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-====== Architecture and Town planning in La Verpillière ======
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+====== Town planning: redesigning the sector around the station of La Verpillière ======
+{{:start:1-france:b-redesigning:architecture:architecture.jpg?200 |}} <WRAP JUSTIFY>After having met with the town's mayor and elected representatives responsible for urban planning and economic development, students were left with a number of parameters to bear in mind. And students were also given a time frame to come up with a solution for the redevelopment of the sector around the station that they would need to present to La Verpillière Town Council in May 2015.</WRAP>
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+====== Needs and constraints linked to redeveloping the station of La Verpillière ======
+===== Needs and issues at stake=====
+  - Getting rid of the level crossing,
+  - re-routing traffic from the D126 road to avoid unnecessary traffic congestion,
+  - developing the station for the projected increase in passenger traffic,
+  - re-working the traffic flows along the Avenue de la Gare,
+  - re-siting the Sainte-Marie Lyon school bus terminus,
+  - extending station car parking, but to what level?,
+  - improving safety around the station through reduced traffic flow,
+  - improving station access, as well as making crossing to the opposite platform easier,
+  - extending other sorts of parking (such as for bicycles and electric cars),
+  - favouring soft transport methods, especially between the station and the new outlet village,
+  - improving disabled access to and inside the station,
+  - creating a new bus terminus for public transport to and from the station,
+  - adding new services and/or shops for commuters,
+  - easing traffic flow.
+===== Constraints-invariables =====
+  * All the stakeholders need to be in agreement.
+  * Making sure the La Verpillière-Villefontaine link road is maintained.
+  * Sainte-Marie Lyon school cannot be re-sited.
+  * The school gymnasium and other parts of the school are not open to the general public.
+  * Construction of a new outlet village is due to begin in early 2015, bringing increased traffic.
+  * The new housing development cannot be re-sited.
+  * Local businesses cannot be relocated.
+  * There is a habitat corridor for wildlife that cannot be built on.
+  * The site is relatively small and building potential limited.
+====== Presentation by the French Town Hall  ======
+{{:start:1-france:b-redesigning:presentation_mairie_la_verpilliere_1-_sept_2014.jpg?800|}}
+{{:start:1-france:b-redesigning:presentation_mairie_la_verpilliere_2_-_sept_2014.jpg?800|}}
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+{{maplink:Gare LA VERPILLIERE:Google Maps - Site of La Verpillière's Station}}
+===== Players =====
+==== State ====
+  * Reginal and local authorities,
+  * La Verpillière Town Hall,
+  * Villefontaine Town Hall,
+  * North Isère Urban Authority (Communauté d’agglomération des Portes de l’Isère or "CAPI"),
+  * Isère Council,
+  * Rhone-Alps Regional Council,
+  * The French rail network provider: RFF.
+==== Main private players ====
+  * The school Sainte-Marie Lyon,
+  * A company called Nemera.
+===== Various solutions proposed and studied =====
+  * Getting rid of the level crossing.
+  * Re-routing the local road 1006 which goes over the level crossing.
+  * Creating an intermodal hub.
+  * Resiting of or safety improvement work on the Marist school bus park.
+  * Rethinking of the direction of traffic along Avenue Général de Gaulle and Avenue Général Giraud.
+  * Development of the Léman site.
+  * No resiting of the current La Verpillière station due to costs and political considerations.
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