The opening to competition is already effective, far from Paris, where Keolis, Transdev, SAVAC and even CAP RATP have shared the 1,300 bus lines in the greater suburbs in 2022. From now on, it is the turn of Parisian buses to be concerned, which puts an end to an 80-year monopoly of the RATP. It remains to be seen whether this big bang is beneficial for users and for public finances.
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Transitions between operators are sometimes painful. This was particularly the case in Saclay. So what is the assessment, two years later? Parigo is leading the investigation.
Regularity, punctuality… The arrival of these new operators was supposed to solve all or almost all the problems. But have travelers really emerged as winners from this great upheaval? Interview with Marc Pélissier, the president of the main user association in Île-de-France.
We will then focus on the social consequences of this unprecedented shift: the 30,000 bus drivers in the region are all likely to change employers overnight. An uncertainty that worries the entire profession.
Finally, we will seek to know whether, yes or not, the opening to competition on the bus side allows Île-de-France Mobilités to make savings, while a similar big bang is looming on the metro, RER and Transilian. Interview with Marc Ivaldi, president of the French transport economics association.
► See you this Saturday at 12:35 p.m. on France 3 Paris Île-de-France, or in replay on France.tv/idf
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