Juliana MUNIZ, Paris Nanterre Université , France
In regards to urban areas, central business districts (CBD) represent major traffic hubs. These districts are known for weekday long distance commuters, employees coming from all over the region by mass transit or automobiles. However, these neighborhoods also have a significant number of short based trips, be it in regards to their interior or in their close vicinity (Monzon et al., 2011). Furthermore, the ongoing restrictions imposed by the covid-19 pandemic in work practices and daily mobility routines ended up accelerating certain trends that were already underway, such as telework and the increased use of micro mobility devices (Florida et al., 2021; Zhou et al., 2021). In this context, the main objective of the present research is to understand how recent changes in the world of work and in the urban mobility sector impact small distances trips related to central business districts. The leading case study will be the business district of “La Défense” and its surroundings located on the western fringes of central Paris. Filled with business towers and more than half a million workers, this territory is home to the only vertical neighborhood in France (POLD, 2021, PLD, 2022). It is also an important metropolitan transportation hub that is receiving significant improvements in accessibility with a new train and metro lines being built in the area (POLD, 2021). Thus, based on a literature review and field observations of “La Défense”, we will seek to understand the future evolution of central business districts and the short-distance trips associated with them.
Mots clés : central business districts|short-distance trips|post-pandemic world|Paris La Défense|recent changes
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