Olympian feat needed to enhance London

18 June 2008
 
The mayor of London and the Olympic Development Authority have been urged to support the capital’s boroughs in improving the appearance of their main streets before the 2012 Games.

London would be ‘letting itself down badly’ in front of the rest of the world without imminent investment in the capital’s main streets and tourist areas, warned Daniel Moylan, chairman of London Councils’ transport and environment committee.

Cllr Moylan called on the mayor and the London ODA to support the boroughs in enhancing major tourist areas such as Parliament Square, Piccadilly, Exhibition Road, Regent Street and Greenwich town centre before the 2012 Games open.
He said: ‘Too many of our showpiece streets are dominated by unnecessary and unmaintained clutter which marginalise pedestrians, endanger cyclists and make shopping and visiting cultural centres an unpleasant experience.’

London’s boroughs were not being given adequate funding to bring their streets up to a decent standard, he warned.

‘This is a marvellous opportunity for the new mayor of London to take the initiative and work with councils to create some of the world’s great boulevards and avenues.’

His call was backed by Living Streets and the London Cycling Campaign. London mayor, Boris Johnson, said he would ‘be working with the boroughs and all communities to ensure that the world sees just how proud we are of our fine city’.

Local transport minister, Rosie Winterton, told London Councils last year (Surveyor, 13 December 2007) that the call by three boroughs for £180M to revamp their streets ahead of the Games ‘was a matter for the Olympic Development Authority’ – but the ODA had not responded.

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