22nd July 2011 – Olympic Watch Site visit – Olympic Greenway & Parklands

The world will be watching and the Olympic area will be used by thousands of people.  This series of site visits to public realm improvements associated with the 2012 event will look at how main thoroughfares and routes from transport hubs to and around venues are being designed and built.

Details of sites and times will be circulated near the dates. The first site visit to Exhibition Road in May is completely oversubscribed, so early booking is recommended.

Olympic Greenway & Parklands

Olympic Greenway and Parklands

The Olympic Greenway & Parklands will bring green to an area constrained by railways, rivers, canals and roads which have been historically plagued by severance and isolation.  The design aims to overcome these issues and transform the area into a vital legacy in the East End.  This includes 102 hectares of open space, including 45 hectares for new wildlife habitat, extending towards existing green-spaces and linking this network to Hackney Marshes, Victoria Park and the Greenway.  This provides high quality green space and recreational facilities for local residents, visitors and businesses.

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