Chicagoist: Olympic Village to Move West?

guest

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:04:15 -0600

Oops. Sorry Kevin. You are exactly right.

Kevin Robinson

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:48:26 -0600

Actually, the Chicago Tribune citation is in my post. It's the second link.

E

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:48:12 -0600

Fair enough. It looks like the city's involvment would mostly be excercising eminent domain, which might be somewhat reasonable if we're actually getting the Olympic nod, but fairly outrageous if we're not. Especially if there's a buyer interested in the property. Olympics or not, I have a feeling this Olympic village is going to be a big albatross hanging on this city for a long time.

guest

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:16:59 -0600

E, Private developers are slated to do the development. That was in the Tribune. Perhaps it was not in the Sun-Times, which Kevin Robinson cited. A $1.1 billion development in the South Loop seems like a stretch unless people can get mortgages again, but letting a private developer do it is fine by me. 8:21, The marshalling yards are crucial to the operation of McCormick Place. McCormick Place is crucial to Chicago's economy. Thus, any deck over the yards would need to be built to preserve the yards. The Tribune article on this indicated that this was a real architectural/engineering challenge. Better to have unsightly yards than no functioning McCormick, regardless of whether Chicago gets the Olympics.

E

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:52:21 -0600

"Regardless, officials have said that they will go forward with the $1.1 billion project even if Chicago doesn't get the nod to host the Olympics." Good to see that the money the city promised not to spend on the Olympics is going to get spent on the Olympics even if we don't get the Olympics. I love this city.

guest

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:21:04 -0600

with my limited knowledge of this change, i think its a boneheaded idea. sure, they dont want to go over budget creating a deck like millenium park...at the same time i dont think 200 trucks in a staging area will be seen as an appealing view for any future athletes/residents