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Green Urban Transport Solutions: Insights from CIVITAS Cities

Learn from Brest's journey with the CIVITAS initiative, including past planning efforts, advancements in public transport and cycling infrastructure, and upcoming integrated planning goals for 2014-2018.

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Green Urban Transport Solutions: Insights from CIVITAS Cities

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  1. Effective solutions for green urban transport – Learning from CIVITAS cities 16 April 2013 Geneva Michel Joanny, City of Brest

  2. In this presentation: • Brest and the CIVITAS initiative • Planning and its results over time • The next planning period (2014-2018) Photo Jean-Yves Guillaume Event  Date  Location  Speaker

  3. Brest and the CIVITAS initiative A non-demonstration city • A miss opportunity but The CIVITAS declaration signed in 2007 • In connection with French CIVINET cities (Nantes, La Rochelle...) Brest and mobility • A post-war re-built town • Built as a car-friendly city • Tram (1898-1936) and trolleybus (1947-1970) disappeared • A difficult topography (alt. 0-100m) Event  Date  Location  Speaker

  4. Planning and its results over time (1) Slowing down car traffic (PDU 2002) • - Fast one-way to calm two-way streets • - roundabouts, speed cushions and other bicycle lanes Event  Date  Location  Speaker

  5. Planning and its results over time (2) Boosting the Public Transport • Improving the PT network structure (2003) • New network Bus + tram (2012) 2012 Building Tram 2003 Event  Date  Location  Speaker

  6. Planning and its results over time (3) Promoting Bicycle • Specific Planning (Schéma Directeur Vélo 2008) • Extensions of bicycle lanes (up to 200 km) • Long-term renting of bicycles and pedelecs • Increasing in use : from 0.7% to ~ 2 % (estimated) Photo Jean-Yves Guillaume Event  Date  Location  Speaker

  7. The next planning period (2014-2018) An integrated Planning including : • Climate and energy • Urbanisation • Habitat • Mobility • Environment Event  Date  Location  Speaker

  8. Thank you Michel Joanny, Vice-Chairman Brest Métropole Océane FRANCE contact michel.joanny@brest-metropole-oceane.fr www.civitas.eu Event  Date  Location  Speaker

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