Opportunities for reinforcing cross-border railway connections: the case of the Liège (Belgium) - Maastricht (the Netherlands) connection ; Les opportunités de renforcement d'une liaison ferroviaire transfrontalière: le cas de la connection entre Liège (Belgique) et Maastricht (Pays-Bas)

peer reviewed ; Efficient mobility is an essential driving force for the development of cross-border (CB) regions. The different settings and visions of neighbouring CB entities may lead to unsatisfactory transport connections across the border. This case study of a CB connection focuses on this issue and highlights, by means of a comparative analysis, how the differences in six perspectives (the economic context; urban and regional planning in Belgium and the Netherlands; the structure of the rail network; barriers in the exploitation of the railway; the current travel demand by rail; and the... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Wilmotte, Pierre-François
Mostert, Martine
Christmann, Nathalie
Lambotte, Jean-Marc
Cools, Mario
Dokumenttyp: journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: Taylor and Francis
Schlagwörter: Cross-border mobility / Cross-border cooperation / Cross-border transport / Border regions / Rail transport / Barrier effect / Régions frontalières / Transport ferroviaire / Effet frontière / Mobilité transfrontalière / Coopération transfrontalière / Transport transfrontalier / Social & behavioral sciences / psychology / Regional & inter-regional studies / Business & economic sciences / Special economic topics (health / labor / transportation.) / Human geography & demography / Sciences sociales & comportementales / psychologie / Etudes régionales & interrégionales / Sciences économiques & de gestion / Domaines particuliers de l’économie (santé / travail / transport.) / Geographie humaine & démographie
Sprache: Englisch
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peer reviewed ; Efficient mobility is an essential driving force for the development of cross-border (CB) regions. The different settings and visions of neighbouring CB entities may lead to unsatisfactory transport connections across the border. This case study of a CB connection focuses on this issue and highlights, by means of a comparative analysis, how the differences in six perspectives (the economic context; urban and regional planning in Belgium and the Netherlands; the structure of the rail network; barriers in the exploitation of the railway; the current travel demand by rail; and the governance, public planning and policy context) lead to an unsatisfactory rail connection between Liège (Belgium) and Maastricht (the Netherlands). Based on the results of the analysis, we suggest reinforcing cross-mobility connections through several tools such as (i) the development of a common governance, by including economic and social stakeholders; (ii) the development of joint technical projects in relation to the infrastructure, communication systems and the rolling stock; and (iii) the strengthening of flows between the two sides of the border, especially the home-work flows. ; Une mobilité efficace est une facteur de développement des régions transfrontalières. Les différents contextes et visions des entités transfrontalières voisines peuvent mener à une offre de transport peut satisfaisante de part et d'autre des frontières. Ce cas d'étude d'une connexion transfrontalière fait le point sur ces enjeux, à l'aide d'une analyse comparative sur six aspects (contexte économique, politique d'aménagement du territoire en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas, la demande locale actuelle pour le transport ferroviaire, la structure du réseau ferroviaire et la gouvernance locale). Sur la base des résultats de l'analyse, nous suggérons le renforcement des connexions transfrontalières à travers plusieurs outils tels que le développement d'une gouvernance commune, incluant les acteurs économiques et sociaux; le développement de projets ...