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Parisian public transport is said to be among the best in the world

2020-10-08T18:41:45.189Z


Rising to the top 10 worldwide in the ranking made by the Oliver Wyman Forum, Paris nevertheless suffers from noise and light pollution as well as a lack of coordination and real-time monitoring on its network.


Widely criticized since the beginning of the week against a background of management of the health crisis, Parisian public transport is said to be among the best in the world.

According to the latest edition of the ranking of the "

50 most resilient cities in terms of urban mobility

", carried out by the Oliver Wyman Forum in partnership with the California University of Berkeley, the city of light does not have to be ashamed of its networks .

The “

Urban Mobility Readiness Index 2020

”, whose name is difficult to translate into the language of Molière, indeed ranks Paris in ninth place, out of 50 cities studied.

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To achieve its ranking, the group first selected 50 major cities around the world.

They were chosen "

because of their distinct mobility and the varied solutions they seek

" to improve their networks.

They are also economic capitals.

Next, the think-tank determined six “

key attributes

” that a

modern “

mobility ecosystem

” must offer

to its users.

These systems need to be “

integrated

”, with one-stop multimodal service and a smooth journey;

Accessible

”, easy to use, efficient, affordable and practical;

"

Sustainable

", protecting the environment and the health of city dwellers;

Innovative

”, thanks to the use of recent technologies;

Collaborative

”, making large groups and young shoots work together;

and “

resilient

”, ie able to withstand multiple disasters and risks.

Behind this, five “

dimensions

” grouping together 56 precise parameters were used to establish the final ranking of cities: infrastructure, social impact, market attractiveness, system efficiency and network innovation.

The cities with the best results in these areas are, unsurprisingly, above the rest and have the best results in each dimension.

An overall score, out of one hundred, is used to establish the final ranking.

Europe very well ranked in the field of transport

In detail, Singapore, London and Stockholm form the top three.

These metropolises are followed by Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Helsinki, Berlin, Paris and New York.

This top 10 remains tight, with the cities each having an overall score of between 70.8 and 74.1.

With 71.7, Paris, ninth, is perfectly tied with Berlin.

The top twenty cities in the ranking leave the lion's share to Europe, with 9 cities, against 4 cities for Asia, 6 cities for North America and one city for Oceania - Sidney.

The French capital enjoys excellent scores in three categories.

It is thus 2nd in terms of infrastructure (“does

the city have robust infrastructure and extensive connectivity to support the mobility of tomorrow?

”), 4th in terms of market attractiveness (“

To what extent does the city engaging the private sector and securing various investments to develop mobility?

”) and 7th in terms of innovation (“

To what extent does the city exploit local talents and resources to stimulate technological progress?

”).

However, the city is failing in the areas of social impact and system efficiency.

In other words, it does not "

maximize

" the advantages generated by mobility, for example on employment, its transport is relatively expensive and its network is sorely lacking in coordination and real-time monitoring, "

thanks to elements such as traffic management systems

”.

In addition, despite the residents' significant use of transport, massive investments, innovations and good quality training, Paris also suffers from "

high levels of noise and light pollution

".

By comparison, London is much better connected to the rest of the world through its network of airports and innovation remains in the city's DNA.

But our British neighbors also suffer from noise and light pollution and carpooling is lagging behind.

Singapore benefits from an “

unrivaled

” traffic management system

and the Asian metropolis has “

one of the best

” rail systems on the planet.

The garden city should however reinforce its “

micromobility

” by promoting walking and electric scooters, as well as shared mobility.

Rather good student, the French capital therefore still has work to do to hope to reach the podium.

Source: lefigaro

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