INTA 33 I World Urban Development Congress I Taiwan I 4-8 October 2009 Presentation by Mr Marc Baïetto President of the Joint Union of Transport for Grenoble and its Suburbs Rhone-Alps Region, France In the context of : INNOVATIVE URBAN SERVICES 1
Joint Union of Transport for Grenoble and its Suburbs 2
An exceptional site 3
A booming city and its suburbs 4
Renaissance of an urban area 5
A young and dynamic metropolis 6
OUR AREA OF COMPETENCE GRENOBLE AND ITS SUBURBS 2 nd metropolis in the Rhone-Alps region 26 towns 400,000 inhabitants 7
THE METROPOLITAN NETWORK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT 16 million kilometres covered 4 tramway lines 103 tramways 28 bus lines (1,600 stops) 307 buses 3 maintenance centres 13 park-and-rides 26 school transport lines 78 million voyagers in 2008 8
BUSES AND TRAMWAYS 103 tramways 307 buses 9
FULLY ACCESSIBLE STATIONS 100 % of tramways accessible 98 % of buses accessible 10
PARK-AND-RIDES 13 park-and-rides 2,800 places Annual frequentation 270,000 people and 160,000 cars 11
SOCIAL TARIFFS A tariff policy based on means testing 150,000 beneficiaries 5 levels of reduction 12
THE MAIN ORIENTATIONS OF THE SMTC Developing lines of structuring public transport Improving journeys at the level of Grenoble and its suburbs Developing intermodality and the complementarity of modes Implementing a policy for management of mobility Controlling parking for cars by developing Park-and-Rides Promoting soft transport modes through improved sharing of public areas and road networks Reinforcing the coordination of transport policies 13
Mobility and cities should create systems Reflect on and organise cities and mobility at the same time Cities condition forms of mobility, just as mobility conditions influence cities Marc Weil THINK GLOBAL 14
Create a chain of mobility with emerging services Transport on request Bicycles and intermodal complementarity Car sharing Car pooling Pedestrian circuits 15
Town planning and the mobility centre Multimodal travel management Mobility platforms Time management Mobilty centre building 16
Centralised multimodal management of travelling 17
Collectivities as assemblers of mobility Developing partnerships between the key sectors: town planning, transport, housing,... Developing Public sector/private sector partnerships to finance complex projects 18
Transport infrastructures working for urban renewal Working on the town planning transport interface at every phase of a tc line project 1 2 3 4 5 ANTICIPATION Study of potential routes CO-CONSTRUCTION Prior study of the routes chosen COORDINATION Studies and pre-operational assembly COORDINATION Operational studies and constructions CO-INFORMATION Follow-up, evaluation and valorisation An interface that is set to last 19
The tools for constructive dialogue 1 Route contracts between the authorities responsible for organising transport (AOTU) and the towns on which the new infrastructures have an impact Joint design of the project for a new tramway line, taking into account the necessary urban densification and local challenges of urban renewal Contractualisation AOTU/towns on their respective commitments 20
The tools for constructive dialogue 2 Creation of poles of activity and sustainable housing in proximity to the multimodal exchange poles The Polygone scientifique in Grenoble 21
The tools for constructive dialogue 3 CHRONO-PLANNING: HOW TO CALM DOWN THE MOTORWAY NETWORK Questioning the dominant representation of the urban area Restoring the real value of distances Designing a more user-friendly urban area in which everyone will find the place they need 22
Technological innovations for sustainable development Cable transport Development of electric vehicles Y Car concept Geographical positioning and real time dialogue between users and organisers 23
Public transport, the vectors for social ties Opening up districts Social tariffs Investissements Technological and social research and innovation: MOBILITY PLATFORM INCOUNCIL HOUSING AREAS 24
Mobility for all Innovation on a daily basis 25