Chicago Mayor Richard Daley told a press conference Saturday that the key to Chicago bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is transportation.
He said, “the key, I believe, when we look at all Olympics is how well we rebuild our transportation. We have Metra. We have CTA. Right. You go to China, they have all new technology.
“When you go to Europe they have new technology, especially (for) moving people in and out of the metropolitan area. We cannot build more highways. We know that. Everybody can’t be driving cars. The key for all of us here is public transportation…that’s what we really need to look at. Is it worth getting?”
Last October Daley said his Olympic dream would have to include a stadium with 80,000 to 100,000 seats to host track and field events, and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. But earlier this month he suggested using stadium venues in Indiana and Wisconsin as options, reports the Chicago Sun Times.
Daley is preparing to assemble an exploratory committee to investigate a 2016 bid from Chicago and said the committee of business and community leaders would need “to look at the financial position – whether it’s worth, basically, bidding for. Is it worth getting, and what financial returns would the whole community receive?”
