for Paphos to carry out this study, because the study will show exactly which projects should be done so that in the coming years, in the coming decades, our life will become better and easier. The population of our province will grow and it is here that the study will come to tell us in an informed way where and which projects should be done."
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