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Are you excited for the 2024 Olympics in Paris?

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The government has just launched a new platform: anticiperlesjeux.gouv.fr. And this platform lives up to its name, as its sole purpose is to help us anticipate our journeys on public transport, where things might get a bit chaotic during the Olympics.

We already know that navigating through Paris during the Olympics is going to be tough. With traffic restrictions for cars, unreliable Velib bikes, and overcrowded metros, we're bracing ourselves for the chaos. Luckily, a solution has been implemented to tackle the overcrowded stations: a real-time map showing crowd levels and station conditions.


The important thing is to be prepared

It's the Ministry of Transport that has announced the launch of this amazing little map, which you've probably already seen on the many posters popping up in the metro.

This platform is now available for you to check out and see the attendance levels of all metro stations during the Olympics on an hourly basis. It will also show you which stations will be closed. For example, we can tell you right now that Concorde and Porte de Versailles will be closed for the duration of the event. This nifty map also lets you see the busiest metro lines and sections. So get ready to enjoy the daily events from July 26th to August 11th, and then from August 28th to September 8th.

In addition, the map shows the Olympic lanes, and areas affected by traffic restrictions. And because they are nice, they even offer us alternative transportation solutions, by foot, by bike or by bus, for example. After all, even if we think it's a great idea, we are not yet convinced of the effectiveness of the system at the critical moment. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it works!