Olympic plan on the starting block

01 November 2006
 
Details of how the capital’s public transport network will cope with the influx of hundreds of thousands of tourists for the Olympics have gone out to consultation this week.
At the heart of the Olympic transport plan, which is produced by the London 2012 Organising Committee, is a target of getting 100% of spectators to travel to the games by public transport or by walking and cycling.
To encourage this, there will be one train every 15 seconds serving the park, with the rail system carrying 240,000 people every hour, an increase of 100,000 on current levels. Visitors to the games will also be able to use a state-of-the-art rail service called Javelin, based on the Japanese bullet trains, which will take fans from central London to Stratford in just seven minutes.
However, athletes and members of the organising committee will not have to rely on public transport. They will be able use the ‘Olympic Route Network’, which will see lanes reserved for them on major routes throughout London.
The committee also hopes the on-going renewal of the bus, train and taxi fleets will ensure London’s transport is at the ‘forefront of low-emissions technology.’ Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone  said: ‘The plan is central to the games’ success, and shows our commitment to making them the most sustainable ever.’
The first draft of the plan was released this week and the feedback from it will be used to help shape the first full plan, due to be published in summer 2007.

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