It's interesting how few public objections there were to this - the record was
17 in Greenwich which seems to be a result of this Andrew Gilligan article:
http://www.greenwich.co.uk/andrew-gilligan/olympic-gridlock/

In Hackney there were 4, In Tower Hamlets, 1.




--- In gamesmonitor@..., "games_martin" <meslavin@...> wrote:
>
> The roads that will form the Olympic Route Network (ORN) have been
> designated by the Department for Transport today following a 14 week
> public consultation. These are the roads which will have dedicated
> Olympic lanes on them.
>
> The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will now engage and consult with
> businesses, residents and others in order to determine specifically how
> those roads will be affected by those measures.
>
> The formal designation of the ORN, which come into force on 22 July,
> gives the ODA the legal authority to approve planned works on the ORN
> and to implement traffic regulation orders to manage traffic on the ORN
> during the Games.
>
> See more at: New Civil Engineer
> <http://www.nce.co.uk/london-olympic-organisers-reveal-roads-that-will-h\
> ave-dedicated-olympic-lanes/5204360.article> Department for Transport
> <http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/orndesignation/> London 2012
> <http://www.london2012.com/plans/transport/games-time/index.php>
>
> According to the London 2012 website "We are aiming for 100 per cent of
> spectators to get to the Games by public transport, cycling or on foot.
> We are planning now to ensure that disruption to regular travel is kept
> at a minimum during the Games.
>
> Athletes, officials and other members of the Games Family will travel on
> an Olympic Route Network (ORN).
> <http://www.london2012.com/plans/transport/games-time/olympic-route-netw\
> ork.php> The ORN comprises a network on existing roads around London and
> the UK that link all competition and key non-competition venues, such as
> accommodation."
>
> The plan is that between 27July - 12 August 2012 (Olympics) and 29 Aug-9
> Sept 2012 (Paralympics) enough Londoners will have gone on holiday to
> free up the extensive and exclusive traffic network for what I guess
> will be roughly 60,000 Olympic athletes, facilitators, media and IOC
> freeloaders driving smoothly to and from every day.
>
> Nah. I can't see any unforeseen problems arising there. After almost
> everything we have seen them produce so far has been on time , on budget
> and went right from the get-go. Didn't it?
>
> Martin
>