Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): The area was selected in the 1960s to accommodate a new town then designated the name " Lille-Est " , which was to channel the growth of the agglomeration of Lille city and development of institutions based in the area .
Output (English): Its site was selected in the 1960s to accommodate the new town of Lille-Est , which was to channel the development of the agglomeration .