- Notebook 1: overview and future evolution
- Notebook 2: basic principles and planning issues
The study of the bus network around the Grand Paris Express Line 15 south is being carried out within the framework of Apur’s partnership programme. It follows up on the work carried out on the road network in the centre of the conurbation and on station feeder services.
The study starts by identifying bottlenecks on bus routes and diagnosing the nature of the road network and then sets out some basic principles and best practices for the development of public space and to suit the network of narrow streets in the metropolis.
The study concludes by outlining 3 important issues that need to be dealt with concerning the improvement of the bus network along Line 15 South:
- Make the structure of the bus network, composed of Mobilien Lines and bendy buses, easier to read by rationalising and building up the network, taking into account bus frequency, vehicle design, passenger information and signage;
- Optimise bus feeder services by redesigning overcrowded or pivotal routes in the conurbation using innovative and flexible solutions: re-think how side streets are used by buses, deliveries and for parking, taking into account the time of day, rush hour bus routes, alternating bus lanes in narrow streets and approaches to crossroads;
- Urban integration and awareness of future needs for bus changeover points based on an estimate of how much land is needed, identification of best practices when constructing bus stations and continuing work on co-ordination with the various key players.
Notebook 1 focuses on a diagnosis of traffic bottlenecks, the nature of the road network and the future evolution of the bus network in line with the Department of Public Highways and Transport’s (STIF) targeted development plan.
Notebook 2 focuses on proposals and courses of action, whose feasibility remains to be studied, to make the insertion of the bus network around Line 15 South practicable and efficient. One chapter focuses on the challenges facing future bus stations.
