The COJO Paris 2024 loves formulas. They love to distribute them, proud of their innovations and convinced of their impact. Just over seven months before the Games, the media presentation of the transport plan for the Olympics and Paralympics gave them the chance to add two new formulas to their list.
The first formula summarizes the team deployed for the media exercise, with no less than sixteen people gathered around the table or via video conference, representing all the stakeholders: the French transport team. Quite audacious for a subject around which unity is struggling.
The other formula of the day: COJO Paris 2024 and its “transport team of France” promise to organize the “first cycling Games in history” next year. An Olympic and Paralympic event where it will be possible, at least on paper, to get to the sites by riding a bicycle. According to the numbers presented, this is indeed possible, with extensive cycling lanes already in place and new ones planned to be built. The city of Paris has 440 kilometers of cycling lanes and the region of Ile-de-France has 415 kilometers, with an additional 120 kilometers being finalized. In Seine-Saint-Denis, there are already 275 kilometers of cycling lanes, with plans to add 15 kilometers specifically for the Games.
The city of Paris also announced that the Vélib’ fleet, a bike sharing service, will have 22,000 units during the Games, with an additional 18 to 25,000 bikes in free service. The city will also install 10,000 new parking spaces for bikes near the competition sites. In Seine-Saint-Denis, 1,500 parking spaces will be added near the Stade de France and the Aquatic Olympic Center. Temporary Vélib’ stations will also be installed near the Olympic sites.
