2012 London Olympics social legacy matters more than sport

Yesterday’s PR event featuring the javelin train ride from St Pancras to Stratford seems to have hit its targets, with upbeat talk from Boris, Tessa and Seb finding its way into the Guardian, the Telegraph and across the pond to the Washington Examiner. I’m happy about this: most media negativity about the Games is boring [...]

Urgent thinking is underway about long-term 2012 Olympic legacy

My regular mid-month visit to the Olympic Stadium and Park was even less mid-month than usual. Still, my failure to make the excursion until yesterday did mean it coincided with this year’s 2012 Open Weekend and the special event on the Greenway. See what I saw, taking particular note of the Lyle’s Golden Syrup artwork. [...]

A push in the right direction for Olympic Park bridge

A new bridge that links Stratford town centre to the new Stratford City development and the Olympic Park has moved a step closer to completion.

Stratford station work reaches halfway point

Work to boost capacity and accessibility at Stratford Regional Station – the main gateway station to the Olympic Park – has now reached the halfway point.

Pictures show progress at London 2012 gateway station is on track

Photos of works at Stratford Regional Station designed to improve the journeys for thousands of spectators travelling to the Olympic Park in 2012 have been released today by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).

Olympic school gets the go ahead

An academy for 1,800 pupils at the Olympic site in Stratford gets planning permission.

New bridge installed at Stratford International Station

A new entrance has been put in at Stratford International Station, ahead of the station opening for high-speed domestic services in December 2009.