{"id":4405,"date":"2019-10-16T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T11:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4405"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:06:18","slug":"london-2012-olympics-step-free-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/london-2012-olympics-step-free-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"London 2012 Olympics &#8220;Step Free&#8221; Programme &#8211; Event Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4405\" class=\"elementor elementor-4405\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">London 2012 Olympics &#8220;Step Free&#8221; Programme &#8211; Event Planning<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c6a31\" data-id=\"26c6a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-714ee7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"714ee7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_592541680-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4411\" alt=\"A man in a wheelchair sits on a platform at a train station\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_592541680-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_592541680-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_592541680-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_592541680-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_592541680-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">In 2005, Direct Access\u2019 Founder and Director Steven Mifsud was subcontracted to take the lead on achieving the London \u2018Step Free\u2019 programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">\u00a0ahead of the London <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">2012 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">Olympics. The project was to ensure that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">London\u2019s rail<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\"> network was made ready for the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">2012 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208885395 BCX0\">Olympic Games, hosted at 33 venues (17 for the Paralympics which followed).<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">The London Underground is the world\u2019s oldest underground railway serving 4.8m passengers each day<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\"> with significant challenges in refurbishment of existing stations and construction of new ones<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">. The majority of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">72 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">ube stations, 57 London Overground stations, and 6 TfL Rail stations <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">now <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">have step-free access<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW167802475 BCX0\">as a result of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\"> Direct Access consultancy services and a further \u00a3200m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\"> (AED 973m)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\"> has been <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">identified<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\"> to increase this to 100 tube stations as part of the ongoing Olympic legacy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167802475 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW167802475 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One key project element was to achieve an overall 46% increase in capacity on the Jubilee line which provided the link to the Olympic Park as well as the O2 complex (former Millennium Dome), central sporting, accommodation, and leisure venues along with the ExCel Centre via the Canning Town Docklands Light Railway interchange. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Direct Access audited 22 stations which included key interchanges at Bank, Monument, Westminster, Embankment, Waterloo, and Wembley stations. 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data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Railways For All \u2013 The Accessibility Strategy for Great Britain\u2019s Railways<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Direct Access also audited Tottenham Court Road station in the heart of London\u2019s West End on behalf of Hawkins\/Brown Architects and advised on enabling step-free access as part of the \u00a3600m (AED 2.9Bn) refurbishment of the station both for the Olympics and the new Elizabeth line opening in December 2018 (previously named Crossrail, a \u00a315Bn (AED 73Bn) rail project).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Furthermore, Direct Access was part of the design consortia for Stratford International, the new station that was designed to serve the main Olympic Park as the terminus for the Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway. It also provides a key Central Line interchange and Network Rail High Speed One Javelin route from St Pancras to Ebbsfleet and Ashford to Paris, Brussels, and Lille. 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