Estimations made by EUROSTAT and the Joint Research Centre show that the annual distance driven by passenger cars in Lithuania is growing.6 The share in total number of person kilometres (pkm) per capita increased from 74% in 2000 to 78% in 2019 considering all modes of passenger transport.7 This indicates the need to address personal car usage first and to take urgent measures to change negative. [...] Efficient car parking management and introduction of Low Emission Zones (LEZs) on the one hand, and improvement of public transportation and walkability on the other, together with an applied “polluter pays principle” on the road in a form of road charge could be an effective set of measures to combat transport pollution and GHG emissions. [...] Unfavourable and poorly managed urban development in city outskirts, driven by lower land prices and the pursuit of a better quality of life, further increases the need to use cars and worsens living conditions in the city. [...] All the above positive factors contribute to the regeneration of urban vitality, an overall higher quality of life and the creation of favourable conditions for increased economic and commercial activity. [...] The opinions put forward in this publication are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
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