AET Transport & Mobility Forum - FREE Webinar Thursday 6th February 2025
 | FREE WEBINAR: Thurs 6 February 2025 11:00-12:00 CET, 10:00-11:00 GMTHosting the Paris 2024 Olympics |
Hosting the Paris 2024 Olympics: the challenges of a car-free global event
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games introduced a new approach focused on legacy, sustainability, and budget control. Instead of building oversized infrastructures, the “Games Wide Open” concept turned Paris's streets and monuments into a giant stadium, bringing the event closer to the people.
This creative approach posed challenges for security, transportation, and logistics. To minimise the carbon footprint, 100% of spectators were required to travel on foot, by bike, or public transport. However, existing metro and train stations were not equipped to handle such high spectator flows, necessitating an innovative transport strategy.
Ile-de-France Mobilités, the Public Transport Authority for Paris Region, was responsible for the Games’ Spectators Transport Plan. This plan involved computerised modelling, capacity-demand analysis, and collaboration with transport operators, the organising committee, and police authorities.
Additionally, specific Traveller Information tools, pricing policies, and communication processes were developed to ensure quick responses during the Games. During the Transport Mobility Forum session, Ile-de-France Mobilités will share insights with other transport actors preparing for large-scale events.
This webinar is organised in collaboration with the Global Trends impacting Transport programme committee. It will be chaired by Conall Mac Aongusa (chair of the Transport and Mobility Forum) and moderated by Vladimir Momčilović (chair of the GTiT programme committee).
Meet the Speaker Nicolas Boichon is a prospective project manager at Ile-de-France Mobilités, who specialises in issues relating to mobility and regional planning. |  |
Webinar Information
AET Transport and Mobility Forum webinars are free and are hosted on the Zoom platform.
For further registration details, please go to AET Transport and Mobility Forum and follow the link to register for the webinar.
Join us at our hybrid event in Porto
AET Transport and Mobility Forum organises our annual hybrid event, to be held on Thursday 6 March in Porto, Portugal. Join us online or in-venue to listen to international speakers during our seminar on:
‘Integrating transport step by step: From ticketing to interoperable mobility’
More information and registration on our website.
And don't forget to:#etcAntwerp2025
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