Urban development, transport networks: RATP offers turnkey offers to cities

The strategic plans of major public transport operators have followed one another in recent days. After that of Keolis, the SNCF subsidiary, it is the turn of the new boss of the RATP group to present his roadmap between now and 2030.

Eight months ago, Jean Castex gave up his position as CEO of RATP to Xavier Piechazyck, who until then held the presidency of RTE, the manager of the electricity transmission network in France. The engineer with a “techno” profile, advisor to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in the fields of energy, transport and housing before joining President Hollande’s cabinet, has therefore remained in a world that he knows like the back of his hand. But this time, he is in charge of a “boutique” of 73,500 employees present in 17 countries and three-quarters of whom work in Île-de-France. A company whose social upheavals can turn into a nightmare for millions of travelers.