FITTING LRT INTO THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT: THE LYONS TRAMSWAY PROJEC

Over the next few years, the local authorities of the Greater Lyo conurbation have embarked on a plan to revolutionise public trans in France's second city as a means to reduce traffic congestion a pollution, and improve public transport provision. A key part of this plan is the tramway project. The tramway will run on public roads, but in order to give the maximum level of priority to tram they will be segregated from general traffic and will receive priority at signalised junctions. This has involved the use of a traffic simulation software package which enables the impact of t tram on general traffic to be evaluated, taking particular accoun other forms of public transport (ie buses). This paper describes methodological approach used to plan tramway/highway intersection with reference to the impact of the tram on the road infrastructu bus services, road traffic congestion, and new route strategies f road traffic, cyclists and pedestrians. (A) For the covering abstract see ITRD E107957.