london olympic regeneration 2012

• many people living in the boroughs surrounding the olympic park are still living in poverty
• the olympics brought more than £9 billion of investment to east london
• the total bill of the olympics was £8.77 billion of tax payer's money, which was £5 billion over budget
• rents and property prices have gone up as a result of the olympics
• all of the olympic buildings have now been sold and put to new uses for housing and other companies
• the olympic stadiums were made of at least 25% recycled materials
• the olympic games produced 3.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide
• much wildlife was relocated including many different types of fish
• 2,818 new homes have been created from the olympics