The Anonymous Widower

Olympic Walking Routes

Yet again last night, I feel victim to the badly laid out walking routes away from Olympic sites.

From the Olympic park, they always assume you want to get away on the Jubilee line to the centre of London, so late at night they always ban you from going to Stratford, where they funnel everybody across the bridge to the station.  As I want the Overground out of Stratford, it’s very difficult for me.  They want everybody to walk to West Ham. It’s probably quicker and easier to get to Dalston from Welwyn Garden City, than it is from West Ham.

Let’s face it, the Jubilee line is about as useful to me, as a chocolate teapot.

In the end last night, I walked to Eaton Manor Gate and then found I just missed the W15 bus, I needed to get to Hackney Central for any number of welcoming buses home. I should have taken the Victoria Gate and walked through the park for a 277 or 30. But hindsight is a wonderful thing.

I had a similar problem at ExCel trying to get to the cable-car, where you had to walk twice the length of the Excel building to get going in the right direction. Wasn’t the Emirates Air-Line supposed to be an important part of the Olympic transport network?

I can only assume that Olympic travel routes were drawn up by someone who doesn’t walk or use a bus and probably lives in Houston. They certainly didn’t bring the 488 bus into their thinking, despite the fact that Transport for London said they extended the route to Dalston for Olympic purposes.

They certainly made it difficult for those who live close to the stadium and just a couple of Overground or Underground stops away difficult.

August 11, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Sport, Transport/Travel | Buses, Cable-Car, Emirates Air-Line, Jubilee Line, London Overground, London Underground, Olympics, Walking