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Implementing a public transport line: multi-criteria decision-making methods that facilitate concertation

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Since the 1980s, when the city of Nantes set up its tram system, tramways and segregated lanes for buses have been thriving in French metropolitan areas, while public transportation has been expanding. The layout of the lines within a city and the introduction of the transportation platform into the public space are the result of the tradeoffs made between the technical stakes of the project and the local stakeholders’ expectations. In this article, we propose a methodology that facilitates a process of concertation involving reasoned public discourse (the French word “Concertation” does not have any real equivalent in English. It designates a participative decision-making process in which the various stakeholders are able to express their point of view and have it taken into account in the decision-making process). This methodology, based on historical research about past transportation projects, uses multi-criteria decision-making methods to reach a compromise between the technical stakes and local expectations.

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  1. A public transport line is defined by all the elements that make up the system, including the layout, the vehicles, and the stops, to name a few.

  2. A transport lane is the corridor of public space reserved for public transport vehicles. Segregated transport lanes are lanes in which only the public transport vehicles are allowed to circulate.

  3. The layout of a public transportation network refers to the streets in a metropolitan area that are used by various means of public transportation.

  4. Transportation corridors are bands measuring almost 500 m, situated around a structuring trunk road and through which the transport line has to go in order to optimize the transport system.

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  1. The City of Paris Engineering School (EIVP), The Independent Paris Transport Authority (RATP), Paris, France

    Sophie Labbouz

  2. Lamsade, The Independent Paris Transport Authority (RATP), Paris, France

    Bernard Roy

  3. Laboratory of Urban Engineering, Environment and Housing, Université Paris-Est Marne la Vallée, The City of Paris Engineering School (EIVP), Paris, France

    Youssef Diab

  4. The City of Paris Engineering School (EIVP), Paris, France

    Michel Christen

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Labbouz, S., Roy, B., Diab, Y. et al. Implementing a public transport line: multi-criteria decision-making methods that facilitate concertation. Oper Res Int J 8, 5–31 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-008-0003-9

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