More than a decade after London hosted the Olympic Games, cranes are still everywhere in and around the Olympic Park in Stratford, where an array of buildings are under construction. The 2012 Summer Games -- widely seen as a roaring success -- were held primarily at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Newham, one of the city's poorest boroughs.
More than a decade after London hosted the Olympic Games, cranes are still everywhere in and around the Olympic Park in Stratford, where an array of buildings are under construction.
Bidding for the Olympics, the organisers' promise was clear: the Games would provide the"enduring legacy" of regenerating"an entire community for the direct benefit of everyone who lives there".That included plans to build tens of thousands of homes, particularly social housing at so-called affordable rates, alongside new amenities.Nearly 12 years after the global showcase, new residents continue to stream into newly built homes in the area.
But Johnson pays £2,300 a month for a two-bedroom flat -- a similar rate to some of the city's central districts. "The park has been described as gentrification on steroids -- an island of affluence in a sea of poverty."Many of those living in the shadow of the former Olympic site still face dilapidated conditions and poor prospects, while suffering fallout from Stratford's transformation.She rented a private flat in the area with her husband and their five children, initially for £1,000 a month, which then was increased to £1,400.
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