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Joborule · 10-11-2018, 03:43 PM

When you compare to the other bids, Calgary comes out the best purely on proximity of events. It truly is a Calgary olympics, rather than a Olympics with split venues throughout the region. So anything that gets built will benefit Calgarians for decades to come, and anything that's renovated will allow us to continue to benefit.

Another thing with possibly hosting, is that it could bring it additional funding for the greenline north component. There could be an appetite to build an airport connection, and with that, you'll want it to be able to connect with the greenline so people that want to take transit, could do so from the airport, straight to downtown. It's not part of the actual olympics costs, but could be a project that's funded in lieu of it.

10-11-2018, 03:43 PM	#980
Joborule Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	When you compare to the other bids, Calgary comes out the best purely on proximity of events. It truly is a Calgary olympics, rather than a Olympics with split venues throughout the region. So anything that gets built will benefit Calgarians for decades to come, and anything that's renovated will allow us to continue to benefit. Another thing with possibly hosting, is that it could bring it additional funding for the greenline north component. There could be an appetite to build an airport connection, and with that, you'll want it to be able to connect with the greenline so people that want to take transit, could do so from the airport, straight to downtown. It's not part of the actual olympics costs, but could be a project that's funded in lieu of it. Last edited by Joborule; 10-11-2018 at 03:45 PM.