Movement restrictions: Olympics 30x the size and length of the North Sea summit

On January 26th, the North Sea summit the Hamburg City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce. As a result, an Safety zone of je 200 meters from the town hall to the Alster and from the Chamber of Commerce to the Rödingsmarkt, which two districts to one day restrict their freedom of movement on foot, by car, by public transport and by delivery and transport. Whether this could be a slight foretaste of the security concept of the Olympic bid remains unclear, because the Senate has not published anything about it at its so-called participation events and on the Active City website.

In the games of Paris 2024 It was in the black security zone.¹, which surrounded the access area to competition venues such as the Eiffel Tower or the Grand Palais, security zones of good 250 meters – Similar to the North Sea Summit. However, the access was only valid for accredited vehicles as well as pedestrians with a valid ticket and emergency vehicles for the current event.
In the red security zone, which surrounded the black, and which has a size of approx. 900 meters the traffic of motorised vehicles has been banned; Excluding persons with a derogation.

The Parisian safety concept applied to the Hamburg competition venue concept Olympic bid The result is that there are black zones in 25 districts and red zones in another 37 districts. With 62 districts It would be more than 30 times as many neighborhoods affected by movement impairments, as at the North Sea Summit, with a higher intensity of intervention and a duration of 30 days (19+11). In Paris, this has led to a decline in tourism by -1.7% and loss of revenue of -16% managed by the cultural establishments². With a deployment of 75,000 security forces³, which is more than double the G20 deployment in Hamburg, the one-off costs for the security apparatus amounted to 1.4 billion euros. In addition, investments in equipment worth 0.3 billion euros were made.⁴.

Eckart Maudrich, spokesperson for NOlympia:

‘According to the Paris security concept and the competition venue concept of the Hamburg Olympic bid, 62 districts will face massive restrictions on their freedom of movement, which is slightly more than 30 times the time and number of affected districts at the North Sea Summit. In the case of over
1 million Checks should also be prepared for a higher intensity of intervention. The fact that the public sector was sitting at 1.4 billion euros of one-way costs and 0.3 billion investments in equipment was concealed in the so-called participation events. If you run concerts, musicals, theatres and museums in Hamburg, you should not only look at the emotional sports pictures but also the -16% Consider the loss of sales.“

1 Office de Tourisme: Fiche pratique « CIRCULATION »Périmètres de sécurité Pendant les Jeux Olympiques

2 Cours de Compte: Les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris 2024.Rapport au Parlement, p.43

3 IOC Final Report on Paris 2024, p. 67

4 Cours de Compte: Les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris 2024.Rapport au Parlement, p.25, 108