Urban Issues and Challenges - The Olympic Plan

Question 1

Features of site before work began:

Answer 1

• Open space
• Contaminated overgrown land
• 250 businesses employing 5000
• Community with 500 homes

Question 2

Obstacles:

Answer 2

• Land had to be brought under ODA
• People forced to leave
• Electricity pylons removed
• Cables buried underground

Question 3

Reasons for successful bid:

Answer 3

• Large area of available land
• Good transport connections e.g. SIS
• Legacy would help to regenerate East London
• Diverse population of London

Question 4

Key Features of QE Olympic Park Project (100 hectares):

Answer 4

• Here East (5000 jobs)
• East Village (2800 homes with affordable rent)
• Sports venues
• Westfield employs 10,000
• International Quarter will employ 25,000

Question 5

Money spent by London on the games:

Answer 5

£9.3 billion

Question 6

Plan by 2030 for new residentials:

Answer 6

5 new communities, providing 8000 homes

Question 7

Facts about East Village:

Answer 7

• 2800 homes, half for priv rent half for affordable rent
• Range of homes (apartments - townhouses)
• New school for 1,800 (Chobham Academy)
• Close to bus routes, new local station, and SIS
• 27 Ha are, with 10 Ha of park and public open space - social + environmental benefit
• 35 small independent businesses including a supermarket and gym