Successful transport decision-making - Osmose

Urban Transport Plan in Ile-de-France
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Ile-de-France
The Ile-de-France covers 12,000km² of the central-northern part of
France. It contains the heavily built-up area of Paris, but 49% of the
region is farmland and 23% forest. It has 11m inhabitants - including
2.1m in Paris proper - and 4.7m jobs. It is one of the world's largest
urban areas, and its fourth most productive metropolis.
Travel needs have grown steadily over the past 20 years. More people
are travelling between Paris and its suburbs, and between suburbs.
They are doing so less and less for work and more and more for
leisure. Cars now account for 45% of the region's journeys.
Unsurprisingly, the consequences have been a rise in noise and air
pollution; road accidents and urban sprawl are also issues.
Developing the Urban Transport Plan
GUIDEMAPS looked at the development and introduction of the Urban
Transport Plan for the Ile-de-France. Such Urban Transport Plans are
compulsory for towns of more than 100,000 people within France. Their
basic aims are to achieve a balance between cars and other forms of
transport, and to place transport issues under the control of a single
authority. They are drawn up in consultation with a broad range of
groups, including community authorities, operators, and users.
Normally, the authority in charge of organising transport controls the
plan, but in Ile-de-France it is run by the state. This is largely because
of Paris' role as the capital of France.
The Ile-de-France plan includes measures aimed at
encouraging the use of public transport, improving
the planning of major road networks, encouraging a
more sustainable modal split for freight, and
managing its operation in towns. It is consistent with
the Regional Land Use Master Plan.
The plan document, available at
http://www.pduif.org/lepduif/plan.php
Above: Traffic congestion in Ile-de-France - one of the problems
addressed by the Master Plan.
Below: Seeking multi-modal solutions.
GUIDEMAPS interests
Planners are using new consultation and decision-making procedures
at the development and the implementation stages of the Ile-de-
France plan.
In Ile-de-France, GUIDEMAPS explores:
How the plan evolved;
What hurdles it encountered;
What measures were put forward and applied to overcome these
hurdles;
What factors were crucial in its success; and
The decision-making procedures.
Techniques reviewed include:
The use of task forces in drawing up the plan - an original feature
of the project; and
The numerous committees, especially road, hub and local
committees, set up to implement the plan.
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