Simplified mobility plans and cycling master plans — Pôle Métropolitain du Grand Amiénois

Extending over more than 3,000 km², the Grand Amiénois is a contrasting territory combining rural areas, structuring towns and the direct influence of the Amiens agglomeration.
To meet the diversity of contexts and needs, Explain supported the Metropolitan Pole in the definition of a common planning base, articulating daily and active mobilities.

The mission was organized in several stages:

1. Shared territorial diagnosis
   • Analysis of mobility practices based on ENTD data and bicycle counts.
   • Network mapping, flux-generating hubs and accessibility discontinuities.
   • Interviews with local actors and inter-communal workshops.
2. Development of Simplified Mobility Plans
   • Definition of strategic directions by territory: appeasement, connection to clusters, inclusive mobility.
   • Integration of school, economic and tourist mobility needs.
   • Construction of a prioritized action plan, prioritized by time horizon and institutional support.
3. Design of Bicycle Master Plans
   • Identification of structuring itineraries at the intermunicipal level and their continuities.
   • Definition of typical planning principles according to contexts (rural, urban, shared road).
   • Proposal of a harmonized methodology monitoring and evaluating cycling policies.

The study resulted in the production of a shared repository between EPCIs, guaranteeing the coherence of local policies while respecting the specificities of each territory.

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The approach aimed to provide Grand Amiénois with a strategic and unifying tool, facilitating the convergence of local mobility policies.
Explain had the following goals:

• Offer a common and legible diagnosis mobility at the interterritorial level;
• Define operational guidelines adapted to rurality and local centralities;
• Harmonize the cycling planning between neighboring territories;
• Give elected officials concrete and numerical decision tools, supporting the implementation of the Climate Plan and the regional SRADDET.

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The study made it possible to establish a common culture of mobility within the six member intercommunalities. The plans and diagrams produced offer a coherent and shared vision of infrastructures and services, while valuing local singularities.By relying on a participatory method and shared GIS tools, Explain has strengthened the capacity of the territory to Moving from planning to action, with clear and concerted investment priorities.

Since the acquisition of mobility skills is new for EPCIs, and the territory is vast and brings together a significant number of actors, a need for support and pedagogy is necessary. Our Firm monitors through educational materials (conceptual diagram, cartography, cartography, illustrated examples, benchmark...), and consultation actions (online questionnaire, consultation workshop, time
plenary) to mobilize all actors towards a global and shared mobility strategy.