The 2012 Games will place substantial pressure on London’s transport capacity. A typical August weekday in London contains 3.4 million rail and Tube users and 5.8 million bus users. In August 2012, the Games’s busiest days are expected to add an additional 855,000 users who are making event-related trips. Furthermore, 80% of spectators attending London-based events will travel by rail. Given that 10.8 million tickets are on sale for the Games, it is anticipated that 20 million extra trips will be made within London during the Olympic period.

London Bridge, Bankside and the South Bank rail and Tube stations are expected to be exceptionally busy.

For more details about the hotspot stations in our area and across London see www.getaheadofthegames.com.

For a template Transport Action Plan, which highlights some of the key measures your organisation can take see the Useful downloads page here.

In addition, Better Bankside is offering the following transport related services:

• A free face to face meeting to discuss your organisation’s Action Plan and how we can help promote alternative routes or ways of travelling to your staff
• For workplaces which require employees to work from the office, we can offer free cycle training for new cyclists, cycle repair sessions for existing cyclists and pool bikes for unavoidable trips during the working day
• Free copies of a Legible London walking maps, with walking times from the London Bridge and Bankside area
• Information on where to find advice and tips on dealing with supplies and deliveries. See the Useful Downloads page for the most recent advice on freight from Transport for London.

Contact Sophie Tyler, 020 7928 3998 for more details For more information about travel in Bankside, please see our website www.betterbankside.co.uk/travel