In 2012, London will house over 17,000 athletes, coaches and their support staff in an Olympic Village that will be built from scratch. The Olympic Village will be an integral part of an economic revitalization program for a depressed area near central London. It will cost an estimated $1 billion and will be built by a public/private partnership that will rent the Village to the IOC for the Games. It will occupy about 75 acres.
Important considerations for an Olympic Village include the distance from the Village to the sporting facilities, the use of the Village after the Games and the quality of the accommodations.
Where could Chicago build such a Village? How much would it cost and how would it be financed? What would the post-Games use of the Village be?
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Could this be built on the near Westside and be used as housing for UIC/Rush?
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