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> At least World Cup acts as the kick in the ass to finish that light rail to Redmond. >> Fewer and fewer cities want to splash hundreds of millions on buildin
by ethbr1 2y ago
> At least World Cup acts as the kick in the ass to finish that light rail to Redmond.
>> Fewer and fewer cities want to splash hundreds of millions on building stadiums that go to rust in a few years
To me, this is the most important reform the IOC needs -- ensuring that any infrastructure built for a games has an ironclad post-games plan.
If that requires multiple cities, then multiple cities it is.
Atlanta 1996 is a solid example of it done right. Don't budget, spread facilities around, and have a reuse plan. Most of the infrastructure is still in use today. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics#Venues_and_infrastructure https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics#Venues_...
Typically, this goes off the rails when governments bid for games (Sochi, Beijing) and then drastically (10x norms!) the budget for minimal gains.
- madcaptenor 2y agoFor US bidders, I've heard people say that it's good to have a bunch of colleges nearby, because they can be built-in Reuters. You can see this in the list of Atlanta venues, and I've heard it pointed out in potential bids by Boston and Philadelphia. I'm not sure if this holds elsewhere since the connection between sports and education is stronger in the US than other places. And it's not obvious from the venue list for Atlanta, but Centennial Olympic Stadium is now on its second round of reuse - it was reconfigured for the Atlanta Braves baseball team after the Olympics, and now Georgia State uses it for football after the Braves moved out to the suburbs.