West End footfall plummeted and attractions experienced decreases of up to 50 per cent in visitor numbers. Many attractions were badly hit during the Games, but spare a thought for those that became Olympic venues and had to close altogether.

Number of participating countries in the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2016

The IOC’s website, olympic.org, attracted more than 16 million unique visitors during the Games, breaking the previous record of 10.6 million during the 2008 Games. brought together more than 3,000 athletes and nearly 300,000 Olympic fans to meet and interact online.

During the Games, 20 million spectator journeys were made in London, including three million on the busiest day of the Games.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is responsible for Games infrastructure and the Olympic Transport Plan. Published in draft form in 2006, it is subject to revisions. Detailed transport plans for each venue are being prepared. Even with the array of rail connections scheduled for the main Olympic Park, further upgrades are needed ahead of 2012.

Only about 30% of Games Lanes in London were typically needed each day of the Olympics as one third of Londoners changed their travel habits, said Transport for London (TfL). Road traffic was typically cut by about 15% allowing official Games traffic to hit journey times about 90% of the time, said TfL.

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