Groupement des autorités responsables de transport

The groupement des autorités responsables de transport (GART, "Association of Transport Authorities") is a French Association (as defined by the Association loi de 1901) founded in 1980. It is formed of 263 autorités organisatrices de transports, of which 185 are agglomeration communities or urban communities, 59 are general councils and 19 are regional councils. These members have the objective of implementing and improving public transport in France. GART is a platform of exchange and transport matters, representing all political tendencies, and acts as their spokesbody at the national and European level.