The french "Plan de mobilité simplifié" (PDMS)
An adaptable strategic tool
for organising mobility
in medium-sized towns and rural areas
Outside large cities, cars account for the lion’s share of everyday travel, and
alternative mobility offerings are very limited. The issue of mobility in rural
areas and medium-sized towns has numerous environmental, social (owing to
the dependency of certain parts of the population) and economic implications
(relating to an area’s attractiveness, or access to employment, for example).
And yet, sustainable mobility solutions do exist. To encourage their development,
a Rural Mobility Plan aimed at sparsely populated areas was introduced in
2015, before being replaced in 2019 by the “Plan de mobilité simplifié” (PDMS).
This voluntary plan is intended for mobility organising authorities (autorités
organisatrices de la mobilité - AOM) that are not formally required to produce
a mobility plan. This methodology guide has been produced to support local
stakeholders introducing a PDMS, covering each step from initial development
to post-implementation assessment. It describes the general principles,
development process and possible content of the plan.
Outside large cities, cars account for the lion’s share of everyday travel, and
alternative mobility offerings are very limited. The issue of mobility in rural
areas and medium-sized towns has numerous environmental, social (owing to
the dependency of certain parts of the population) and economic implications
(relating to an area’s attractiveness, or access to employment, for example).
And yet, sustainable mobility solutions do exist. To encourage their development,
a Rural Mobility Plan aimed at sparsely populated areas was introduced in
2015, before being replaced in 2019 by the “Plan de mobilité simplifié” (PDMS).
This voluntary plan is intended for mobility organising authorities (autorités
organisatrices de la mobilité - AOM) that are not formally required to produce
a mobility plan. This methodology guide has been produced to support local
stakeholders introducing a PDMS, covering each step from initial development
to post-implementation assessment. It describes the general principles,
development process and possible content of the plan.
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: What is a simplified mobility plan?
1.1 Flexible legal framework that can be adapted to local needs
1.2 A flexible, unifying approach to providing a territory with a concerted mobility strategy
CHAPTER 2: Key elements of mobility in medium-sized townsand rural areas
2.1 The challenges of mobility in rural areas and medium-sized towns
2.2 The challenges of sustainable mobility
2.3 Faced with the challenges of mobility, a structured, cross-disciplinary response
CHAPTER 3: How to develop a simplified mobility plan?
3.1 The main stages in the approach
3.2 Framing the ”Simplified Mobility Plan” approach
3.3 Governance of the simplified mobility plan
3.4 Dialogue, participation and communication
CHAPTER 4: What is the content of the plan?
4.1 Diagnosis
4.2 Strategy
4.3 Action plan
4.4 Monitoring and assessment
CHAPTER 5: Appendices
5.1 Bibliography
5.2 List of abbreviations and acronyms
5.3 The simplified mobility plan in the Transport Code
5.4 Comparison between the rural mobility plan and the simplified mobility plan
5.5 Detailed table of contents
