Synopsis
Amongst the basic principles of the transport policy for the urban area of Poitiers are the following objectives: to make the streets a place where people live, rather than a route for traffic to flow through (by giving priority to pedestrians, buses and cyclists at the planning stage and therefore making the town accessible to everyone) and to offer new transport solutions that facilitate travel, whilst at the same time encouraging cleaner forms of transport.
New practices in the workplace, changes in consumer habits and domestic lifestyles€ All of these disrupt the patterns of our movements and have a major impact on our choice of mode of transport. In order to make the journeys that are necessary at different times of day easier (work, social or parental, for example) and to improve the quality of life and available public services, the Urban Community of Poitiers (CAP) has set up the Time Policy Agency (Agence des Temps, the first in France) run by the Research and Development department.
The Agency analyses and improves the organisation and scheduling of transport for the inhabitants, employees and students of Poitiers.
The main objective is to improve coordination between modes of transport and various employment and social activities.
The agency records patterns of movement over the whole of the Poitiers urban area and provides a platform for discussion, negotiation and the construction of new partnerships. The agency looks for innovative ideas and solutions to increase awareness and improve synchronisation of journeys within an urban environment context. As in the city of Belfort, a dialogue with the public is an essential part of the agency's ethos (Cf. "Time on Tuesdays").
Target groups: all citizens
Fields: : integrated approach / urban transport plans
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