This report seeks to determine what influence high-speed rail lines lines will have on the regions served, particularly in the light of experience with the TGV Sud-Est in France.
Round Table 81 takes stock of the problems of inadequate transport links at its periphery and considers the contribution private capital could bring in funding transport infrastructure.
Current changes in the structure of population, whether they relate to ageing or the radical modification of social practices, are affecting the level of usage of private cars. Round Table 88 examines the scale of these changes and how public transport can respond.