Developing intermodality in our region
2024
Cycling, walking, light vehicles, trams, buses, metro systems, trains, river shuttles… There are many modes of transport available in our regions that make up our daily journeys. The challenge for public policy on mobility today is to strengthen the range of transport services available in our regions. Today, a trip can be made by car to a station, then by RER train, and finally by self-service bicycle. Such a journey is then intermodal, and is accompanied by a public commitment to decompartmentalising different types of transport. To make mobility more intermodal, we need to better integrate these different forms of transport and target user expectations.
Better integration and organisation of transport interfaces
Mobility is an important factor in social cohesion, economic vitality and regional attractiveness, and users need to be able to get around easily, as quickly and comfortably as possible, making the best possible use of what the region has to offer.
It is therefore crucial to combine the different modes of transport as well as possible when a large number of services are available. The aim of intermodal planning is to optimise the range of services on offer, make it easier to link them together and incorporate active or emerging forms of mobility (car sharing, car pooling, cycling, walking) wherever possible.
It is also necessary to provide appropriate facilities around interchanges to encourage intermodality and take into account the complementary nature of transport modes in the area.
Targeting user expectations
Lastly, we need to think about how to improve the clarity of the offer and the complementarities between modes of transport, as well as the factors that can slow down the use of transport for journeys. Digital technology, through the development of applications such as CityMapper, is currently helping to raise awareness of this complementary offer, but is only aimed at smartphone users.