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- - - - There were criticisms that despite the improvements many of these didn’t benefit the original ‘eastenders’
      - Many locals were unable to afford the high costs of the new expensive houses / flats (still a lack of low-cost housing in the area)
      - Despite an increase in jobs with new businesses coming in, most required skills that the old dockers did not have.
      - Reduction in community spirit that the old Docklands had - with the ‘yuppie’ newcomers not mixing with the eastenders
  - - - To ensure housing was available to all
      - To encourage development of business and industry
      - To bring land and buildings back into use
      - To create an attractive environment
  - - - Improve transport infrastructure
        
        Once there is enough demand, Eurostar is going to stop here.
      - Create the largest Urban Park in Europe, and clean up the River Lea
        
        30,000 tonnes of rubbish have been cleared
        
        New cycle paths
        
        lots of new wildlife
      - Derive 4000 new homes, including 3000 affordable
        
        What actually happened -->
        
        2800 homes created, only 1200 'affordable'
        
        Widened the gap of social segregation
        
        Loss of sense of place - very colourless and lifeless as the 'East End' feel is lost. It however may just take a few more years to develop a sense of community. Sad that there was such a loss of community though.
        
        This has potentially 'pushed out' even more local residents.
- - - - Inner city dereliction
      - High land costs, low housing costs.
      - Outskirts- wealthier, expensive houses. More open space.
      - large concentration of ethnic minorities in the inner city.