Mobility and transports Local practices - sheets n° 2 - 3 : Sheet n° 3 Involving citizens in the SUMP process. Challenges and recent trends in Frenche PDUs = Impliquer les citoyens dans le processus SUMP. Défi et tendances récentes dans les PDUs français. Pratiques locales de mobilité et transports - Fiche n°3

Citizen involvement in the PDU (French version of the European SUMP) process is obligatory only at final stage of the process: consultation of certain associations when they require it, public enquiry on a draft plan.These recent years, urban mobility authorities have innovated, involving citizens throughout the whole process (PDU cafés, citizen workshops …). This factsheet presents these experiences and draws recommendations useful both for French and European local authorities, for the promotion of the SUMP concept.