The privatization of buses is closer to the center of Paris, the RATP loses the operation of part of its network – Liberation

The process of opening up to competition takes its course in Ile -de -France transport, even if The advantages for users are far from obvious. Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) announced, Tuesday, March 25, a second wave of attributions which concerns 86 bus lines in Paris and in a small crown. Candidates « Precentis » must be validated on the board of directors of IDFM on April 10, but the suspense is almost nonexistent, and three realities already emerge. The first is that the public company RATP, created at the end of the Second World War, continues to see its network melt, and, for the first time, this will concern lines circulating in intramural Paris.

The second reality of this operation, defended body and soul by the president of the region Valérie Pécresse, for whom « It’s beneficial for travelers » And « It brings a better offer at a better price », is that three of the four lots are awarded to Transdev, a Franco-German company soon to be mainly in German capital, and to the Italian Milan Métro enterprise, ATM. This arrival of foreign companies is a first for the Paris region. It should lead to the transfer of 2,600 full -time equivalents from the RATP to