The London Games in Motion

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Paperback. Pub Date :2013-06-10 144 English Thames Hudson As soon as London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2005. plans were put in place to deal with the enormous transport challenges that this would present Over the seven-year period that followed. Transport for London oversaw a huge number of upgrades and infrastructure improvements to Londons transport network The Docklands Light Railway had its capacity expanded by 50%;.. the Central. Jubilee and Victoria lines all had major upgrades. and a major new transport hub was developed at Stratford. There were also significant expansions and improvements to the bus network. a facelift for Kings Cross Station and the construction of entirely new projects such as the cable car link over the Thames . Accompanying these construction projects. was a major publicity campaign an...