STIF leading innovation in Ile de France public transport

As the integrated public transport authority competent for all
modes of transport within the Ile-de-France Region, the STIF has
drawn up and released a specific document focusing on the
innovations that have been developed in the region recently.
Indeed, a series of innovative services have been designed and
implemented over the last months. They include:

a new way to travel by bus ”T Zen” that combines quality of
service, comfort and design;

a brand new travel planner ”Vianavigo” as the reference
site for public transport in Ile-de-France;
the urban renewal of the Île-de-France region through
eight tramway lines due to be in service by 2015;
the ‘Navigo Card’ that simplifies travel in Ile-de-France;
the modernising of Ile-de-France stations to improve
connections between the different means of transport;
‘Véligo’ parking spots to support the daily use of bikes;
revised and more coherent Ile-de-France maps showing
the services on offer from 74 transport companies in
the region;
the testing of several models of hybrid buses in Ile-de-France
in concert with the RATP;
the extensive train and RER rolling stock renovation
and purchase program since 2006 to improve quality of
service and passenger comfort;
the testing of NFC technology in public transport along
with Véolia Transdev;
the future creation of three new public transport routes on
the Seine river;
the adoption of a Charter for a sustainable territory
within the framework of the extension of metro line 11;
and last but not least the development of the ‘Grand Paris
Express’ project, tomorrow’s metro that will make travelling
easier between Ile-de-France suburbs.