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Olympics in Philly?
http://news.yahoo.com/philadelphia-considering-2024-olympics-bid-mayor-says-003220573--spt.html
Just saw this on Yahoo. Obviously they are in the very early stages of bidding but I can't help to think this would be a bad idea for the city. We are already in financial straits and you constantly hear about how the cities put so much money into the Games.
And where the heck would they create all the venues and house people?
I also think Septa would crumble.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Re: Olympics in Philly?
Can you imagine the traffic?
As if it isn't already bad enough as it is.
Nope. I don't like this idea one bit.
I was thinking the same thing. I just think that, as much as I love Philly, there are US cities that are far superior in terms of logistics and capabilities for this type of event.
It's a nice thought though.
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
I don't care I love the Olympics I know it's a city money suck. But I really love them so i am excited at the possibility.
Logistically philly could handle the infrastructure and compared to LA for example septa isn't terrible. We have a very walkable city too.
I'm with you on this. Where the heck would they even put them?
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
huh? Have you seen the abanonded and underused areas down by the Delaware river? Lots of space for venues. Not to mention the stadiums and penn's stadiums too are all walkable.
I with you LaChute! Bring it on!!
And I agree with you on space-- there is SOOOOO much unused space in this city. I see it from the air all the time.
It will never happen. I know I'm a debbie downer, but I feel like Philly comes up in discussion frequently with Olympic talk and I highly doubt it will ever happen. I'm in the camp that thinks it would be great if it did, but I just know it won't. They can prove me wrong though.
There are a lot of under used areas of the city, but I also believe that they wouldn't even bother to use them. They would set up camp in the 'burbs. Just like they did with the soccer stadium.
Philly has put in bids before with no success. The last one was fairly recent- I forget what year but I remember the bid process within the rowing community and the fight for where the events would be held.
There are individual sports that are working to make their courses/venues Class A for bids for World Championships currently and the Olympic Organizing Committee would take advantage of these on-going efforts. The fact that there are 3 stadiums already in one complex is a win for the Philadelphia bid. With the trails at Valley Forge and around the Schuylkill there are a lot of outdoor things already almost in place.
There would be a drain on SEPTA and on Amtrak but it would be doable. My bigger concern would be the placement for the athlete village.
I hope they get it because I would love to be on the local organizing committee (LOC) for rowing and I would have my international license so I could work the event. Purely selfish reasons but I don't care.
I think it could be a good idea. We have quite the amount of hotel rooms to accommodate, and they could build the athlete's village down by the Navy Yard and/or along one of the undeveloped piers on Delaware Avenue.
Also, be more concerned about PHL versus SEPTA and Amtrak showing well. Also, consider the potential money people can make by renting their houses (even if just for 2 weeks).
I was out in Utah two years ago. Many of the Olympic events were held in a suburb of Salt Lake (Ogden), which is about 35-45 minutes North of SLC. The mountain where they did all skiing events--Snowbasin--is another 25 minute drive north from Ogden. The Olympics helped bring Ogden back from being a depressed industrial town.
It could work.
Like ering said, philly has come up short a few times for the summer olympic bid. I thought the last one they lost was just this last olympics (is it sad that I already forget where the last olympics was and it happened like 7 months ago! London maybe?).
At the time a lot of the events were around UPenn and at many of the colleges spread out in the burbs and it stretched to NJ and DE too. If they are smart about it they could create an athletes village in a currently underutilized or depressed fringe neighborhood that will become a desirable neighborhood once the olympics is over and be a huge benefit to the city. But it could also be terrible. I think it will depend if politicians or urban designers have the upper hand.
Let's not foget about the ridiculousness that is the Philly labor union community. They could break this
Ha! I was just coming to post this.
dude I would hardly call Chester the burbs.
I'm another one who would love it. I know there is the potential for it to be a big challenge, but it could be such an awesome thing for the city, too.
Every time they are talking about bidding I get excited and tell DH I hope they get it, he in turn tells me he would move out for that whole month and rent our house so we didn't have to be near it.
If it ever happened I would need to find a way to get involved somehow, it would be so exciting.
the utility of unions is a whole other debate, but very true.
true, but I just call anything that is not city-proper the 'burbs. ha.
Can they use one of the many college's dorms, gym and cafeteria for the olympic village? I live in the burbs, and say bring it on. It would be great to see.
Back in the 90's, I went to see them run through WC with the torch. It was such a cool feeling, and I think seeing the Olympics would be special. I have always wanted to go, and would be there in a heartbeat if it was in our backyard.
haha it is just straight up hood.
philly could handle the infrastructure and compared to LA for example septa isn't terrible. i like olympics. it proves the strength of our city. its very good thing. but it cause some money problem.
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