Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Cities
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The Vivapolis network aims to federate French public and private stakeholders involved in conceiving, building and operating sustainable cities, in France or abroad, in order to improve synergy and help them be, individually and collectively, more efficient in their action. www.vivapolis-climat.com These sheets have been produced by the Vivapolis network members, who attended 5 different work groups to promote examples of innovative solutions for sustainable cities. Work groups jointly run by: Circular economy: Alice Sarran, OREE / Jean-Christophe Daragon, EuroMéditerranée / Innovative Nicolas Prego, Suez Citizen participation: Marianne Malez, FNAU / Alain Renk, Urbanfab / Catherine Savart, Veolia solutions for Energy: Maud Lelièvre, Eco Maires / Fabrice Bonnifet, Bouygues / Claude Thouvenin and Franck Lesueur, Enekio sustainable cities Integrated urban utilities and digital platforms: Amandine Crambes, Ademe / Jacques Perrochat, Schneider Electric / Adrien Ponrouch, TErao Mobility: Camille Roccaserra-Vercelli, Fédération des EPL / Christian Dubost, SNCF / Annabelle Ferry, AREP / Jean Bergounioux, ATEC ITS Mobility Solutions presented by cities have been prepared in collaboration with France Urbaine Each file focuses on a unique theme. Some solutions may address several themes, but they will appear in one file only. Some of the solutions are also included in another file edited by France Urbaine together with Vivapolis : “A French Experience of Smart Cities” which presents a set of innovative solutions implemented in several French cities. URBAN INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILITIES /// NEW MOBILITIES IN CITIES /// WHAT ARE THE MAIN AREAS OF AND TERRITORIES INNOVATION IN TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY? From long time, France has built up a tightly-meshed mass transit system, upgraded and adapted to new Coordination, consistency and continuity of service are forms of mobility: coverage of mass transit in the Greater essential in guaranteeing the effectiveness of the over- Paris Region, upgrading the tramway systems in met- all mobility system and service quality to users. We see ropolitan areas and the regional express trains (TER) three distinct avenues for action when it comes to that feed into cities from suburban and rural areas, etc. innovation in mobility: Avoid, Shift, Improve (ASI) Alongside that, it has taken action to extend the range Avoid, Reduce (AVOID) of mobility options available, with new services, such as Stepping up incentive policies self-service vehicles or the consolidated shared mobility Innovation in this regard means enabling mobility at the services that have come up with the digital economy, right time, via the most appropriate route. With the ever including car-pooling, car-sharing, etc. This new era in more intricate understanding of mobility demand and mobility coincides with broader changes across society movement flows made possible by traffic management and in ways of life, included low-impact mobility and and regulation tools, public policies can be designed to universal access to mobility. It changes the design and act as incentives, fostering the use of infrastructures dur- the use of urban spaces and the connection between ing non-peak times and optimising the infrastructures urban development and transport is becoming even and services that already exist. Limiting peak times will stronger, as can be seen in the more integrated planning require new incentives (loyalty and “rewards” systems, or documents being produced, the extended prerogative positive tolls) and ongoing dialogue between transport of transport authorities at the local level and urban pro- sector players and major flow generators. jects with a broader range of social and functional uses. Innovating in the field of mobility also implies curbing Changing, optimising and better integrating the city demand; the local authorities and enterprises offer more and mobilities (SHIFT) : guaranteeing accessibility and and more ways of eliminating or significantly reducing overall efficiency in the multimodal offer for all users transport, by facilitating tele-commuting, multiplying While innovation in mobility is supported by technical the number of co-working options available and adopt- and technological developments, one of the character- ing more mobility-friendly work tools. istics of French innovation is its endeavour to secure quality for all and intelligently integrate the urban area and mobility uses across all of neighbourhoods and territories. The result can be seen in the quality of the interchange hubs (physical and digital acces- sibility), accessibility for all user populations and neighbourhoods, and more broadly speaking, qual- accommodate the new vehicles and maximise their ity all along the route from “door to door”. potential, in particular when it comes to recharging Therefore, new mobility infrastructures are designed infrastructures. The connected vehicle (implying vehi- in connection with urban revival projects, to bring back cle-vehicle, vehicle-infrastructure, and vehicle-cloud to life older neighbourhoods and offer better accessibil- communication) also opens up a new avenue for ity to troubled neighbourhoods. Designing new neigh- progress which has the potential to develop far more bourhoods or re-developing neighbourhoods and pub- rapidly than those yet seen. It will enable a notable lic spaces are as many opportunities to integrate new improvement in transport safety as well as new mobil- mobility options into the landscape and come up with ity usages. Autonomous cars (cars that are more or new multi-use systems that include low-impact mobil- less “self-driving”, or autonomous driver-free shuttles) ity. An all-encompassing approach, embracing environ- offer many new opportunities for progress: greater mental, energy-related and digital factors, is now taken capacity to optimise vehicle flows, and more options by many project teams, to ensure lower environmental for offering door-to-door mobility services, including impact in every step : design, construction and manage- in sparsely-populated urban zones. ment. Fine-tuned management of intermodality within the larger interchange hubs makes it possible to guar- antee service quality across the whole range, from tradi- /// ACTION TAKEN IN FRANCE TO SUPPORT tional to low-impact and alternative forms. THIS INNOVATION The large-scale development of multi-modal inte- grated ticketing systems also offers the opportunity to For many years now, France has designed its public develop new technologies, new services and a reorgan- policy to support developing and experimenting with isation of management and partnership methods. Work innovative ideas as applied to transport. The following has been done on material and service design so that programmes are of note: users can approach the mobility offer in metropolitan The Investments for the Future Programme (PIA) is areas from a new angle. working with 31 Eco-Cities on integrated urban projects Improve: Improving means going further : upgrad- aimed at building attractive and resilient cities that pre- ing and embedding new technologies serve the environment, social cohesion and quality of • Working on existing infrastructures: French know- living for residents. Many project specifically focusing how makes it possible to upgrade infrastructures and on transport are included (infrastructures, low-impact services, without any break in service continuity. mobility, integrated ticketing, etc.) as part of this effort. Cities today and transport and mobility services are The Investments for the Future Programme - Vehi- transforming at ever-greater speeds. Our infrastruc- cles and Transport for the Future is facilitating the tures need to be conducive to these changes, while emergence of new technical and technological solutions also shifting themselves at an increasingly fast pace, so by supporting projects around logistics, hybrid engines, as to never hinder or hold up the service provision pro- vehicle weight reduction, rail transport, etc. cess. France has developed cutting-edge know-how The “Industry Demonstrators of the Sustainable City” that makes all the aforementioned developments pos- (DIVD), by the Ministry of Housing and Sustainable Hous- sible while also maintaining service as usual through- ing and the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Mar- out the duration of construction. Its accomplishments itime Affairs, which are all championing one or more inno- on the historical rail infrastructures have been particu- vative products in the field of transport and energy, which larly awe-inspiring (automation of metro lines). promotes the exchange of flows between city stakehold- • Innovating in urban goods transport and urban logistics ers in order to cut back on the use of primary resources. A radically different approach to distribution channels (shared distribution tools, newly-created “secondary” As you can see, to every mobility question... there is logistics centres, delivery points by neighbourhood, etc.), an answer! Whatever the need, audience or territory! optimised third-party locations and interchange hubs, and capacity-sharing between different modes and infrastructures (using waterways or tramways to deliver merchandise during non-peak hours) are just some of the new practices that are opening the door to a new per- spective on cities, city planning and city infrastructures. • Developing clean, autonomous, connected cars along Work group run by Caroline Maurand, with the related services Ministry