The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 72 AN INITIATIVE ACCELERATED AS A RESULT OF THE GAMES EMPHASIS ON CYCLING SKILLS AND ACTIVE MOBILITY Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Sport teamed up with ten national cycling stakeholders to launch “Mai à vélo”, an annual event held in May to promote cycling in everyday life as well as active forms of mobility in general. The long-term goal is to permanently instil this new culture in France, particularly in Paris city centre and the rest of the Greater Paris Region. Furthermore, in its Games legacy plan, the French State has set out to “triple the proportion of journeys made by bicycle in France by 2024”. © – romrodinka/Getty Images The Greater Paris regional authorities (through their Cycling Plan) and Paris City Council Cars remain the most popular form of transport (through its commitments to making all streets in France. 45% of car journeys are less than in the city cycle-friendly by 2024) also aim to five kilometres, with 19% less than two improve cycling skills as part of their legacy. kilometres. 70% of workers drive to work Paris 2024 is getting involved in this initiative in cars most of the time and cars remain the to: most popular choice of transport for parents who drive their children to school. Six in • promote cycling to work in collaboration 10 children and teenagers take a motorised with its stakeholders and partner marketing form of transport to travel less than two companies; kilometres between their home and school. • encourage young children to cycle, Active forms of transport remain underused particularly in areas awarded the ‘ today, making up one quarter of all journeys Terre de Jeux 2024’ label. in France, with walking accounting for 22% The expansion of active mobility and improved and cycling for 3% of trips. cycling skills enables people to keep The health crisis in 2020 accelerated the use physically active and help reduce the impact of active forms of transport. Against that transport has on the environment and the backdrop, the French Ministry for the climate.