2012 Construction
2012 Olympic Land Agreements
Submitted by Charles Batsworth on Sun, 08/11/2009 - 19:48.
The 'right' kind of legacy
...it is sobering to recall that one of the original planning conditions for the Olympic Park was that ground should not be broken until legacy uses had been agreed. Subsequent changes to the Games planning application mean that the condition no longer applies, but it shows how far the original vision of an Olympics development built to fit in with the legacy plan, rather than vice-versa, has slipped.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 26/07/2010 - 11:23.
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A twisty spiral of intrigue
Dave Hill coyly points to Tory Troll on '...cronyism from City Hall' and the Mirror's tabloid hanky-panky with some property developing people and money behind BoJo's 'throbbing red-veined
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 15/07/2010 - 14:27.
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Anish Kapoor's red-knotted coiltrumpet
Ah well, I should know by now that any consultation exists solely to tick administrative boxes, so I probably won't bother submitting any choice thoughts this time round
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 12/07/2010 - 16:51.
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On top of TescoTown, an IkeaTown
Paul Norman reveals that IKEA have acquired the Sugar House Lane site for housing development.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Fri, 09/07/2010 - 11:59.
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Not quite the Olympics, but a cable car
Over the weekend plans were announced in the media for a cable car crossing the Thames between the 2012 venues The Dome and Excel Centre, perhaps in time for 2012. But it seems this isn't an entirely new brainwave from Bojo and his chums.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 05/07/2010 - 10:04.
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High Street 2012 & the London Festival of Architecture
High Street 2012 is an initiative that will use the 2012 Games as a catalyst for improvements to the A11/A118 corridor through the centre of Tower Hamlets (taking in Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Road, Mile End Road and Bow Road) and on into Stratford in Newham. See also: Stratford High Street public realm improvements
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Fri, 25/06/2010 - 21:56.
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Olympic wind turbine plans scrapped
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has scrapped plans for a wind turbine on the Olympic Park site.
The turbine had been proposed for Eton Manor in the north of the site as part of the ODA’s target to deliver 20% of the Olympic Park’s legacy energy requirements from renewable sources from 2014 onwards when the site is fully operational.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 03/06/2010 - 12:49.
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