dshoost88
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This is veeeeeeery off topic but, seeing all these great new sports arenas popping up here just reminds be about that Olympics bid from a few years back. If the Olympics weren't so....demanding? unreasonable? questionably good for a city? I dont know the right terms to use, Boston really could pull something like it off. We have the arenas, and the sports history, its just that the Olympics ask too much out of their hosts. I am , very much so, not a sports person, but I cant help but feel if there was something like the Olympics, but with less baggage, Boston could absolutely crush hosting it using arenas like these.
I'm so happy to see this development finally coming to fruition after all these years. It'll be a wonderful asset for the Greater Boston region and local athletic community.
It's amusing, actually... as a whole, Boston today is more or less a velodrome and new stadium away from reflecting the Boston 2024 Olympic Host it was originally envisioned. While the transportation concerns that helped derail the bid were merited, our built environment has begun to reflect the aspirational walkable, wellness mecca local Olympic Committee organizers had envisioned for the city. That's pretty cool.
I kind of like where were at now, were getting all the benefits of the olympics with none of the negatives. I feel like when most of this is built out itll be pretty close to whatever an olympics would have been, but without the dismantling of temporary stadiums, expansions, the money loss/debt, the gridlock, or cutting down tons of trees on the common. Its really the perfect scenario.
It almost feels like planning for the Olympics is, and in this case was, way more valuable than actually hosting them. Boston recognized alot of possible development sites and pushed forward with some transit improvement because of it. I'm also thinking about the NYC bid from a while ago that suggested building the stadium where Hudson Yards is now. While the concept and success of Hudson Yards is up for debate, it all got started becasie of planning for the Olympics.
NIMBY nation.American cities seem to love stagnation/status quo.