Games Monitor - Transport

'Secrets in the Blood' coming to the Beijing Olympics ?

Martin Slavin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:31:32 +0100

In the run up to the Beijing Olympics, Matt McGrath sets out to expose corruption, drug use and cover-ups at the highest levels in sport. BBC World Service Investigation

Beyond Belief in the Olympic Zone

Martin Slavin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:55:23 +0000

There is a credibility gap between what people in local voluntary bodies have been told by professionals in the Olympic industry and what local volunteers' experiences of outcomes has been. This has happened most to those local voluntary bodies which have been affected by relocations from sites within the boundaries of the Olympic Park.

Eastway Cyclists visit Hog Hill Circuit

Martin Slavin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:22:13 +0000

Riders from some of East London’s leading clubs viewed Hog Hill’s new cycle circuit which is being built by the London Development Agency (LDA) to relocate the Eastway Cycle Circuit. They gave the thumbs up to that part of the circuit which will be open in March on their visit to the upper fields where an ‘indy circuit’ of less than 1km is being built. They saw how it features several bends and climbs that will be an ideal short training circuit.

When will the cyclists get adequate training facilities ?

Martin Slavin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:02:43 +0000

NewteredPhoto from Londoncyclesport.com

£5000 fines for VIP road lanes

Martin Slavin — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:25:29 +0000

Proposed Olympic VIP lanes will let ministers, athletes and corporate sponsors drive around London jam-free in 2012. But motorists who steer into the restricted routes could be hit with astronomical £5,000 fines, according to proposals put forward in the latest version of the London Olympics Bill.

U-turn over East End's last parking 'oasis'

Martin Slavin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:18:53 +0000

TRAFFIC chiefs are set to make a U-turn and scrap draconian plans for new parking controls near the 2012 London Olympics site. Tower Hamlets council is poised to drop proposals for a full-scale parking clampdown in the 'Fish Island' neighbourhood of Old Ford.

Eastway Cyclists sold short by ODA

Martin Slavin — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:11:36 +0100

Letter to the East London Advertiser

THE Olympics Development Agency has missed yet more deadlines for relocating our cycle circuit at Hackney Wick which closed last November.

London's 2012 Olympics has been nothing but a total loss for road-race, time-trial and mountain-bike cross-country that we used to do so successfully at Eastway.

London Underground refurbishment company Metronet bankrupt

Martin Slavin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:28:51 +0100

London's £30 billion subway upgrade program, aimed at easing overcrowding and vital to the success of the 2012 Olympics, is at risk after its leading contractor applied for protection from creditors.

Eastway Cyclists struggle with the ODA planners

Martin Slavin — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:33:04 +0100

Below is the press release from the official governing body of our sport... Reading between the long, wordy, lines, it seems that British Cycling are now realising what the Eastway Users' Group has been telling them all along; that the plans for the new velodrome didn't show good enough facilities for a road or a mountain bike circuit. And without the bulldozing of these circuits, there wouldn't be any Olympic Park at all...

2012 Games Site Preparation

Peter Mudge — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:57:38 +0100

Road closures

Road, cycle and pedestrian routes across the Olympic Park

Preparation works are now underway on the Olympic Park site As part of these works it is essential to close some road, pedestrian and cycle routes on 2 July Details of routes that will be affected are: