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Paris 2024: giant bike parking facilities near Olympic venues, 3,000 more Velib' deployed

If subway traffic looks set to be complex during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Parisians and tourists alike can fall back on bicycles, the use of which will be facilitated by the installation of giant parking lots near Olympic venues and 3,000 new Vélib'.

Nuit Blanche: a special code makes Vélib' available free of charge all night long

Nuit Blanche will be taking place throughout Paris and the Île-de-France region this Saturday, June 1, 2024. To help us enjoy this special evening until the end of the night, Vélib' Métropole is making its bikes available free of charge.

Getting around Paris by bike: what you need to know before taking the plunge

With strikes looming at the RATP and rising fuel prices, you're probably thinking of switching your mode of transport to a bicycle, which is more environmentally friendly and consumes less energy. But when it comes to getting around Paris by bike, there are a number of subtleties you need to be aware of to avoid an accident.

Paris: Velib' faulty or nowhere to be found in the capital, find out why

Since the start of the school year, Velib' users have been struggling to find a working bike in the capital. And for good reason: with the end of self-service scooters in Paris, the service is a victim of its own success!

Vélib': where is the furthest bicycle station in Paris?

There are almost 1,400 Vélib' stations in Paris, but not only there. These self-service bicycles can be found in 55 communes in the Île-de-France region, some of them quite far from the capital.

Vélib': will there soon be twice as many bikes in Paris?

In an interview with 20 Minutes, Stéphane Volant, president of Smovengo, announced plans to double the number of bicycles available in the capital.

Coronavirus: hand sanitizer distributors soon everywhere in Paris

The City of Paris keeps on fighting against covid-19 and announces the massive and gradual deployment of hand sanitizer distributors in public spaces and in the hall of municipal places welcoming people.