The draft Transport Plan was launched in October last year – an unprecedented six years ahead of the Games. The full Plan will be published later this year and will be subject to a rolling programme of consultation and review that will see the Plan continuing to evolve in the run-up to 2012.

Olympic Delivery Authority Director of Transport, Hugh Sumner, said: "Our transport plans for the Games will help transform the Lower Lea Valley into one of the best connected areas in the capital, bringing economic and social benefits that go far beyond 2012, and far beyond sport. Robust transport plans will also be in place for all Olympic sites around the UK.

"To have our Transport Plan ready six years before the Games is unprecedented and the end of the first phase of consultation is another key milestone. Our focus on early consultation with a wide range of stakeholders will encourage challenge and help us improve our plans as we move towards 2012."

The draft Transport Plan was sent to a wide range of stakeholders including: local authorities; MPs; police organisations; access and inclusion groups; transport operators; and environmental, sustainability and health interest groups. The initial consultation process involved:

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• A programme of consultation meetings, events and presentations with a wide range of stakeholders;
• Involvement in the Community Engagement programme as part of the Olympic Park planning applications;
• Approaching 100 responses received with many more expected

Initial feedback shows that the Plan has been positively received with particular praise for the "high-quality consultation process"; the Plan's "robust" nature; the commitment to sustainability; and the "significant transport legacy" the Games will deliver.

Feedback from the consultation process will now be assessed, before the first full Transport Plan is published later this year. The Plan will then continue to evolve with further consultation taking place and subsequent editions of the Plan published between now and 2012.

Notes to Editors:

At the heart of the 'Olympic Transport Plan' is the goal of encouraging 100% of spectators to travel to the Games by public transport, walking and cycling. The Plan outlines that:

• One train every 15 seconds will serve the Park, with the rail system carrying 240,000 people per hour – an increase of 100,000 on the usual daily rate;
• The Javelin rail service, the bullet train at the heart of the rail plans, will speed spectators from Central London to Stratford International Station in the Olympic Park in just 7 minutes;
• London will use an Olympic Route Network of major roads to transport the athletes and other members of the 'Olympic Family' to ensure that they get to their venues on time;
• Transport plans will be sustainable, minimising environmental impacts wherever possible. The on-going renewal of the bus, train and taxi fleets will ensure that London’s transport is at the forefront of low emissions technology and walking and cycling will be encouraged - with new cycle lanes and walking routes connecting the Park into the wider London networks.