Join Hari and Kimi on "Wiki Featured - Stories from Wikipedia's Daily Featured Articles" as they dive into the massive logistical challenge of transporting millions during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics! Discover how Paris invested over €500 million in infrastructure, aimed for 100% spectator public transport use, and successfully halved the carbon footprint compared to London 2012 and Rio 2016. Learn about the enhanced public transit, vast new cycling network (including 415 km of cycle paths and 27,000 temporary racks), accessibility provisions and challenges, and the round-the-clock efforts that kept Paris moving for the Games, ultimately judged a resounding success with 87% of spectators using public transport.
Original Wikipedia Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transportation_during_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_and_Paralympics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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