D

uring a speech made in Rennes on 1st July 2017, the Presidentof France spoke on the necessity to renew our country’s
transport policy in order to better respond to the needs of thepopulation, take full advantage of existing and emerging offers
in the sector, resolve financing problems, and accelerate thesector’s ecological transition.

To build a foundation for this newpolicy, a major initiative was launchedon 19 th September 2017 in the presenceof the Prime Minister: the Assises
Nationales de la Mobilité (NationalTransport Foundations or ‘ANM’for short). Over the course of threemonths, the ANM will help us prepare
to make major decisions regarding
our transport policy, which will bechanneled into a new legal bill to be put
before Parliament in early 2018.

to plan ahead for future developmentsin the sector;

The ANM represent an open andcontributory approach. They have beenlaunched in order to bring together
citizens, transport users, local
councils, industry professionals andNGOs across the country, gathering as
many contributions as possible. The
transport solutions of the future must
do more to meet the needs of individual
communities and regions. The aim of
the ANM is to gain a clearer pictureof these needs, and identify how they
can be met so as to ensure that futuretransport services are:safer: reducing accidents andtransport-related risks;cleaner: reducing the environmental
impact of our journeys;
more connected: accelerating thedigital revolution in transport in ordermore socially inclusive: reducing
regional disparities, using physicalmobility to improve social mobility;
more inter-modal: working to linkdifferent transport options in orderto make networks more attractive tousers, acting as a genuine alternativeto personal vehicles;

more sustainable: balancing
economic models, releasing financial
resources in line with our needs andgoverning with greater efficiency.
The Assises Nationales de la Mobilité
will draw upon a campaign ofmassive public engagement. They arestructured around four areas of focus,
which aim to ensure contributions
from as many interested parties andoperators as possible.

1- Focus on Citizens’ Views: local workshops
Identifying current transport needs, and examining how these will develop over thecoming years. The approach being adopted involves tailoring the work to the typeof area involved (cities, large towns, high-rise neighborhoods, suburban or ruralareas).
The objective is to engage directly with citizens, allowing them to express theirneeds and expectations regarding mobility in their daily lives. The approachbeing used to achieve this goal uses local and regional workshops, reflecting thediversity of communities within our country.

MethodInitially this will involve the organisationof public meetings by regional prefects
working alongside local councils; thesewill be open to everyone from the local
community, serving as an opportunity
to debate transport requirements andchallenges. The choice of venue will
depend on the type of area involved,
and regional prefects have been tasked
with organising around forty of theseworkshops. In addition, local districts

are encouraged to organise their own
workshops using information andtools provided, and then “forward”
their conclusions or recommendations
under a pre-defined format available
via the website. Members of the public
may also express their views directly
via the Assises Nationales de la Mobilité
internet platform.
www.assisesdelamobilite.gouv.fr

2-Focus on Expertise: 6 thematic workshops
Transport networks are facing new social developments and a number ofchallenges. The ANM must serve as an opportunity for us to debate these issues,and suggest new strategies to public authorities.

TopicsCleaner Transport - Environment
 ow can we accelerate the transition to greener vehicles (such as electric)?
HHow can the government or local councils encourage all other transport
options (biking, scooters, walking, etc.)?
W hat actions could help to develop car-sharing as an everyday transport
option?

Connected Transport - Digital
How will digital developments redefine transport conditions?
W hat innovations could the government or local councils employ to improvetransport?
How can we ensure that the arrival of self-driving vehicles will improve mobility
and benefit our regions?

Transport & Solidarity - Equity
How can we improve travel in rural and suburban areas?
How can we make it easier for disadvantaged persons to travel?
 How can we ensure that all our citizens are able to travel for work, education,
healthcare and cultural activities?

Increasing inter-modal transport - Inter-modality
W hat measures can be taken to facilitate the use of several modes of transport
for the same journey (e.g. car, followed by train followed by bike)?
How might we encourage commuters to go without their personal vehicles?
How can we improve urban logistics without encroaching on public spaces?

Safer Transport - Safety and Security
What can we do to reduce transport accidents?
How can the highway code be adapted to reflect new forms of transport (selfdriving vehicles, bicycles, etc.)?
How can we improve safety and reduce threatening behaviour on public 		transport?

Sustainable Transport - Financing and GovernanceShould we rethink the respective amounts paid by the taxpayer and transport
users?
How can we find new resources to invest in transport?
In what way can the practices of Urbanism contribute to improve transport?
How can we improve cohesion between the services offered by varioustransport authorities?

Method
1. Thematic workshops, made up of

3. However, in order to avoid restricting

working groups for each of these six
topics, will be tasked with making theirofficial recommendation to the Ministryof Transport at the end of the process.

the debates to experts, representatives
and administrations not present at
the workshops can also have their
say via an internet platform, which isopen to all contributions, opinions andvotes, whether individual, collective orinstitutional, using the same format
as the États Généraux de l’Alimentation(National Agricultural Conferences).
Resources and information updates
will also be made available. The digitalplatform was made available online
during the launch of the ANM on 19th
September.
www.assisesdelamobilite.gouv.fr

2. A special commission from theNational Congress for EcologicalTransition (CNTE) will be tasked withproducing a comprehensive reportbased on the information gathered by theworking groups. The commission is also
tasked with issuing its recommendation
for the Transport Development bill,which the Government will put before
parliament in early 2018. Like theCNTE, the special commission is madeup of members of five associations:public administrations, local councils,professional organisations, trade unions
and NGOs.

In addition, all parties involved areinvited to draw up stakeholder reports
in order to provide their contributions,specify diagnostic actions or formulatesuggestions, whether pertaining to one of
the 19 topics or to transport in general.

3- Focus on Innovation: Innovation workshops
A number of innovations are emerging in the transport sector - these may beorganisational, technological, industrial, etc. The method being applied here is tostructure an approach to support innovation, with three objectives:to give greater visibility to initiatives and best practices;to identify conditions for disseminating these best practices, which will require
understanding of both catalysts and impediments to innovation;
to build a method to support organisations for the full duration of the initiatives.
i.e. provide the government with a strategy for supporting transport innovation.

MethodEstablishing a Transport andinnovation committee. During theANM, this committee’s role will beto identify initiatives to be prioritisedin each region and to carry out
international comparisons, identifying

4- Focus on Strategy: the Infrastructure Orientation
Council
The President of France has stated that the maintenance and modernisation of ourexisting networks will be a priority, leading to “pause” on major infrastructuralprojects due to;table and realistic investment schedule, which will be submitted toParliament as part of the forthcoming Transport Development Bill.

Methodpotential roadblocks and catalysts forthe dissemination of best practices
identified in each region, and to suggest
appropriate methods to support these
initiatives in the long term.

This area of focus is overseen by an
Infrastructure Orientation Council.
The Council is made up of 16 members:
3 members of parliament
Barbara Pompili, member ofparliament for La Somme andPresident of the Commission
for Sustainable and RegionalDevelopment
Matthieu Orphelin, member ofparliament for Maine-et-LoireB enoit Simian, member ofparliament for Gironde
3 senators
Hervé Maurey, senator for Eure,
President of the Commission
for Sustainable and RegionalDevelopmentM ichel Dagbert, senator for
Pas-de-CalaisG érard Cornu, senator for Eure-et-Loir
1 MEP
Karima Delli
3 representatives from major
local council associationsM ichel Neugnot (Régions de France)
Louis Nègre (France Urbaine)
François Durovray (ADF)

6 qualified experts
Philippe Duron (President of the COI)P
 ierre Alain Roche (SectionPresident at the CGEDD - COISpecial Liaison)J ean-Michel Charpin (Inspectorate
General of Finances)N icolas Forray (Section President atthe CGEDD)F rançois Philizot (Independent
Prefect - Interministerial Delegate
for Vallée de la Seine)B runo Cavagné (President of theFNTP)
The council is tasked with putting
forward its vision and methodology,
based on the timeline required for theupcoming Transport Development bill,
and to prepare the general framework
for this law: major priorities, financial
challenges, sources for financing,etc. This information will allowthe government to draft a new billincorporating a timeline for actions andfinancing, which will then be brought
before Parliament.

If you are an operator in thetransport sector andwould like to contribute,
A number of tools are at yourdisposal.

Internet platform
Have your say in the debates being
held on the platform - contribute to
the discussion at:www.assisesdelamobilite.gouv.fr

Stakeholder Repor ts
Submit your request to assises@transport.gouv.fr. You’ll receive alink allowing you to download thenecessary documents.

Outreach workshop
Organise an outreach workshop inyour community or association by
downloading the online guide andforwarding the results to our offices.

Thematic workshops
If you would like to participate,submit your request indicating yourchosen topic to assises@transpor t.
gouv.fr. We will do our best toensure that you are integr ated into
the network of working groups. You
will then be kept up to date on theirprogress.

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DICOM-DGITM/BRO/17160 – Oct 2017 - Photos: A.Bouissou, M. Bouquet, L.Mignaux, D.Joseph-Reinette, B.Suard /Terra - AdobeStockIf you are a citizen andwould like to contribute,
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