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Page 1: Olympics Transportation What, How and Why Structure of this Discussion Recap of Readings-Topic Areas Recap of Readings-Topic Areas Difference in Summer

Olympics Olympics TransportationTransportation

What, How and WhyWhat, How and Why

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Structure of this Structure of this DiscussionDiscussion

Recap of Readings-Topic AreasRecap of Readings-Topic Areas Difference in Summer and Winter Difference in Summer and Winter

GamesGames Minnesota Olympics! What do you Minnesota Olympics! What do you

think?think?

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Topic Areas-Atlanta Topic Areas-Atlanta

Transportation PlanningTransportation Planning Environmental ExternalitiesEnvironmental Externalities Urban DesignUrban Design FinancingFinancing Urban RevitalizationUrban Revitalization Hopes and DreamsHopes and Dreams

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Topic Areas-SLCTopic Areas-SLC

Planning Process and StructurePlanning Process and Structure ITS DeploymentITS Deployment Social ConsequencesSocial Consequences Tourism Market Tourism Market

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Difference in Summer and Difference in Summer and Winter GameWinter Game

Number of People to Move AroundNumber of People to Move Around Location of the EventsLocation of the Events

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Item SLC Atlanta Ratio %  

Game Winter Summer      

Athletes 2,399 10,318 4.30 0.23 scale of event

Volunteers 22,000 47,466 2.16 0.46 $ saved

Media 8,730 15,108 1.73 0.58 $ made

Spectators1.6

million7.5

million 4.69 0.21 scale of event

people needed to be transported into downtown every day 65,000 500,000 7.69 0.13

transportation problem

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Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics

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Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics

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Minnesota Olympics!Minnesota Olympics!

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Minnesota Olympics!Minnesota Olympics!

The Game Rules: The Game Rules: This is a public forum and each of us This is a public forum and each of us

represents a role. We will discuss:represents a role. We will discuss: Winter or Summer Olympics Winter or Summer Olympics Location Location Transportation of visitors and localsTransportation of visitors and locals Positives and Negatives of playing hostPositives and Negatives of playing host

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Public Participation! We Public Participation! We are:are:

MN GovernorMN Governor Minneapolis MayorMinneapolis Mayor St. Paul MayorSt. Paul Mayor Duluth MayorDuluth Mayor Met Council ChairMet Council Chair FTA Grant Allocation OfficerFTA Grant Allocation Officer Mn/DOT CommissionerMn/DOT Commissioner Metro Transit ManagerMetro Transit Manager Downtown Retail OwnerDowntown Retail Owner Road BuilderRoad Builder Car DealerCar Dealer Taxi DriverTaxi Driver Gas Station OwnerGas Station Owner Tourism Agency ManagerTourism Agency Manager Environmental ActivistEnvironmental Activist

BankerBanker Housing DeveloperHousing Developer Office DeveloperOffice Developer Downtown Office OwnerDowntown Office Owner Metro Dome OwnerMetro Dome Owner U of M Sports Facility ManagerU of M Sports Facility Manager Minneapolis Poor CitizenMinneapolis Poor Citizen St. Paul Rich CitizenSt. Paul Rich Citizen Duluth Very Rich CitizenDuluth Very Rich Citizen Citizen who Hates Olympics and Citizen who Hates Olympics and

works in Downtownworks in Downtown Citizen who Loves Sports and Citizen who Loves Sports and

Works in suburbWorks in suburb Mother with 2 kids age 1 and 3Mother with 2 kids age 1 and 3

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Minnesota Olympics!Minnesota Olympics! Winter or Summer Olympics?Winter or Summer Olympics? Where to hold the Games?Where to hold the Games? Financing the Olympics, Structure and NatureFinancing the Olympics, Structure and Nature Transportation Planning Structure and ProcessTransportation Planning Structure and Process Fear of Congestion-Travel BehaviorFear of Congestion-Travel Behavior Build Transit in 6 years?Build Transit in 6 years? Urban RevitalizationUrban Revitalization $ : Who wins and Who loses? Rosy or Blue?$ : Who wins and Who loses? Rosy or Blue? Facility Reuse, Sustainable UtilizationFacility Reuse, Sustainable Utilization

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Winter or Summer Winter or Summer Game? Please Vote!Game? Please Vote!

Yes, we want Summer Games!Yes, we want Summer Games!

Yes, we want Winter Games!Yes, we want Winter Games!

No, we don’t want Olympics at all!No, we don’t want Olympics at all!

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Where to hold the Games?Where to hold the Games?

Midway Area?Midway Area? U of M?U of M? Downtown Minneapolis?Downtown Minneapolis? Somewhere outside the Metro Somewhere outside the Metro

Area?Area? Duluth?Duluth? NIMBY!NIMBY!

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Minnesota Downhill Skiing

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Cross Country Ski SitesCross Country Ski Sites

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Hopes and ExpectationsHopes and Expectations

Urban DesignUrban Design Housing and Commercial RedevelopmentHousing and Commercial Redevelopment Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development Eliminating Social IllsEliminating Social Ills

In what areas could the Twin Cities benefit from In what areas could the Twin Cities benefit from the Olympics?the Olympics?

What do you not want to see happen?What do you not want to see happen?

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Financing the Olympics, Financing the Olympics, Structure and NatureStructure and Nature

Who pays for the Olympics?Who pays for the Olympics? TouristsTourists Participating CountriesParticipating Countries Tax payers?Tax payers? Federal Funding?Federal Funding? State Funding?State Funding? Local Funding?Local Funding? Business Pact?Business Pact? Who Else?Who Else?

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Financing the Olympics, Financing the Olympics, Structure and NatureStructure and Nature

Who pays for Transportation?Who pays for Transportation? TouristsTourists Each participating countryEach participating country US DOTUS DOT Mn DOT?Mn DOT? Local Gov.?Local Gov.? Who Else?Who Else?

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Transportation Planning Transportation Planning Structure and ProcessStructure and Process

Who does what?Who does what? Multi-layer of GovernmentsMulti-layer of Governments Inter-jurisdiction coordinationInter-jurisdiction coordination Policy-making Structure?Policy-making Structure? Planning-making Structure?Planning-making Structure?

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Congestion?Congestion?

Tales from SLC:Tales from SLC:“There was a ‘Transportation Guide’ that “There was a ‘Transportation Guide’ that was widely distributed, which basically was widely distributed, which basically told almost everything that you would told almost everything that you would need to know to get around during the need to know to get around during the games”games”

“There were ‘park n rides’ to park your “There were ‘park n rides’ to park your car, and take public transit up to the car, and take public transit up to the venue...thus cutting down the number of venue...thus cutting down the number of vehicles.”vehicles.”

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Congestion? Cont.Congestion? Cont.

““There was a fair amount of warning to the locals There was a fair amount of warning to the locals about the possible problems...and I think that it about the possible problems...and I think that it worked, because many people didn't leave their worked, because many people didn't leave their homes unless they really had to.”homes unless they really had to.”

““I think that many people at the end of it all said, I think that many people at the end of it all said, ‘Gosh, where was all of the traffic and congestion ‘Gosh, where was all of the traffic and congestion that they talked about?’ I feel that many people that they talked about?’ I feel that many people were upset because it wasn't all that bad...like they were upset because it wasn't all that bad...like they had been duped into staying home.” had been duped into staying home.”

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CongestionCongestion

What does it cost the region during What does it cost the region during the Olympics?the Olympics?

What would need to be done to What would need to be done to lesson it?lesson it?

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TransitTransit What infrastructure improvements would What infrastructure improvements would

need to be made?need to be made? What resources would be needed to What resources would be needed to

augment our current transit system?augment our current transit system? How do you expand a transit system to How do you expand a transit system to

handle an influx of visitors, but make it handle an influx of visitors, but make it sustainable for when the crowds leave?sustainable for when the crowds leave?

Will travel behavior adopted during the Will travel behavior adopted during the Olympics remain?Olympics remain?

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Atlanta Travel BehaviorAtlanta Travel Behavior

““Even in a city like Atlanta, where the Even in a city like Atlanta, where the auto is king, people will make short-auto is king, people will make short-term adjustments in their travel term adjustments in their travel patterns. But I would be very patterns. But I would be very surprised if there were any long-term surprised if there were any long-term effects…in terms of bus and subway effects…in terms of bus and subway ridership…I don’t see a major lasting ridership…I don’t see a major lasting impact.” impact.”

– – Michael Meyer, Director of the Transportation Michael Meyer, Director of the Transportation Research and Education Center at Georgia Tech.Research and Education Center at Georgia Tech.

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Urban RevitalizationUrban Revitalization

What should we concentrate on?What should we concentrate on? How do we make our expectations How do we make our expectations

a reality?a reality? How do we deal with gentrification How do we deal with gentrification

issues?issues? Lessons learned from Atlanta…Lessons learned from Atlanta…

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““The games would ‘uplift the The games would ‘uplift the people people

of Atlanta and fight poverty in the of Atlanta and fight poverty in the process’process’”. ”. – – Maynard Jackson, Atlanta MayorMaynard Jackson, Atlanta Mayor

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““Perhaps it was unrealistic to expect Perhaps it was unrealistic to expect that an event like the Olympics that an event like the Olympics would motivate people to tackle would motivate people to tackle deeply embedded social ills.” - deeply embedded social ills.” - Steven French and Mike DisherSteven French and Mike Disher

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Turner FieldTurner Field

                                                                                                                                  

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Olympic Olympic

VillageVillage

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Environmental ConcernsEnvironmental Concerns

Facility ReuseFacility Reuse Waste ManagementWaste Management Air PollutionAir Pollution Brownfield RedevelopmentBrownfield Redevelopment

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Other discussions?Other discussions?

Terrorist Attack on Olympic Terrorist Attack on Olympic Games?Games?

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Winter or Summer Winter or Summer Game? Please Vote!Game? Please Vote!

Yes, we want Summer Games!Yes, we want Summer Games!

Yes, we want Winter Games!Yes, we want Winter Games!

No, we don’t want Olympics at all!No, we don’t want Olympics at all!

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Ok, Let’s Go Home…Ok, Let’s Go Home…