The uptake of PDUs in France from a national point of view Endurance workshop : SUMPs and national frameworks Thomas DURLIN Cerema and ENDURANCE Project Bruxelles, 25 February 2016
Content Mobility plans in France : legal framework, sort of plans Monitoring from the national level Enforcement? Impacts on mobility behaviour Perspectives for mobility planning 2
20 years of PDU legal framework LOTI LAURE SRU Law Disability Law Grenelle Law ALUR Law Environmental assessment MAPTAM / NOTRe / TECV 1982...... 1996 2000 2000 2004 2005 2010 2014 2015 PDU created Not mandatory More rational use of car PDU mandatory in large urban areas Objectives, content and process defined Better integration between land-use and transport More obligations on parking and freight Accessibility to the mobility chain for all (people with reduced mobility) PDU and climate Electro-mobility Car-sharing Merging between PDU and landuse Improvements in the merging between PDU and the landuse plan Local authority for mobility Local pollutants Mandatory MM for enterprise (> 100) 6 objectives 11 objectives 3
The current French PDU Mandatory for cities in urban areas over 100,000 inhabitants 11 mandatory objectives Evaluation a priori and every 5 years Mandatory stakeholder involvement process Institutional cooperation : government, region, département «On request» consultation of associations : environmental, of transport users, of people with disabilities Public enquiry Mandatory consistency with other plans at regional scale or on other thematics : urban planning, environment, intermodality, Sustainable development, mobility for all, safety, car use decreasing, public transport, intermodality, active modes, road network management and sharing, parking, freight, mobility management, electromobility Legal effects on local urban planning, local mobility measures,... 4
But also other mobility plans for cities Local plan for urbanism integrating housing and mobility (PLUi-D) Can replace a mandatory PDU A single document with a shared vision for an area Content and process of the PDU New process, still complex but gaining momentum Voluntary plans for voluntary cities (outside urban areas > 100,000 inhab.) PDU / PLUi-D : within the same framework as larger cities (requirements, effects) Global mobility policy (PGD) : no defined content, no defined process 1 mandatory objective : control of car use But no legal effect 5
Monitoring and support from national level National level Global monitoring PDU progress and mobility behaviours * Guidance laws requirements, methods, measures,... Training Innovations, needs expectations * Consistent household travel studies since 1976! Cities 6
Monitoring at national level «134 approved mobility plans» compulsory : 66 / voluntary : 68 Compulsory planning Voluntary planning Approved plan (a) Up-date in progress 1rst plan (b) PDU 65 30 9 PLUi-D 1 13 1 PDU 30 13 9 PLUi-D 3 8 5 PGD 35 14 13 Total (a+b) L.A. without planning 76 19 95 140 Total 134 78 37 171 159 65 1 30 35 3 Compulsory planning PDU Compulsory planning PLUi-D Voluntary planning PDU Voluntary planning PLUi- DVoluntary planning PGD «1/2 local authorities engaged in mobility planning» Population covered by approved urban mobility plans (Mhab - 2011) Mandatory plans 39,7 Voluntary plans 3,0 Without a mandatory plan 1,1 «2/3 of the French population covered by a mobility plan» 7
Monitoring at national level From laws to plans : a slow dynamic «Cities need consistancy over time and clear directions» 8
Enforceability? Law says : «Mandatory PDU for cities over 100,000 inhabitants» Sanctions? No direct sanctions for outlaw cities... Indirect incentives : Financial support for public transport projects (infrastructures or not) requires a mobility plan Facts : All major French cities are engaged in mobility planning Elaborating an efficient PDU is a complex process that requires a real engagement Otherwise, risk of having useless documents «Support and incentive > Sanction»? 9
Having clear rules... «Mandatory PDU for local authorities intersecting urban areas over 100.000 inhabitants» local authorities reality vs geographical and demographical dynamics 10
Impact on mobility behaviour A slow but widespread trend reversal Modal split rates in several French cities Bicycle 11
Impact on mobility behaviour A slow but widespread trend reversal Modal split rates in several French cities Cars But contrasted results between city-centers / peri-urban areas, or large / medium cities 12
Perspectives for mobility planning 1. Urbanism and mobility Development of land use / mobility plans (PLUi-D) : Making the urban and mobility communities working together Support with guidance Operational merging of urban and mobility projects Transit-oriented development or French «contrat d'axe» A project approach : time / space, governance, financial commitment,... 13
Perspectives for mobility planning 2. Links between Local / Regional / National scales and between thematic plans «is compatible with» «takes into account» Environnemental plans SRCAE : regional plan for climate, air and energy [region] PPA : plan for air protection [cities > 250,000] PCAET : territorial plan for climate, air and energy [cities > 50,000] Land use plans SCoT : plan for territorial consistency [public body on a population catchment area] PLU : local urban masterplan [city/cities] DTADD : territorial directive for land planning and sustainable development [ministry] Mobility plans PDU : urban mobility plan [local authority] SRI : regional plan for intermodality [region] SRIT : regional plan for transport infrastructures [region] 14
Perspectives for mobility planning 3. Small cities and rural areas Cities over 100,000 are well covered Available planning tools, support,... Involvement from big cities Small cities and rural areas have : Real needs for mobility planning Specificities : constraints (technical and human ressources), objectives and levers for action A rural mobility plan introduced by law in 2015 with guidance on progress A «light PDU» is being investigated Giving small cities a dedicated framework for mobility Making PDU mandatory for cities over 50,000? How to cover the «blank» area? 15
Thank you For more information Cerema website ENDURANCE French page Contacts Thomas DURLIN thomas.durlin@cerema.fr Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement - www.cerema.fr Direction technique Territoires et ville - 2 rue Antoine Charial - 69426 LYON Cedex 03 - Tél. : +33 (0)4 72 74 58 00 Siège social : Cité des mobilités - 25 avenue François Mitterrand - 69674 BRON Cedex - Tél. : +33 (0)4 72 14 30 30