On 8 January 2009 Jean-Pierre Masseret, president of the Lorraine region, Lucien Lux, minister of transport of the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg, and Bernard Niquet, Lorraine region prefect, presented a new cross-border mobility scheme (SMOT) intended to accommodate the increasing numbers of cross-border movements between Lorraine and Luxemburg.
The SMOT defines a programme of practical actions in preparation for the increased flows generated by cross-border movements. It proposes solutions which develop intermodality, public transport and car-pooling.
One of the objectives is to gradually increase the share of alternative modes of transport to the individual car, such as public transport and car-pooling, to 15, 20 then 25% of all Lorraine-Luxemburg movements.
Other measures include increasing the capacity of the rail network, the construction of new railway stations and the introduction of new cross-border coach routes.
Source: Cross-border news, No.47, February 2009
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