Ravior – BUS STOP – NEW PASSENGER INFORMATION 1995

Description

RATP’s New Information for Passengers (NIFP) is a network-wide redesign of bus stops to improve comfort, legibility and usability across 15,000 stops. Objectives include clearer route identification, simpler vocabulary, correct placement of information, integration of town colour codes and real‑time displays (ALTAIR trial on route 47). Implementation began in late 1994 and aimed for completion by 1997, executed in parallel across Paris and suburbs using a district-by-district spiral in Paris and targeted suburban clusters. At completion the program will provide about 880 signposts and 1,620 shelters in Paris and roughly 7,500 signposts and 2,650 shelters in the suburbs. Equipment varies (RATP signposts, shelters by RATP or commercial firms like JCDecaux). New signposts feature a “cow’s head” overframe, blue stop-name faces, jade-green operational panels with modular route info (service periods, special notes) and colour-coded route identifiers. Shelters include headers, side panels and large back-frame displays (Paris: 9-square multilingual info with diagrams, fares, timetables, maps; suburbs: route diagrams, fares, timetables, maps). The scheme coordinates with local authorities and advertisers to ensure consistent, comprehensive passenger information.