Public transport projects which introduce lanes exclusively for public transport generally address the three major types of sustainable developmentissue: environmental, social and economic. They allow the reallocation ofspaces dedicated to the different functions of urban roads, particularly by limiting the space used by private cars. These transport projects now provide an opportunity to develop real routes for non-motorised means of transport. In urban spaces, which are often very restricted, pedestrian and bicycle traffic must be integrated with as much care as tramways or other road vehicles. The local government authority of the Hauts-de-Seine Departement (which is the client for the urban development and infrastructure work on the T8 tramway line in the Greater Paris area) has incorporated the project within a policy of sustainable development and Environmental Quality in which the question of non-motorised travel is strongly underlined. The project is currently at the design stage, and the project manager is responsible for designing the development project with the aid of an Environmental Quality multicriteria analysis "filter". This preventive approach is aimed directly at users (particularly pedestrians and cyclists), offering them a real choice between different means of transport and creating a pleasant, functional environment for living. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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