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BayArea.com
October 26, 2002
State, regional and city characteristics
SF - San Francisco named world's favorite
U.S. city by Condé Nast Traveler for 13
of past 14 years. Has world-renowned icons
with Golden Gate Bridge and cable cars.
California ranks first nationally in international
tourism and fifth globally in economy.
NY - Home of United Nations. Boasts diverse
population, with elementary and secondary
students of immigrant parents from 200 countries
and 140 languages spoken at home. Has world-renowned
icons with Empire State Building and Statue
of Liberty.
Legal and guarantees
SF - Mayor given full authority to sign
the "host city agreement." Financial guarantees
include $250 million in investment-based
insurance and $250 million from government-backed
trust fund.
NY - Financial guarantee based on $250
million government-backed trust fund. Bid
co-founder Dan Doctoroff is now a deputy
mayor.
Environmental protection
SF -Environmental management system would
set "new standard" for large sporting events,
according to environmental experts. Committed
to undergoing third-party and community-based
audits.
NY - Environmental plan includes sustainable
development and resource conservation. Would
create about 600 acres of new or enhanced
park lands.
Security
SF -Would develop Security Academy using
international experts to develop curriculum
and train personnel. Has security team comprising
44 law enforcement agencies.
NY - Has nation's largest metropolitan
police force. Would create buffer zones
around park lands venue. Has built-in security
with water surrounding three sides of Olympic
Village.
Sports program and venues
SF -Venues clustered in "Ring of Gold"
that spans South Bay, San Francisco and
East Bay. Eighty percent of venues already
built, providing for low construction costs;
renovations required at Stanford Stadium,
site of track and field and the ceremonies.
Training facilities close to main venues.
NY - Venues placed along an X whose axes
extend through New York City and into New
Jersey. Must build or extensively renovate
two-thirds of venues. Construction includes
$1.6 billion Olympic Stadium. Faces strong
political and residential opposition to
stadium and rowing venues.
Olympism, culture and legacy
SF - Legacies include $170 million from
projected surplus to help develop U.S. Olympic
sports; The Academic Olympiad, an annual
international symposium for sports personnel
and athletes, held jointly by Stanford and
Cal; and much needed residential housing
from Olympic Village.
NY - Through construction projects, would
build up several areas of New York City,
including West Manhattan, with stadium to
be used by New York Jets and transportation
system; Queens West, with residential housing;
and Flushing Meadows, with merging of two
polluted lakes into one cleaned-up lake.
Olympic Village
SF - Environmentally sustainable, high-density
urban village designed with input from Olympians.
Desired location questionable because Moffett
Field is owned by Army and NASA. About half
of sports venues located at least 18 miles
from this site.
NY - Planned $1.5 billion high rise across
East River from United Nations. Would sit
at intersection of Olympic X. Ferry stop
and rail station accessible to athletes.
Eighty-two percent of sports venues within
10 miles from this site.
Accommodations
SF -Like venues, 100,000 hotel rooms spread
throughout Bay Area. About 30,000 located
in San Francisco. Additional capacity of
11,400 available on cruise ships. Stanford
to host Media Village.
NY - More than 66,000 hotel rooms located
in New York City, with sponsors, media and
Olympic Family all staying in midtown. About
122,000 hotel rooms available in metropolitan
area; 30,000 additional rooms planned by
2012.
Transportation
SF -Would rely heavily on public transit,
especially BART, Caltrain and buses. Olympic-dedicated
lanes available on freeways between all
venues. CHP escorts planned for athlete
buses.
NY - Relies exclusively on public transit
with ferry system and rail lines branching
out along axes of Olympic X. Would use high-speed
ferries and special Olympic trains.
Media
SF - Home to Knight Ridder media corporation
and Northern California's largest daily
newspaper, San Francisco Chronicle. Large
International Broadcast Center planned at
Moffett Field with early access for media.
NY - Known as media capital of the world.
Home to all four major broadcasting networks
and seven of top 20 cable networks. Three
network morning programs broadcast live
from NYC studios.
Finance
SF - Low capital investment ($211 million)
and venue costs ($357 million), one of lowest
for a Summer Games, which aligns with International
Olympic Committee's cost-cutting goals.
$300 million contingency fund built into
budget.
NY - Exact costs of construction unclear.
Bid group estimates say $2.4 billion; independent
study says $6.5 billion. Will need tax increment
financing to help cover costs. Expensive
construction projects frowned on by IOC.
International strategies
SF - Link to 2008 Beijing Games with Bridge
to China youth exchange program. Appeals
to each nation with invitation to open cultural
center on city's waterfront as part of The
Olympic Way, a six-month expo.
NY - Established Nations of New York program
to link international-based civic, educational
and sport organizations. Branding itself
as "World's Second Home" through ad campaigns.
Paralympics
SF - Known as home of the disability movement.
Would hold Paralympic Games in Olympic sports
venues and village and would integrate them
with Olympic Games schedule to maximize
exposure.
NY - Plan designed by Circle of Paralympians,
who were born or now live in New York. Co-hosted
Paralympic Games with Stoke Mandeville,
England, in 1984 on Long Island. Has marketing
campaign to enhance exposure.
Sources:
SF - Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee
bid proposal, bid addendum and executive
summary; www.basoc2012.com
NY - New York 2012 bid proposal and www.NYC2012.org
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