Briefing: Delivering London 2012: Meeting the transport challenge

Upgrading London's transport network to allow for nearly a million more journeys every day during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was an unprecedented challenge. This article provides an overview of the requirements together with a summary of the key roles and responsibilities, the transport plans produced for each games, the main transport projects undertaken and the successful outcome. It then introduces four detailed papers which explain in more detail how London 2012's transport solution was successfully delivered.