Summary: London 2012 promised both a successful global sporting event and a regeneration legacy spreading from its Stratford epicentre across London. The Games themselves were rightly seen as an international triumph; the long-term judgement will be based on how well they fulfil their promise to create new communities in East London, and on the wider benefits to the rest of the capital in terms of housing, transport infrastructure and commercial investment This session was chaired by David Lunts, GLA Executive Director for Housing and Land. Keynote speaker was Neale Coleman CBE, the Mayor of London's Advisor on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy, with responses from Lara Kinneir, Director of CASS Urban Research Projects and Cllr Karen Alcock, LB Hackney Cabinet Member for Housing and Chair of the East London Housing Partnership. (Unfortunately Cllr Alcock's recording had a technical fault and can't be podcast). Part 1: Neale Coleman, CBE, the Mayor of London's Advisor on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy and Deputy Chair of the London Legacy Development Corp.
