Is the Olympic Park’s redevelopment still on track?
The London Legacy Development Corporation has been accused of not building enough affordable homes on the former London 2012 site. With less than four years before it winds down, can it still deliver on its lofty ambitions? asks
Will Ing
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‘It seems like everything with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) was set up with good intentions, but somewhere along the way things have been lost,’ says Susan Hall, who chairs the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee.
‘From expensive white-elephant football stadiums to low levels of affordable housing, it is hard to understand or justify the continued investment in this project which fails to deliver time and again.’
Published:
4:30 PM February 17, 2021
Updated:
12:18 PM February 18, 2021
One of the sessions on offer is run by the BBC Music Introducing in London team, made up of presenter Jess Iszatt and team assistants Hana Staddon and Katy Hills, who will talk about how they create their weekly new music radio show.
- Credit: BBC Introducing London
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