Abstract
Despite being part of the European Union, the French West Indies are not often in the focus of research. This paper aims to introduce Martinique and its public transport systems. Starting with an overview over Martinique, the present transport situation will be analysed with findings as follows: the most important suppliers of public transport services are buses in the capital area and taxi collectives on routes to/from the capital. Individual transport by (rental) car plays a major role, so road congestion is a major issue. Recent developments and innovations that may improve the present situation will be discussed as well.
Highlights
Located in the Caribbean Sea, Martinique is one of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
This paper aims to introduce Martinique and its public transport systems
It can be summarized that Martinique is a densely populated island and with a high share of private transport causes road congestions and other externalities, which pose big problems to an envisaged sustainable development
Summary
Located in the Caribbean Sea, Martinique is one of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. The closest neighbouring islands are Saint Lucia in the south and Dominica in the north, which are both independent nations. Km, Martinique has a much higher population density in comparison to France Private transport contributes to the majority of movements on Martinique at present. This intensive usage of private vehicles causes traffic jams and other externalities like the problem of disposal of old and broken cars. The enforcement of France [5] with 72.5% of all households have at least one car public transport is a major issue for Martinique’s govern- [12]. Within the last years it improved considerable ment with regard to a sustainable development of the island. and became more professional
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