Olympics 2012 and Other Sporting Fixtures
Since winning the bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London has worked to attract more events to an already busy calendar of sporting fixtures.
“All events bring new people to the city. For business tourists, it is great if they can go to a city when there is a lot going on and there is a real buzz,” said Chloe. In fact, last year in their downtime, business tourists were able to see events like the NFL and the NBA, and in 2010 over 100 days of the year will have some kind of event taking place.
Visit London has revealed that over £11 billion is being invested across the city as a direct result of the Olympics alone. In Westminster, this includes regeneration projects at Victoria and Paddington stations, new hotels and improved transportation links.
Regeneration Plans and City Planning
Westminster City is a city proud to present the traditional and the modern together.
“The fact that a street has a listed building doesn’t mean you can’t have new buildings there too. Take the Apple store on Regent Street for example,” says Rosemarie MacQueen, Director of Planning and City Development at Westminster City Council. In November 2009, a new £5 million futuristic pedestrian crossing was unveiled and projects throughout Oxford Street echoing those on Regent Street are set to continue.
Two of Westminster’s busiest transport interchanges, Victoria and Paddington Stations, are undergoing multi-million pound developments to become prime tourist and visitor destinations.
Environment and Sustainability
London has some of the most ambitious environmental and climate change targets in the world. Indeed, the tourism industry has caught onto the idea of sustainability quicker than others.
Boris Johnson continues to champion innovative schemes to improve London’s local environment—the majority looking at clean and efficient ways to travel around the city. The council is already using electric cars and more than 25,000 charging points are to be installed across London by 2015. Most talked about however, is Boris’s Cycle Scheme, allowing Londoners and visitors to hire bikes for short journeys. Cycle stations will be built every 400 metres, with the majority in Westminster.
Quite simply, Westminster is right here, right now. 7 The new Oxford Circus crossing
Contemporary design at Westminster Tube Station
Londoners take to their bikes
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