Lausanne, 14 June 2019 – Lausanne’s public transport system ("tl" for Transports Publics de la Région Lausannoise) is teaming up with Lausanne 2020 to encourage the use of public transport during major events, including the Youth Olympic Games taking place next January. This partnership was announced on the inauguration of a new bus line in Lausanne which new stops include the Olympic Museum the new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee to be inaugurated on June 23. To celebrate the partnership, a special bus, decorated with the Lausanne 2020 colors, has begun circulation.
With the ambition to deliver a truly sustainable Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne 2020 is taking concrete actions create a smart and innovative event. The partnership with tl is ideally in line with this broad vision and aims at encouraging young athletes, their entourage and the spectators to use public transport as a priority - a first in the history of the Youth Olympic Games.
With the city of Lausanne being the central point of the next Youth Olympic Games, tl will play a key role in the event's transport strategy. This is especially thanks to the M1 metro line linking the Olympic Village Vortex tothe Vaudoise Arena for ice sports and the Flon for medal ceremonies and the cultural festival "Lausanne en Jeux" which will be spread across the city centre.
The tl will also use the Youth Olympic Games to provide its customers with innovative solutions to maximise the use of new technologies and facilitate access to the different sites during the event.
Michel Joye, Director of tl, said: "We have been supporting Lausanne 2020 since the beginning of the project, in 2013. To highlight this collaboration, an M2 metro train decorated top to bottom in Lausanne 2020’s colours is circulating, as is a bus for our new line inaugurated today. This partnership is important for us because we are committed to providing an exciting experience to the world’s young athletes and to the public by putting our strengths at the service of responsible mobility, which is essential in the context of our societies’ current mobilisation for the climate."
Ian Logan, Director of Lausanne 2020, said: "This partnership fits perfectly into our mission, which is to create a different, innovative and sustainable Games. It will allow us to promote new solutions at all levels, particularly in terms of public transportation during major events. I would like to thank the entire tl team for their long-standing support in organising these Games, and I look forward to continuing this great collaboration."
About Lausanne 2020
The Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games will take place from 9 to 22 January 2020 with 1,880 athletes (15-18 years old) from more than 70 countries. The competitions will take place in the cantons of Vaud (Lausanne, La Vallée de Joux, Leysin, les Diablerets, Villars), Valais (Champéry), Grisons (St. Moritz) and neighbouring France (Les Rousses).
For more information on Lausanne 2020, please visit www.lausanne2020.sport
About Lausanne's public transport system ("tl")
Every day, the tl transport the equivalent of the population of the entire Lausanne urban area - nearly 300,000 passengers - on its 38 bus and metro lines.
1,300 employees operate a fleet of road and rail vehicles on a 260 km network. Since 2008, Switzerland's first automatic metro, the m2, has changed mobility habits in the city, encouraging modal shift. In five years, the tl's customer base has increased by more than 30%.
More information on tl on https://www.t-l.ch
Press contact Lausanne 2020
Greg CURCHOD, Burson Cohn & Wolfe sports practice, Lausanne
T. +41 21 313 23 00 / M. + 41 79 359 53 07
greg.curchod@bcw-sport.com
Press contact tl
Alexandra GINDROZ, Media Manager
T. +41 21 621 04 99
mediatl@t-l.ch
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