BEHIND THE GAME : The Mayor of London

The Mayor of London Committee is compose of the following Groups

Greater London Authority (GLA) Group

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, works with the GLA Group to ensure Londoners get the most possible benefit from the 2012 Games.

The Mayor of London is Co-Chair of the Olympic Board, which oversees the 2012 project. He also has particular responsibility for ensuring that Londoners benefit as much and as widely as possible from hosting the Games in 2012. He believes that the success of the Games will not be judged simply by the summer of 2012, but just as importantly, by its legacy.

The London Development Agency

The Mayor’s London Development Agency (LDA) is leading the way in this field with skills and employment initiatives, programmes to increase grass-roots sport participation and initiatives to promote London as a place to do business.

The LDA is also responsible for the physical, social and economic legacy of the Olympic Park area. Read more about plans for legacy

The LDA is working in partnership with local authorities, London 2012, local communities, public sector bodies and other organisations in the planning and delivery of new communities and the regeneration that they can promote.

Transport for London

Transport for London, also under the Mayor’s direction, is investing £10billion to deliver a transport legacy for east London before 2012, marking a sustained increase in transport investment for the area.

In time for the Games, London’s new over ground network will see the East London Line extended south to Croydon and North through Hackney to connect with the North London Line at Highbury and Islington. The Docklands Light Railway will be extended to Stratford International and the under used North London line between Stratford and Canning Town will run frequent DLR services.

The Olympic Park Regeneration Steering Group (OPRSG)

The Olympic Park Regeneration Steering Group (OPRSG) provides direction of the Olympic legacy agenda for east and south east London. It focuses particularly on the development and delivery of the Legacy Masterplan Framework. The Framework will set out a clear vision for the future development of the Olympic Park and its immediate surroundings, which will begin immediately after the Games.

OPRSG is made up of: the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell, Housing Minister Margaret Beckett, Leader of Greenwich Council Chris Roberts, Mayor of Hackney Council Jules Pipe, Mayor of Newham Council Sir Robin Wales, Leader of Tower Hamlets Council Lutfur Rahman and Leader of Waltham Forest Council Clyde Loakes.