urban regeneration project

• why did the area around the olympic site need regenerating?

  was a Brownfield site having suffered from Deindustrialisation
• what were the main features of the olympic park?

  • olympic stadium = main venue for athletics and opening/closing ceremonies
  • aquatics centre = competitive swimming, diving, and other aquatic sports
  • velodrome = track cycling events
  • IBC/MPC complex = served as the main centre for journalists during the games
• benefits created by the olympic park

  • new schools
  • parklands created
  • athletes' village has been relaunched as a housing estate called the East village
  • almost half of these 2818 new homes (40%) will be affordable
• negatives of the olympic park

  • cost - £5 billion over budget
  • many people remain poor around the local area
  • games produced 3.3 million tonnes of CO2
  • unemployment didn't change and very few jobs for the locals
• why was the location picked?

  • located in Stratford and near to Tower Hamlets
  • areas around park had abandoned old industry sites
  • low achievement at school (GCSE results)
  • industrial wastelands
  • higher than average unemployment