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Originally Posted by Martin Petrov[_2_]
Well, I *do* live 15 mins walk from the main site, and to be honest, I'm
not expecting things to be hugely different to normal, at least on the
roads - I expect pretty much everyone who comes to Stratford will come
via tube or train. And if there's a part of town that's able to cope with
100,000 people descending on it over the course of a day via public
transport, then it's Stratford.
Lets not forget, if Arsenal, West Ham, Chelsea, QPR, Brentford, Orient,
Palace and Charlton are all at home on a Saturday (which probably happens
multiple times a season), then there's 150,000+ people moving around
sporting venues in London - which is probably in the order of people
moving around London during the Olympics on a daily basis, and NONE of
those stadiums have anything like the tube links of the Olympic Park.
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I admire your positive outlook which is not shared by all who live near the Olympic site. I know several people who intend to be abroad on holiday, following the example set by London Hackney Cab drivers.
You mention 100,000 people arriving in the course of a day. We have been told that millions, not hundreds of thousands, will come to London for the Olympics. A normal sporting Saturday involves Londoners moving about. Most of those Londoners will still be here when the Olympics introduce vast numbers of new people.
I hope your optimism is justified. I'm keeping an open mind and an open diary.