Paris Olympics 2024 have finally came to an end. But the question still remains, how sustainable have the Olympic Games actually been? Are there any concrete examples of eco-friendly initiatives or has it been mostly greenwashing?
Paris Olympics 2024 have finally came to an end. But the question still remains, how sustainable have the Olympic Games actually been? Are there any concrete examples of eco-friendly initiatives or has it been mostly greenwashing?
One small comment I’ll add. My family, 8 total people between the ages of 9 and 65, visited the Olympics for 16 days. In that time we never once took a taxi or Uber. We were able to reach all venues through some combination of public transit and walking. We never had to wait more than about 10-15 minutes for a train (and usually much less) and had no major snafus like trains breaking down or getting lost etc. I’d say that’s pretty remarkable and I don’t know many cities that could pull that off.
The average parisian is jealous (they put the service on summer schedule today, I guess the Olympics strained the service)
The average Parisian has one of the best public transport systems, even with line 13 being broken all the time. I hope people are ready to drive 2 hours to each Olympic venue in LA, since this will be a reality on 2028.
Check out the 28 by 28 project. These infrastructure projects pulled ahead to be completed before the Olympics should help.
They will definitely help, but we are starting at such a pathetic level that even all those improvements will be nowhere near European levels. I looked up the projects on Wikipedia and a bunch of them are Express Lanes. That just means having to pay to drive on the freeway with slightly less traffic than in the other lanes. That’s not exactly an improvement, unless you are a shareholder of Express Lanes.