The huge success of the TfL Travel Ambassador scheme in presenting a smiling face of London Transport to the world.
London 2012; Documentary: The public transport legacy for London (By Transport for London)
The film tells the story of the lessons learned by Transport for London during the 2012 Games, and outlines what it plans to carry forward into the future.
Poll of the Month; September 2019
Seven years on: Did London 2012 deliver the legacy that was promised?
You can find the poll here, or in the sidebar of the news page.
Results poll of the month August 2019;
Four sports have been provisionally confirmed for inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Which sport are you looking forward to?
- Sport Climbing (42%, 14 Votes)
- Surfing (27%, 9 Votes)
- Skateboarding (18%, 6 Votes)
- Breaking (12%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
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Waste Water Pumping Station
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London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: Stour Road Bridge
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Engineering: Buro Happold
Landscape Architect: Fabrik
Year: 2019
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London 2012; Pudding Mill Lane Station
Pudding Mill Lane is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station located south of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Because of the low capacity, the station was closed during the Olympic Games in 2012. In 2014, due to the construction of Crossrail, a new station building was opened south of the old station.
Client: Network Rail and London Legacy Development Corporation
Design: Weston Williamson + Partners
Opened: April 2014
Owner: Transport for London
Number of platforms: 2
Old vs. new
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London 2012; East Bank construction begins
Map – Sites
- Stratford Waterfront
- UAL’s London College of Fashion
- Sadler’s Wells
- BBC
- The V&A including a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution
- UCL East (university campus)
- Here East
- V&A Collection & Research Centre
- UCL
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Press release: Mayor breaks ground to start construction on new culture powerhouse
London 2012; Time-lapse transformation Olympic Stadium for Major League Baseball
Video by Guardian Sport on YouTube
London 2012; Transport Plan & Transport Legacy Action Plan
Documents
London 2012 transport plan (June 2011, ODA)
Leaving a transport legacy (March 2012, GLA)
Games Travelcard map (May 2012, TFL & ATOC)
Final Preparations for the London 2012 Games (July 2012, TFL)
London 2012; Lee Valley White Water Centre
Lee Valley White Water Centre
- Architect (main building); FaulknerBrowns Architects
- Year completed; 2010
- Length; 300m
- Capacity; 12,000 (2012)
- Olympic Sports; Canoe Slalom
- Paralympic Sports; –
- Legacy; White-water slalom centre
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