London transport networks coping as travel patterns change, but biggest test to come

Transport for London said that road and transport networks had worked well on the first working day of the Olympic Games as people changed their travel behaviour.

Commuters had followed its advice, TfL said, with early figures showing road journeys in central and inner London down by 20% and parts of the public transport network predicted to be exceptionally busy had been avoided. During the Games, up to one million extra visitors are expected in London every day, making an additional three...

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