Learning lessons from the London Olympics

Preparing London for the Olympics in 2012 took four years of planning and traffic pattern analysis. Hosting the Olympics is a major logistical undertaking for a city. An Olympic Route Network was created on the city's roads, including "Games Lanes" to be used exclusively by athletes and other Olympics officials. There was a total of more than 12 million spectators, with approximately 800,000 additional travelers in the city on peak days. The intelligent transportation systems and logistics sectors were required to undertake detailed planning and come up with innovative operating solutions. The extensive planning resulted in the smooth running of the city during the Games. Authorities in Japan and Brazil are studying London's success in an attempt to learn from it in time to host the Olympics themselves.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/features/maintaining-momentum-learning-lessons-from-the-london-olympics/
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/35183091
• Authors:
  • Hadwick, Geoff
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 16-18
• Serial:
  • ITS International
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1463-6344
  • Serial URL: http://www.itsinternational.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Express lanes; Innovation; Intelligent transportation systems; Logistics; Olympic games; Planning; Traffic control
• Identifier Terms: Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England); Olympic Summer Games USE for Summer Olympics
• Geographic Terms: Brazil; Japan; London (England)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500598
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 2013 7:32AM