Passenger Transport in Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas in France

French legislation, in particular the law known as "LOTI" (domestic transport orientation law – Framework law on inland transport), enshrines the right to transportation. However, the application of this law is challenging in rural or remote areas, since conventional public transport services, highly dependent on high-volume transit, are not always suitable for a widely dispersed population. It also is becoming more difficult for these services to meet increasingly complex and individualized mobility needs. A broader range of approaches must be taken to find innovative transportation solutions for the local population, given the fact that such towns have to deal with increasingly diverse transportation needs, in terms of both time and space. One solution is to make public transport services more attractive in terms of transport supply and quality of service. Population density is a key factor, since it usually prohibits the development of “heavy” public transport systems. Indeed, faced with the challenges of sustainable development, noticeable changes are being made to transport policies. The objective is no longer to adapt supply to ever-fluctuating demand, but to try to concentrate and direct this demand towards economical, efficient and environmentally friendly forms of mobility. From this point of view, different actions are developed in France. The range of actions includes planning tools, mobility management and different transport solutions.

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• Authors:
  • Saroli, Christophe
• Publication Date: 2015-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 33p
• Serial:
  • International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
  • Issue Number: 2015-09
  • Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • ISSN: 2223-439X
  • Serial URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/2223439x

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Intermodal transportation; Mobility; Passenger transportation; Population density; Rural areas; Sustainable transportation; Taxi services
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01592614
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 3 2016 12:19PM