Paris, France – 16 March 2017
Paris 2024 shares ambitious Olympic legacy project with
world’s property experts at MIPIM in Cannes
The Paris 2024 Bid Committee details its vision for innovative and
sustainable urban development at the heart of Greater Paris as part of
Games legacy
Six months ahead of the vote to decide the 2024 host city, Paris 2024 has presented its
technical project at MIPIM (14-17 March), the world’s leading property exhibition bringing
together 23,000 participants from 89 countries. Accompanied by elected representatives and
official partners of the bid to show their support and unity around the project, the leaders of
Paris 2024 shared details of their compact and sustainable project, fully anchored in the
urban development of Greater Paris.
Paris 2024’s vision is to revitalise liveable spaces for the people of the region and accelerate sustainable
development in areas of Greater Paris in order to meet the expectations and needs of a young and fast
growing population post-Games, in particular in Seine-Saint-Denis, the youngest and most diverse area
of France and where the Olympic and Paralympic village will be based.
Paris 2024’s urban development project is aligned with Olympic Agenda 2020 and supports
the bid’s commitment to delivering the most sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games in
history with the objective of reducing the carbon footprint by 55% compared to London 2012.
Although 95% of planned Games’ sites are existing or temporary, Paris 2024 represents a
unique opportunity to shape Greater Paris sustainably through the regeneration of numerous
sites. Key elements of its project include:
• The Athletes' Villages located on Île Saint Denis, Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen, and the Media
Village located in Dugny-Le Bourget. These two villages will create 4,500 new dwellings for
local populations, with 100,000 m2 dedicated to economic activity and 23,000 m2 to facilities
and services.
• Eco-responsible and designed as a laboratory of sustainable innovations, the Athletes'
Village will offer 10 hectares of gardens and three hectares of urban agriculture on the
rooftops. With a maximum distance of 700 meters within the village and 100% of wheelchair
accessible rooms, it will be a model of inclusion and accessibility.
• Around the Seine and the Cité du Cinéma, the village will be connected via the "Pleyel" hub
by the motorway and the new subway lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Greater Paris Express; an
additional asset that will strengthen the French capital’s status as having the world's best
public transit system.
•The construction of the two villages, the aquatic centre and the additional urban
development as well as the organisation of the Games will contribute to economic benefits
estimated at 10.7 Billion euros, creating nearly 250,000 jobs for the Ile de France Région (CDES
study).
Bernard Lapasset, Co-Chair of Paris 2024, said:
“It was great to be a part of MIPIM and meet so many investors and developers interested in
learning about and sharing in the Paris’ ambition to create genuinely sustainable Games and
innovative urban regeneration project.
“We are committed to delivering a Games that will benefit our communities and we believe
our sustainable and innovative project, which includes the regeneration of Seine-Saint-Denis
with the construction of an Athletes' Village, a Media Village, an aquatics centre and enhanced
transport links adapted to the development needs of this young, diverse and dynamic
community, will leave a lasting social impact on its inhabitants."
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, said:
"The candidacy for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a tremendous opportunity to
accelerate the urban transformation of an entire community in Greater Paris. It will leave a
shared legacy for Paris and the metropolis, both material and non-material, and in all areas:
sport, environment, mobility and accessibility.
“The Games represent an exceptional project for Paris to design a new way of developing the
city: Innovative, intelligent and sustainable. One of the best examples of this is the
improvement of the quality of the River Seine, allowing competitions to be held in 2024 and
swimming for the general public as a legacy."
Valérie Pécresse, President of STIF and of the Île-de-France region, added:
"We are fully committed to the Paris 2024 project which, from the outset, has been conceived
as an accelerator of public policies to improve the quality of life for those living in the Île-deFrance region. We want to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games because they will boost
the plans we have already set in motion and leave a strong legacy. In 2024, the Region, and in
particular Seine-Saint-Denis, will have been profoundly transformed with the most efficient
transport network in the world and new, sustainable and innovative eco-neighbourhoods and
housing."
On the occasion of MIPIM, several of Paris 2024’s Official Partners and Suppliers, including
AccorHotels, BNP Paribas, le Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, LVMH, Orange, SUEZ, Groupe
ADP, have reaffirmed their commitment, knowledge and expertise to helping Paris 2024
deliver on its vision to create innovative and sustainable urban development at the heart of
Greater Paris.
For further information:
Raphaël Leclerc
Paris 2024 Bid Committee
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +33 6 73 16 88 06
Sujit Jasani
VERO Communications
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0)207 812 6589 / +44 (0)7940 375 282
Engage with the Paris 2024 bid here:
Website: www.paris2024.org
Twitter: @Paris2024
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Paris2024
Instagram: http://instagram.com/paris2024
Engage with the Paris 2024 bid here:
Website: www.paris2024.org
Twitter: @Paris2024
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Paris2024
Instagram: http://instagram.com/paris2024