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LYON'S URBAN DEVELOPMENT 14 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | NOVEMBER 2014 Emission Standards Exhausting your Budget? From Turbo to Top Stacks Grand Rock has it all, at tremendous savings. Pipes, clamps, fex components, DOC's you name it, we have it! You won't be exhausted working with Grand Rock. 395 Fountain Avenue, Painesville, OH 44077 440.639.2000 local • 800.321.3674 N. America www.grandrock.com • Email: sales@grandrock.com For more information, visit www.MassTransitmag.com/11677665 tram, which connects to the business quarter of Lyon. In Lyon there are two major rail stations, Lyon Part-Dieu and Lyon Perrache, which have regional ser- vices, including TGV. Te city also has a dense road network with connections to Paris, Marseille, Geneva and Grenoble. The Transports en Commun Lyon- nais (TCL) is the public transit system, including a metro, tram, trolleybus- es, buses and funicular rail. Being located at the foot of two hills led the city to early adoption of funic- ular railway technology with five lines being built in the 19th century; two are still in opera- tion today. Since 2005, bike share has also been a part of Lyon's trans- portation network. Organizational Structure Syndicat mixtedes Transports pour le Rhône et l'Agglomération Lyonnaise (SYTRAL) is a public institution that was founded in 1985 and serves as the organiz- ing authority for urban transport operated under the TCL and Optibus brands. Te operating area covers about 237 square miles and includes 58 municipalities and 7 peripheral towns. Population for the area is approximately 1,300,000 people. SYTRAL President Bernard Rivalta said it is run by two councils — greater Lyon and Rhône County and that it comprises elect- ed representatives from greater Lyon, the county council and also from two groups of municipalities on the edge of the met- ropolitan area. He also said SYTRAL has reorganized to provide urban services in the rest of the county to adapt the operating model to provide the most efcient system. SYTRAL is a decision-making body composed of elected representatives from the Greater Lyon and the Rhône depart- ment. Decisions are made in a Trade Union Committee composed of 28 elected mem- bers. Tey defne policy for public transport in the city and monitor the implementation. Rivalta said he sees public transportation as a major public service which elected rep- resentatives must be responsible for in terms of decision-making, funding and ownership but when it comes to the day-to-day opera- tions, it is for a business to run with its ca- pabilities, knowledge and skills. Te system was reorganized and every 6 years they go out to bid for a private contractor. SYTRAL has a contract with Keolis Lyon to operate the TCL system, as well as the Optibus for mobility-impaired Lyon at a Glance Urban area population 490,000 Lyon and suburbs population 2,200,00 (January 2011 census) 2nd largest metropolitan area in France SYTRAL SEVENTY PERCENT of TCL's service is electric.