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It is funny if you look at the area on a map and it’s all green, when in reality that whole are is going to be extremely dense and built-up soon. It’s such a depressing shame as it was a great space.
On the bright side, there will be a ton of new housing, and given the high profile of the site it should be decently built. The big green space was only ever going to be temporary.
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Yeah it sucks. The road between the Acquatic Centre and the Copper Box is shut in both directions. The site they are working on is huge. I spoke to a guard there yesterday who said it would be like that for 5 years. God knows if it’s true, but to be honest there is construction all over the site now. Opposite the Velodrome, next to Here East, on Westfield Avenue, by Pudding Mill Lane...
It is funny if you look at the area on a map and it’s all green, when in reality that whole are is going to be extremely dense and built-up soon. It’s such a depressing shame as it was a great space.
You can still get some decent-ish riding done, but it’s not the same. Need to hit it early doors, but you can still fashion a loop by taking a left at the Acquatic centre and then go up the hill and along Westfield Avenue, but as I mentioned there’s yet more construction along there. You can also drop down behind Westfield and past Stratford International, but all of this means many more traffic lights and buses etc. I think I’ll just stick to the top loop, traffic dependent. Basically, it sucks.
I’d go to Regents, but by the time I get over there, I won’t have time for much before I have to be at work. Might have to even revert to lapping Victoria Park again, but that can get busy with pedestrians.