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Does free transport work?

Between
Philippe Duron

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Arnaud Passalacqua

The idea of making public transport free is gaining ground. By the end of 2021, 36 towns and cities in France had adopted it. Its supporters defend its benefits in terms of equality and modal shift, while its detractors criticise the cost and question the benefits. But what do the results of the experiment tell us? What are the problems that emerge, and what are the solutions? Arnaud Passalacqua, member of the French Observatory of free transport, and Philippe Duron, president of TDIE, debate on the use of free transport as a response to contemporary mobility challenges.

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The challenge behind Crossed Perspectives is to bring together two specialists from different fields (artists, practitioners, researchers, etc.) in order to compare and contrast their approach to a particular topic. Each participant is asked to respond to three questions before commenting on the answers given by his or her counterpart. The aim is to show where their views differ but where they converge as well.

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Mobility and conviviality in a rural environment

30 January 2014

Between Marie Huyghe | Planner

And Odile Proust | Conseillère municipale

Is there a place for public or shared transportation in a rural environment? How can the needs of an isolated person or with reduced mobility be met? How should the ecological issues be dealt with? Here are the responses of an engineer who specialises in such questions, and a local elected representative who has played a significant role in developing the Pilat Regional Park in France.

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why study super-rich mobility?

17 December 2013

Between Javier Caletrío | Sociologue

And Olivier Mongin | Philosophe

Shall we study the mobilities of the rich or those of the poor? How to understand the super-rich's virtual and material flows in relationship with those of the rest of the world population? Discussion between a Spanish sociologist and a French philosopher.

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Urban cycling

26 November 2013

Between Dave Horton | Sociologue

And David Dansky | Formateur/Formatrice

Cycling is moving up the agenda of town and city planners across Europe, given its benefits as a healthy, highly sustainable mode of transport. But how can it best be developed in today’s car-dominated urban environment? FVM talks to two British cycling experts, Dave Horton and David Dansky, about the key issues.

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Nomadism and neo-nomads

22 May 2013

Between Ferjeux van der Stigghel | Photographe-voyageur

And Arnaud Le Marchand | Économiste

The term ‘nomad’ includes many categories of people who are mobile: the Roma community, lorry drivers, fairground and seasonal workers, etc. However, over the past few decades, a new category has been added to the list: neo-nomads or “travellers”. A photographer and a university professor, both experts in their fields, discuss the situation today.

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Leaving the Car ?

21 March 2013

Between Elinor Whidden | Artiste

And Jean-Marc Offner | Urbaniste

A Canadian photographer and a French urban planner discuss the future of cars. Given the technical and environmental constraints of car use, they consider the car’s place in our societies, our imaginaries and its impact on our ways of life.

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On the Move: in the Virtual and the Physical Worlds

01 March 2013

Between Sven Kesselring | Sociologue

And Elly Clarke | Artiste

A photographer and a sociologist discuss the relationship between real and virtual mobilities, and their increasing impact on our way of life in terms of climate change and the energy crisis.

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Travel time and speed

10 December 2012

Between Yves Crozet | Économiste

And Michel Leboeuf | Praticien-ne

The following article provides two points of view, one from a university professor and the other from one of the SNCF’s leading experts on high-speed travel. Their views, which are largely complementary – but sometimes in opposition, offer an insight into a subject that goes well beyond the question of transport and involves matters of public policy, regional development planning and individual choice.