Contents

Land transportation and economic development

5 Foreword
Frédéric CUVILLIER

6 Introduction
Michel MASSONI and Hervé de TREGLODE

I. Strategic aspects

8
How to better integrate French transportation in European networks?
Matthias RUETE

13
Transportation infrastructures in France tomorrow: The conclusions of Commission Mobilité 21
Philippe DURON

18
Rail competition, a national inhibition!
Gilles SAVARY

24
Conservation of the environment: An important dimension in plans for the LGV South Europe Atlantic (SEA)
Christophe HUAU, Thierry CHARLEMAGNE and Philippe RAVACHE

30
Land transportation’s accessibility and economic development: It’s time to change times!
Yves CROZET

II. How will transportation services change?

35
What prospects for high-speed trains in France?
Daniel BURSAUX

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What cities and forms of mobility for stimulating productivity?
Jean-Pierre ORFEUIL

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Commitments for public transportation and sustainable mobility: GART’s manifesto
Roland RIES

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What prospects for high-speed trains in France?
Jean SIVARDIÈRE

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Following freight in urban areas: A new pact between statistical surveys and simulation
Florence TOILIER, Alain BONNAFOUS and Jean-Louis ROUTHIER

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The stakes: Everday mobility in large urban areas
André BROTO

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A storm warning for rail freight in France
Denis CHOUMERT and Christian ROSE

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Are French ports less attractive owing to the lack of rail freight services? Or does this lack result from ports being less attractive?
François SOULET de BRUGIÈRE

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Issue editors: Michel Massoni and Hervé de Tréglodé