PROJECTS
Funding
European
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Project Acronym
LIFE93 ENV/F/000570
STRIA Roadmaps
Transport mode
Transport policies
Decarbonisation,
Societal/Economic issues
Overview
Background & Policy context
In July 1992, the Urban Community of Strasbourg was composed of 27 communes and housing more than 450 000 inhabitants and decided to set up a very ambitions and innovating programme to construct a first tramway line. The programme deals with the uses of transport for everyday or tourist purposes. The tramway line was inaugurated in November 94. The Life project of Strasbourg Urban Community included a set of actions to set up the tramway, whose purpose is to favour a mixed use of public spaces and a better distribution of traveling inside the urban community to the benefit of public transport and cycling.
Objectives
The programme subdivided into seven different actions:
- setting-up of an information system concerning urban and tourist travels within the urban community;
- gathering up and disseminating the results;
- informing the users of public transports. This phase was carried out by the CTS (Strasbourg Transport Corporation) ;
- a training programme for the bus drivers to initiate them to soft driving;
- a whole set of public equipment was fitted out (zone 30 laying out, taxi-call booths, marking of parking lots);
- setting up of equipment linked with a comprehensive cycling programme within the city;
- study of a tourism-oriented tram terminal.
Funding
Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Union
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Partners
Lead Organisation
EU Contribution
€0
Partner Organisations
EU Contribution
€0