One hundred days to the Games: Transport plan ready
PARIS, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- *The Île-de-France region and Île-de-France Mobilités, as the leading public financiers, after the Government, have invested more than €500 million *towards the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This investment encompasses transport, sports infrastructure, green spaces, housing, and bolstering security measures.
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games *are poised to make history as the first Games accessible entirely via low-carbon public transport. *With more than two million visitors expected this summer, *Île-de-France Mobilités has set up an ambitious transport plan to ensure seamless access to all competition venues:*
· *A 15% increase in transport services on average* and up to 70% on some lines.
· *New transport options specifically tailored for the event*: the extension of metro line 14 from Saint-Denis-Pleyel (near the Stade de France) to Orly airport, making the airport a mere 30-minute ride by automatic metro from the heart of Paris, and of the RER E to Nanterre. This is in addition to ensuring accessibility at 240 stations, which represents 95% of train and RER traffic.
· *10 free shuttle routes *to access competition venues located far from stations.
· *150 wheelchair-accessible shuttles for spectators*
· *1,000 buses to transport athletes and accredited personnel*.
· *The "Paris 2024 Public Transport" app available in May* to guide spectators to the best routes.
· *A Paris 2024 Pass for access to all Paris region transport options*. Available for use from 20 July to 8 September 2024. It is already on sale online at iledefrance-mobilités.fr and will be available via the Paris 2024 Public Transport app in mid-June.
· *5,000 station staff* to guide spectators.
· *415 kilometres of cycle paths* linking the major Olympic venues.
· *Part of the network* (several metro lines and the RER C in central Paris) will operate *through the night of 10 August as part of the Mass Event Running*.
*The Île-de-France region is actively engaged in ensuring everyone's safety:*
· *15,000 security personnel have been trained*.
· *Île-de-France Mobilités has set up a regional mobile security brigade of 50 agents on the transport network. It will complement the 3,000 security personnel,* and remain after the Games. Fifty cyno-detection brigades are mobilized, and 80,000 video surveillance cameras are connected to the CCOS (Operational Security Coordination Centre).
*The Paris Olympic Games have begun to have an economic impact, *with 1,500 jobs already created out of total of 4,000 in the long term. *In June, the region will launch a retraining platform* for employees who will have completed their assignments facilitating their transition into new employment opportunities offered by volunteering companies.
In the words of Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France Region and Île-de-France Mobilités: "I express my gratitude to the Games. These games serve as a catalyst for our region, accelerating the realization of numerous projects spanning transport, housing, and sports facilities. While I acknowledge the potential inconveniences that may arise for our residents during this period, the ultimate outcomes will undoubtedly benefit the entire region and country."
Contact: contact@presse.iledefrance-mobilites.fr