What is London Thames Gateway? Where is it? What is it all about? We all know that the Olympics in 2012 will kick start the regeneration of east London, but what is happening now? Is it too long on speeches, reports and wishful thinking, but short on substance? This exhibition will directly answer these questions for the people likely to be affected by this massive regeneration project. It will show who’s involved, what they are doing and where, as well as what they ought to be doing.

The Thames Gateway has long been a key plank in successive governments’ thinking for developing London to the east, acting potentially as both the city’s safety valve and a regeneration opportunity to accommodate the kinds of growth that governments have projected as being ‘required’ in terms of housing and jobs. These targets are 180,000 jobs and 120,000 homes in the Gateway within the next 10 years, helping to absorb the capital’s needs and even potentially helping to reduce house price inflation. Meanwhile, plans hope to transform deprived, inaccessible communities left with legacies of large scale dereliction and contaminated land.

This insight presents the state of play, looks at current projects and how it might look, feel and work in the future.

London Thames Gateway is the key focus of development for growth in the capital and a priority for London and national government. It is also, happily, home to the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012. But what is the general principle at work? Are there too many cooks? Is anyone really taking the lead? Is it too dependent for its vision on private developers?

Introduction
What is London Thames Gateway?

Who does what?
A list of local authorities, urban development corporations and local regeneration partnership connected with the London end of the wider Gateway area.

Sign of the Thames
The River Thames as a key element of the Mayor's agenda in 2050.

Big issues
Key challenges likely to have a bearing on the immediate future, given the nature of the site, the land, politics and social issue.

Map
Including schemes presenting the way the place is taking shape, from large scale schemes such as Barking Riverside to Art Interventions on the A13.

Published May 2006
40 Pages