As the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, a concern has been expressed by the associations representing Ile-de-France public transport users: how to live together in the metro or RER with the 800,000 visitors expected every day in Ile-de-France. France ?
In Seine-Saint-Denis, if we take the northern section of the RER B as an example, the line must serve four Olympic sites (the Stade de France, the Olympic Aquatic Center, the Bourget climbing site and the Parc des Paris Nord Villepinte exhibitions), not to mention Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. However, excluding the Olympics, the second busiest line in Europe already welcomes more than a million travelers per day.
Quentin Tardy, 29 years old and member of the Plus de trains association, takes the line between Le Bourget and Châtelet-les-Halles every day. For him, the arrival of new metro lines would have been a great help. So, during the Games, and despite announcements of increased services or reassuring messages from the former Minister of Transport Clément Beaune, he will telework.
Operation “Playgrounds”
This subject was carried out as part of the “Terrains de Jeux” project, supported by Visa, global partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Until November 2024, eight young people, accompanied by journalists from World, tell the story of the Olympic year seen from Seine-Saint-Denis in the form of articles, videos and podcasts. They were identified by the Sport dans la ville association as part of a partnership with Visa whose objective is to promote the professional integration of young people from priority neighborhoods. The writing of the World is responsible for the choice of topics and editorial content.
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