London 2012 Olympic get healthier routes
Improvements have been recently made by the London 2012 Olympic organisers on the cycling and walking tracks across the capital to provide spectators at the Games with the incentive of taking pollution free commuting routes to the city.
A total of 10 million pounds have been spent on the newly developed healthier tracks. In all, there are a total of eight tracks in the London Greenways network that circle the Olympic Park as well as the locations around the river where the London Olympic
Games will be held.
The estimated number of spectators that would make their way towards the Olympic venues by using these newly developed healthier routes reach the figure of 300,000.
Mark Foster, who has swum in the Olympics for a total of five times and has been able to earn the champion’s title at the Commonwealth Games, made the following comments on the matter: "We are all hoping that London 2012 is providing the inspiration for
people to get active before the Games begin. I live in London and always use my bike to get around, and so I'm really impressed that the cycling and walking routes leading to the Olympic Park are in place well ahead of next summer for people to make use of
now. These cycle routes will not only be able to be used by spectators travelling to the Games on bike and foot, but will provide a long-term legacy in east London."
The funding provided for the improvements to tracks all across the city was done by the Olympic Delivery Authority. On the other hand, the idea of the improvements was conceived by Sustrans, which is a charity organization.
One of the routes that have been improved is the Lea Valley North that is situated to the north of the Olympic Park. It runs through the Lee Valley Regional Park. Another one is the Epping Forest that is a relatively new route and is to the north-east of
the Olympic Park. It crosses the Wanstead and the Epping Forest as well.
Other routes include the Elevated Greenway, Limehouse Cut and Hackney Park to name a few.
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