2014 1201 Boston2024 4 Sports Venues Print

NUMBER 1: OVERALL GAMES CONCEPT

December 1, 2014

Mr. Larry Probst, Chairman Mr. Scott Blackmun, Chief Executive Officer United States Olympic Committee

Dear Mr. Probst and Mr. Blackmun:

On behalf of the Boston 2024 Partnership, we are honored, humbled and excited to share Bostons compelling story and our vision for a partnership with the United States Olympic Committee to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Boston is overwhelmingly united in its bid for the 2024 Games because we are a city passionate about the power of sport. Bostons public officials, business and educational leadership and community stakeholders are all committed to delivering a transformative and sustainable 2024 Games. Bostons higher education community will make a profound impact in the lives of Olympic and Paralympic athletes now and through 2024. Bostons research labs, world-class medical centers, and technology-driven economy will bring unprecedented innovation to the planning and delivery of the 2024 Games, as well as an unparalleled experience for Olympians and Paralympians. Boston developing a sustainable Games model with a responsible, achievable budget and legacy owners for Olympic and Paralympic venues. Bostons uniquely walkable layout with venues clustered around the Waterfront and University Precincts leverages the entire Boston city center as the Olympic Park, and we will put all of our campuses, public spaces and parks, boulevards and waterways to use in hosting the Games. We firmly believe that working in close partnership with the United States Olympic Committee, Boston 2024 can provide a blueprint for future host cities as to the master planning of the Games, delivery of the Games and, most importantly, the experience of the athletes.

The Boston 2024 bid is an opportunity to engage in a community-wide conversation about our future vision for our city, not just in 2024, but in 2030, on the 400th anniversary of the founding of Boston and beyond. The bid is also a catalyst for much of the investment and innovation that will be required to achieve that vision. Our Olympic and Paralympic bid will serve to accelerate improvements to transportation, infrastructure and housing including investments in a major redevelopment project at the heart of the city, thousands of new affordable housing units, new urban green spaces and dramatic upgrades to the citys already world-class public transit system. Hosting the Games will also strengthen cooperation across the government, business and academic communities and reinforce Bostons brand as a global hub for education, health care and innovation. Welcoming the world to Boston for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is also a chance to attract new artists, educators, entrepreneurs and builders who are the foundation of our communitys vibrant and innovative culture.

Thank you again for the opportunity to present our vision for a sustainable and transformative 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We look forward to continuing our partnership with you and your entire team at the United States Olympic Committee.

Sincerely,

John F. Fish Dan OConnell Chairman President Boston 2024 Partnership Boston 2024 Partnership

1 PROPOSED DATES1.1 Proposed Dates for the Games 1

1.2 Planned Large-Scale Events 1

2 MAPS + VENUE CLUSTERS2.1 Map A Olympic Games

Venue Location + Transport 4

2.1.1 Legend + Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.2 Map B Paralympic Games Venue Location + Transport 6

2.2.1 Legend + Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.3 Venue Matrices 8

3 MOTIVATION 3.1 Motivation 14

4 OVERALL GAMES CONCEPT4.1 Concept Explanation 20

4.2 Location of Key Infrastructure 25

4.3 Post-Games Legacy 29

5 INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS NARRATIVE5.1 SWOT Analysis 32

5.2 Our Citys Vision 35

5.3 Unique and Compelling City Experiences 36

5.4 Delivery of the Games 37

PROPOSED DATES

11.1 Proposed Dates for the Games

State your proposed dates to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and specify your reasons.

The Olympic Games in Boston would be held from Friday, July 19, to Sunday, August 4, 2024. The Paralympic Games would be held from Wednesday, August 14, to Sunday, August 25, 2024. This period of time offers the optimal climate for athletic competition. The dates are well coordinated with the international sport calendar and would ensure that the Games will be the preeminent event in the United States. Summer holidays for colleges, secondary schools and teachers allow us to engage a corps of enthusiastic volunteers and individuals and families to attend the Games. In addition, we have a unique opportunity to engage those who are away for the summer in the Paralympic Games as college students begin to return to campuses toward the end of August.

1.1 PROPOSED DATES FOR THE GAMES

1.2 PLANNED LARGE-SCALE EVENTS

1.2 Planned Large-Scale Events

Identify any other large-scale events that are planned or traditionally occur during or 30 days before or after the proposed Games period.

The most significant event that will occur prior to the proposed start date of the 2024 Games is Bostons annual July Fourth Celebration on the Charles River Esplanade on July 3 and 4. The event typically attracts approximately 500,000 attendees for a live performance by the Boston Pops Orchestra and fireworks display. In addition, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority will host an education event drawing 15,000 attendees between July 2 and 9, and a scientific event during which 17,000 people will participate from August 15 to 23.

MAPS + VENUE CLUSTERS

IOC

IBC

MMH

AV

MPC

Opening & Closing Ceremony

Athletics

Boxing

Weightlifting

Handball

Judo

Table Tennis

Wrestling Freestyle

Sailing

Taekwondo

Gymnastics - Trampoline

Gymnastics - Rhythmic

Fencing

Athletes Village

InternationalBroadcast Center

Main Media Housing

Archery

Diving

Swimming

Syncronized Swimming

Water Polo

Badminton

Hockey

Tennis

Triathlon

Equestrian - Eventing

International Olympic Committee Hotels Live Site

Live Site

Live Site Basketball

Canoe - Slalom

Canoe - Sprint

Cycling - BMX

Cycling - Mountain

Cycling - Road

Cycling - Track

Equestrian - Dressage

Equestrian - Jumping

Football

Golf

Modern Pentathlon

Rugby

Rowing

Shooting

Volleyball - Beach

Volleyball - Indoor

Subway [Existing]

Venue Cluster

Hotel Cluster

City of Boston Limits MotorwayMajor Urban Arterial Network

Light Rail [Existing]

Light Rail [Planned]

Commuter Rail [Planned]Commuter Rail [Existing]

Key Venue/Venue Precinct

Venue

Sailing Event Zone

Waterfront Cluster University Cluster Other Precincts/Stand Alone Venues

Main Press Center

Gymnastics - ArtisticMap Symbols Road Network Line Types

Rail Network Line Types

Equestrian - Cross Country

Light Rail [Existing, Work Req.]

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2.1 MAP A OLYMPIC GAMES VENUE LOCATION + TRANSPORT

2.1.1 Legend + Symbols

AV

IOC

IBC MPC

MMH

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WATERFRONTCLUSTER

I-93

10KM

BOSTON-LOGANINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

I-90

I-93

4MILE

I-95RT-128

I-95RT-128

40.9KM

61KM69.8KM

2750 5500 8275ft0

0 1375 2750m

MMH

IOC

IBC

AV

MPC

Wheelchair Basketball

Boccia

Sitting Volleyball

Table Tennis

Goalball

Athletics

Sailing

Judo

Fencing

Archery

Football 5-a-side

Football 7-a-side

Swimming

Wheelchair Tennis

Paratriathlon

Cycling - Road

Cycling - Track

Equestrian

Rowing

Wheelchair Rugby

Shooting

Venue Cluster

Hotel Cluster

City of Boston Limits


Venue

Sailing Event Zone


Powerlifting

Map Symbols

Canoe


Athletes Village


Main Media Housing

Live Site

Live Site

Main Press Center

Subway [Existing] MotorwayMajor Urban Arterial NetworkLight Rail [Existing]



Road Network Line TypesRail Network Line Types


International Olympic Committee Hotels

Live Site

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2.2 MAP B PARALYMPIC GAMES VENUE LOCATION + TRANSPORT

MMH

IOC

IBC

AV

MPC

Wheelchair Basketball

Boccia

Sitting Volleyball

Table Tennis

Goalball

Athletics

Sailing

Judo

Fencing

Archery

Football 5-a-side

Football 7-a-side

Swimming

Wheelchair Tennis

Paratriathlon

Cycling - Road

Cycling - Track

Equestrian

Rowing

Wheelchair Rugby

Shooting

Venue Cluster

Hotel Cluster

City of Boston Limits


Venue

Sailing Event Zone


Powerlifting

Map Symbols

Canoe


Athletes Village


Main Media Housing

Live Site

Live Site

Main Press Center

Subway [Existing] MotorwayMajor Urban Arterial NetworkLight Rail [Existing]



Road Network Line TypesRail Network Line Types


International Olympic Committee Hotels

Live Site

AV

IOC

IBC MPC

MMH


TR

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HIS

PIE

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UNIVERSITYCLUSTER

WATERFRONTCLUSTER

I-93

10KM

BOSTON-LOGANINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

I-90

I-93

4MILE

I-95RT-128

I-95RT-128

61KM

2750 5500 8275ft0

0 1375 2750m

Boston 2024 - Olympic Games

VENUE/FACILITY SPORT LOCATION STATUS CAPACITY

WATERFRONT CLUSTER

MIDTOWN

OLYMPIC STADIUM ATHLETICSOPENING/CLOSING CEREMONIES

MIDTOWN TEMPORARY 60,000

UMASS BOSTON/COLUMBIA POINT

ATHLETES VILLAGE UMASS BOSTON ADDITIONALTEMPORARY

6,00010,500

PRECINCT: SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

IBC BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

ADDITIONAL 700,000 SF

MPC BCEC/SOUTH BOSTONWATERFRONT


BOSTON CONVENTION &EXHIBITION CENTER (BCEC)HALL A

HALL B

HALL CHALL D

GYMNASTICS - RHYTHMICWRESTLINGJUDOTAEKWONDOTABLE TENNISVOLLEYBALL - INDOOR

BCECBCECBCECBCECBCECBCEC

EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)PLANNED

8,0008,0008,0008,0008,00015,000

STAND ALONE VENUES

CASTLE ISLAND SAILING COURSE SAILING BOSTON HARBOR TEMPORARY 6,500

WATERFRONT PAVILION WEIGHTLIFTING SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 5,000

UNIVERSITY CLUSTER

PRECINCT: BEACON YARDS

TENNIS COMPLEX TENNIS HARVARD PLAYING FIELDS TEMPORARY 20,000

HARVARD STADIUM HOCKEY HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 30,000

NATATORIUM AQUATICS ALLSTON LANDING TEMPORARY 18,500

WATER POLO ARENA WATER POLO ALLSTON LANDING TEMPORARY 5,000

ALBERT H. GORDON TRACK FENCING HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 6,000

PRECINCT: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

AGGANIS ARENA BADMINTON BOSTON UNIVERSITY EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 7,000

BU ARENA HANDBALL BOSTON UNIVERSITY PLANNED 10,000

STAND ALONE VENUES

MIT ARCHERY RANGE ARCHERY KILLIAN COURT/MIT TEMPORARY 3,000

MAGAZINE BEACH COURSE TRIATHLONSWIMMING - MARATHON

MAGAZINE BEACH TEMPORARY 2,500

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OTHER PRECINCTS

PRECINCT: BOSTON COMMON

BEACH VOLLEYBALL ARENA VOLLEYBALL - BEACH BOSTON COMMON TEMPORARY 16,000

STARTING LINE CYCLING - ROADATHLETICS-MARATHON

BOSTON COMMON TEMPORARY 2,000

PRECINCT: ASSEMBLY SQUARE

BMX COURSE CYCLING - BMX ASSEMBLY SQUARE ADDITIONAL 5,000

VELODROME CYCLING - TRACK ASSEMBLY SQUARE ADDITIONAL 5,000

PRECINCT: FRANKLIN PARK

WHITE STADIUM EQUESTRIANMODERN PENTATHLON

FRANKLIN PARK EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 20,000

WILLIAM J. DEVINE GOLF COURSE

EQUESTRIAN - CROSS COUNTRY

FRANKLIN PARK TEMPORARY 60,000

PRECINCT: WESTFORD SKI AREA

CANOE SLALOM COURSE CANOE - SLALOM WESTFORD SKI AREA ADDITIONAL 15,000

MOUNTAIN BIKING COURSE CYCLING - MOUNTAIN BIKE WESTFORD SKI AREA ADDITIONAL 10,000

STAND ALONE VENUES

TD GARDEN GYMNASTICS - ARTISTIC/TRAMPOLINEBASKETBALL - FINAL

TD GARDEN EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 18,500

LONG ISLAND SHOOTING RANGES

SHOOTING LONG ISLAND TEMPORARY 7,000

THE COUNTRY CLUB GOLF THE COUNTRY CLUB EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 50,000

GILLETTE STADIUM RUGBYFOOTBALL - FINAL

GILLETTE STADIUM EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 68,000

MERRIMACK RIVER COURSE ROWINGCANOE - SPRINT

MERRIMACK RIVER/LOWELL TEMPORARYTEMPORARY

24,000

TSONGAS CENTER BOXING LOWELL EXISTING (W/OVERLAY) 7,800


2.3 VENUE MATRICES CONTINUED

Boston 2024 - Paralympic Games


WATERFRONT CLUSTER

MIDTOWN

OLYMPIC STADIUM ATHLETICSOPENING/CLOSING CEREMONIES

MIDTOWN TEMPORARY 60,000

UMASS BOSTON/COLUMBIA POINT

ATHLETES VILLAGE UMASS BOSTON ADDITIONALTEMPORARY

6,00010,500

PRECINCT: SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

IBC BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT


MPC BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT


BOSTON CONVENTION &EXHIBITION CENTER (BCEC)HALL AHALL BHALL CHALL D

BOCCIAJUDOTABLE TENNISSITTING VOLLEYBALL

BCECBCECBCECBCEC

EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY)PLANNED

8,0008,0008,00015,000

STAND ALONE VENUES

CASTLE ISLAND SAILING COURSE SAILING BOSTON HARBOR TEMPORARY 6,500

WATERFRONT PAVILION POWERLIFTING SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 5,000

UNIVERSITY CLUSTER

PRECINCT: BEACON YARDS

TENNIS COMPLEX WHEELCHAIR TENNIS HARVARD PLAYING FIELDS TEMPORARY 20,000

HARVARD STADIUM FOOTBALL/5-A-SIDEFOOTBALL/7-A-SIDE

HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 30,000

NATATORIUM SWIMMING ALLSTON LANDING TEMPORARY 18,500

ALBERT H. GORDON TRACK WHEELCHAIR-FENCING HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 6,000

PRECINCT: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

AGGANIS ARENA WHEELCHAIR RUGBY BOSTON UNIVERSITY EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 7,000

BU ARENA GOALBALL BOSTON UNIVERSITY PLANNED 10,000

STAND ALONE VENUES

MIT ARCHERY RANGE ARCHERY KILLIAN COURT/MIT TEMPORARY 3,000

MAGAZINE BEACH COURSE PARATRIATHLON MAGAZINE BEACH TEMPORARY 2,500

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Boston 2024 - Paralympic Games


OTHER VENUES

STAND ALONE VENUES

WHITE STADIUM EQUESTRIAN FRANKLIN PARK EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 20,000

STARTING LINE CYCLING - ROAD BOSTON COMMON TEMPORARY 2,000

TD GARDEN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TD GARDEN EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY) 18,500

LONG ISLAND SHOOTING RANGES

SHOOTING LONG ISLAND TEMPORARY 7,000

MERRIMACK RIVER COURSE ROWINGPARACANOE

MERRIMACK RIVER/LOWELL TEMPORARY 24,000

VELODROME CYCLING - TRACK ASSEMBLY SQUARE ADDITIONAL 5,000



MOTIVATION

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3.1.1 Motivation

Outline your principal motivation for hosting the Games.

The identity of Boston is one of forward progress, a living legacy of innovation that defines and motivates our city to drive forward, to discover, to create, to inspire and to be inspired by big ideas from every corner of the globe. With our sights firmly fixed on 2030 and the 400th anniversary of the City of Boston, we have identified our next great opportunity to inspire and be inspired. Hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be a catalyst to propel Boston forward, calling us to envision what we strive to become, and motivating us to work collaboratively in planning and achievement of this vision.

3.1 MOTIVATION

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In Boston, we strive to be ever better. We are a proud but driven people who intuitively subscribe to the Olympic mantra Citius, Altius, Fortius - Faster, Higher, Stronger. Bostonians view the opportunity to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a clear pathway in our pursuit of excellence. There is the opportunity to elevate our thinking about and expedite our execution of urban planning, transportation improvements, infrastructure upgrades and institutional master planning. We see the opportunity to shine a light on and gain increased participation in our vibrant arts and culture community. And we see the opportunity to engage, educate and inspire our young people to fall in love with sport, to commit themselves to excellence and to set out for greatness in all they attempt.

Each year, almost 250,000 young people from around the world gather in Boston to attend our

colleges and universities. This city is where their energy, optimism and ideas come together to dream of whats next. As such, Boston truly embodies the invitation of the International Olympic Committee, delivered at the conclusion of each Games, for the youth of the world to assemble.

We believe all of this will result in a world class experience for the Olympic and Paralympic athletes themselves, immersed within the citys rich fabric of innovation and competing within a compact community of overachievers who share a great belief in the power of sport. Here in Boston, we are committed to an Olympic experience where the entire city is the Olympic Park, creating a sustainable model for serving athletes and celebrating the Olympic Movement for years to come.

OVERALL GAMES CONCEPT

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BEACON YARDS

BROOKLINE

SOUTH END

DORCHESTER

CAMBRIDGE

SOMERVILLE

DOWNTOWN

BACK BAY

MIT

MIDTOWN

FRANKLIN PARK

THE COUNTRY CLUB

BOSTON COMMON

TD GARDEN

ASSEMBLY SQUARE

UNIVERSITY CLUSTER

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BOSTON-LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BCEC

UMASS/COLUMBIA POINT

WATERFRONT CLUSTER

5 KM

10 KM

LONG ISLAND

1200 2400 3600ft0

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4.1.1 Concept Explanation

Explain how your concept of the Olympic and Paralympic Games fits into your city and regions long-term planning strategy.

The planning concepts for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are shaped by a shared vision for Boston 2030 the 400th anniversary of the citys founding.

Boston is a geographically compact city with diverse historic and contemporary assets. The city boasts an unrivaled waterfront and Americas cleanest urban harbor, a network of celebrated park spaces and public recreation venues, a history of independence and historic architecture. Boston is also home to world-renowned academic and medical institutions, a hub of innovation and invention, and a vibrant, expansive economy.

For the past 400 years, this city has consistently developed and redeveloped its valuable land resources to the maximum benefit of its people and economy. The city has undertaken some remarkably large and complex projects from early land reclamation to later infrastructure reclamation, and recent air rights development.

As we look to the future, significant demand for expansion is projected for the innovation economy. The City of Boston anticipates the need in the next 20 years for 50,000 new residences in Boston alone and the creation of 100,000 new jobs. To sustain the innovation economy and to attract the talent which will fill the innovation jobs, there are a number of areas where the city must focus in the next two decades:

Continued infill through infrastructure reorganization

Continued improvements to transportation and smart mobility

Improved resiliency for climate change

Greater access to waterfront and amenities

Enhanced quality of life for all residents

The marriage of innovation and sports infrastructure to improve health and wellness

We offer our compact city as a canvas for the Olympics. In turn, the strategic selection of sites for Olympic venues offers opportunities to unlock land areas which meet multiple objectives for the next generations of Bostonians.

History + Geography

The City of Boston and its core are a compact geography of 48 square miles of land. This compact geography has been consistently developed and redeveloped for the last 400 years through:

Land Reclamationmore than two-thirds of the citys footprint did not exist when the city was founded.

Highway + Rail Infrastructureland takings that penetrated through the heart of the city.

Infrastructure Reclamationthe Prudential Center development, Copley Place, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Fan Pier and the South Boston Waterfront and now Beacon Yards have all reclaimed valuable land and made important connections.

This cycle persists as the city continues to densify the core, building a consistently more livable, sustainable and innovative city. Our proposed venue sites - especially at Columbia Point, Midtown and Beacon Yards - represent new opportunities for significant infill development in the core of the city. These growth corridors will add density for economic development and make connections between neighborhoods currently separated.

Waterfront + Parks

Boston is a waterfront city with 47 miles of accessible waterfront. Nicknamed The Walking City, Boston has one of the highest percentages of pedestrian commuters in the country. Boston has the most celebrated open space network in the country:

The Boston Common is the oldest public park in the United States.

The Emerald Necklace is a string of parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

The Esplanade makes the Charles River accessible to all.

The Rose Kennedy Greenway reconnects the city to its waterfront and the cleanest urban harbor in America.

4.1 CONCEPT EXPLANATION

Cemetery and Burying Ground

Community Garden

Mall, Square and Plaza

Park, Playground and Athletic Field

Parkway, Reservation and Beach

Urban Wild and Natural Area

Legend - Open Space Type

Boston Inner Harbor

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Hull

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Quincy

Dedham

Newton

Brookline

Cambridge

Belmont Somervil le

Chelsea

Watertown

Winthrop

LoganInternational

Airport


Land Area Growth Map of Boston (1630 - 1995)Diagrammatic Map

Boston Open Space + ParksDiagrammatic Map

The Games will engage the waterfront in both competitive venues and celebration spaces while showcasing our most precious places - Boston Common, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston Harbor, Harvard Stadium and MITs Killian Court.

Youth + Innovation

Boston is the birthplace of the United States, and our city is built on the belief that fresh ideas and hard work can change the world. Grounded in our history but looking to 2024 and beyond, today Boston is the youngest major city in America, a hub of international colleges and universities, and a home to the worlds most innovative companies and institutions.

One in three Bostonians are between the ages of 20 and 35, the highest percentage of young adults of any major US city. Twenty-six percent of these young adults came to Boston after being born outside the United States, and thirty-two percent speak a language other than English at home.

Each fall, more than 250,000 students from around the world arrive at metropolitan Bostons 90 colleges and universities, and their energy and new ideas reinvigorate our city. In total, each year, the Commonwealth hosts approximately 51,000 international students from more than 170 countries. Our world-renowned higher educational institutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern University, among many othersconvene top international scholars and incubate their best ideas, resulting in more innovation per capita per square mile than any city in the world.

From a new medical device created by a startup at MassChallenge, the worlds largest startup accelerator, to a new app for fixing potholes built by the City of Bostons Office of New Urban Mechanics, to a new robotic ankle designed by one of MITs Media Labs, Bostons public and private sector institutions are focused on reinventing the way we live and making our lives better. Recognizing this kind of mission-driven innovation, all 10 of largest global biopharma companies have a presence in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is also home to the top five NIH-funded independent research hospitals and is the national leader in patents issued per capita.

By leveraging its youth, its world-class institutions and its culture of innovation, Boston will create a sustainable blueprint for future host cities and amplify the power of sport to create a better world.

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Economic + Transportation Hub

As one of the oldest cities in the U.S., Boston serves as the major center of economic and cultural life for New England. It is the hub of a regional transportation system, with highway and rail corridors radiating outward and deep into New England. Boston is poised to successfully host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics as:

A leader in public transportation: Built and opened the first subway system in the U.S.

in 1897.

Hosts the fifth largest public transportation agency in the country, with a fleet of 2,500 buses and trains, and almost 900 miles of track and four water transportation routes.

Serves more than 1.3 million customers on subway, bus, rail and ferry services each weekday.

Is situated at the northern terminus of Amtraks Northeast Corridor, the busiest high speed rail corridor in the U.S. with a committed billion dollar investment in enhanced access on the MBTA system.

A compact city that is conducive to walking and bicycling: With a robust network of paths and walkways, named

Americas third most-walkable city in 2013.

With a bicycle network that has doubled over the past five years to approximately 120 miles.

A city connected to the U.S. and the world: Excellent interstate and regional highway access

with the recently completed $15 billion investment in I-93/I-90 through downtown and to Logan International Airport and $3 billion accelerated arterial bridge reconstruction program.

Served by six international airports in the region, including Boston-Logan International Airport, located 1.5 miles from the downtown, with more than 45 million passengers annually.

As a port city which enjoys excellent water access with ample ferry and cruise services.

Bringing the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to Boston is strategically aligned with who we are and where we are going as a city: Intense development of underutilized areas in the

urban core.

Continued engagement of our waterfront and enhancement of open space.

Acceleration of our innovation economy.

The Boston 2024 Games will be a compact and walkable Games, the City of Boston will be Olympic Park at the heart of the city, at its reinvented waterfront and in its cherished parks.


4.2.1 Location of Key Infrastructure

Explain your motivation behind the choice of location of key infrastructure (competition and non-competition venues).

The overall venue plan for a compact Games in a compact city is based on five simple principles:

Put the athletes and the sports first by offering a compact city where 28 of the 33 venues are within a 10 kilometer radius.

Plan for meaningful and appropriate legacy in key infrastructure and competitive venues - look forward to 2030 and look back to 2024.

Deliver our most precious physical assets to the Games - our waterfront, our parks and our university campuses.

Establish two major clusters the Waterfront Cluster and the University Cluster as anchors for the Games with a series of important venues in between the anchors at the backbone of the city the Back Bay and the Charles River.

Make the Greenway, the Harbor and Fort Point Channel the heart of the public celebration.

The 2024 Games are planned around two major clusters and ten precincts accounting for 28 of 33 venues within a 10 kilometer radius.

Waterfront Cluster

The Waterfront Cluster is defined by a one-mile radius and includes a range of key city assets:

11 miles of waterfront and beaches along a clean Boston Harbor.

Thriving neighborhoods such as South Boston, the South Boston Waterfront, Fort Point Channel artists district and the South End.

Rose Kennedy Greenway and the Harbor Walk.

South Station, the single busiest transit hub in New England.

Innovation District and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

University of Massachusetts - Boston and the John F. Kennedy Library and Edward M. Kennedy Institute.

Direct access to Interstate 93 and Interstate 90.

UMass Boston / Columbia Point Home to the Athletes Village and the athletes launch

for Sailing in the Boston Harbor.

The Village will enjoy direct access to the South Boston Waterfront for recreation, a secure 100-acre compound, being within one mile of the Olympic Stadium and nine additional venues, and being within five miles of 28 venues.

Located adjacent to the core of the UMass Boston campus, 6,000 to 10,000 of the 16,500 beds will be constructed prior to the Games as student housing to accommodate the ambitious vision for Bostons only public university.

Midtown Home to a temporary 60,000 seat Olympic Stadium,

Midtown is located at the geographic heart of the urban core with unparalleled access to transit MBTA and commuter rail; highways I-93 and I-90; and pedestrian pathways.

The opportunity proposition is simple: transform a tangle of maintenance yards and city public works buildings into a platform for entertainment and future commercial development that transforms an urban scar into a meaningful seam between neighborhoods.

South Boston Waterfront Precinct Includes the expanded Boston Convention and

Exhibition Center proposed host to Rhythmic Gymnastics, Indoor Volleyball, Taekwondo, Judo, Wrestling and Table Tennis.

Adjacent to a permanent waterfront music performance pavilion which will host Weightlifting.

Home to the International Broadcast Center and Main Press Center in one million square feet of new construction adaptable after the Games to the science and technology tenants of the Innovation District.

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The second anchor for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is the University Cluster located on the Charles River at the nexus of Harvard University, Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the decommissioning of the CSX rail lines and the planned, compact reconfiguration of I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike), found land will bring the opportunity for new connectivity between these major research universities and the long term development of a

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mixed-use research and technology campus. With improved transit and transportation and new utility infrastructure, the legacy of the University Cluster is a 50-year development of world-class innovation. For the 2024 Games, the Beacon Yards Precinct will house Water Polo and Aquatics as temporary venues on Allston landing, Tennis on the Harvard Playing Fields, Fencing in the Albert H. Gordon Track Center, and Hockey in iconic Harvard Stadium.

At MIT, the Archery preliminaries are planned for Briggs Field and the finals for Killian Court, with the iconic MIT dome as the backdrop on the edge of the Charles River. And at Boston University, the existing Agganis Arena will be the home for Badminton, while the new BU arena will house the Handball events.

Other Precincts

Between these two major clusters is the heart of the city the Back Bay, Boston Common, Public Garden and the Charles River. The Boston Common Precinct will host Beach Volleyball on the oldest public park

in America with the entire Common as gathering and watch areas. Immediately adjacent on Charles Street - between the Common and Public Garden will be the start lines for both the Marathon and Road Cycling in the heart of historic Boston.

Franklin Park will be home to Equestrian events. With a course laid out on the William J. Devine Golf Course, Franklin Park offers varied terrain, water and exceptional viewing areas. The second oldest public golf course in America, currently in need of reinvestment, will be rebuilt after the Games. Franklin Park will also house the Modern Pentathlon in a rebuilt White Stadium, scheduled to be significantly improved in the next two years as the home of Boston public school football, track and field and the Boston Scholar Athletes program.

The final precinct is Assembly Square in Somerville. With a new mixed-use neighborhood spurred by a new Orange Line MBTA station, Assembly Square is a vibrant live, work and play environment on the Mystic River. A permanent Velodrome and BMX track will be the anchor for an evolving path of bike

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A number of stand-alone venues have a rich history of hosting important sports events:

The Country Club in Brookline has been home to three U.S. Opens and the Ryder Cup.

Harvard Stadium, built in 1903, is the first collegiate athletics stadium in the United States and is designated a National Historic Landmark.

TD Garden is the home of the 17-time NBA Champion Boston Celtics and six-time Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins.

The Charles River, home to the Head of the Charles, is the proposed venue for the triathlon.

Each of these venues is steeped in history and well prepared to accommodate Olympic events.

Transportation

Bostons existing transportation assets and long-range transportation investment plan support its targeted economic growth and opportunity zones, which also align with and benefit from the plan for Olympic venues, particularly at the key precincts in the Waterfront Cluster and at Beacon Yards. Chief among these key planned investments include:

South Station Expansion ($1 B)

Green Line Extension to Somerville and Medford and new South Coast Rail to New Bedford and Fall River ($1.6 B)

Renewal of overall transit services through the investment in new vehicles, power and signal systems ($3.5 B)

Enhanced East-West rail capacities between Worcester and the South Boston Waterfront ($250 M)

New interchange and West Station at Beacon Yards ($160 M)

Growth in the bicycle network and supporting programs ($145 M), and

Boston Harbor dredging to accommodate growth in cruise activity and panamax ships ($300 M).



4.3 POST-GAMES LEGACY

4.3.1 Post-Games Legacy

Describe your expected post-Games legacy.

Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Boston would provide a wonderful opportunity to build a lasting legacy not only for our city, but also for Olympic Athletes and the Olympic Movement.

Furthermore, bidding for and hosting the 2024 Games in Boston is strategically aligned with who we are and where we are going as a city. We see major legacy opportunities in hosting the Games, including:

A Legacy for the Athletes: Developing a national program that would link Olympic

Athletes with the higher education and employer communities to ensure their professional development and long term financial security.

Connecting Paralympic Athletes with our life science and medical communities to enhance not only their performance but their quality of life.

A Legacy for the Olympic Movement: Educating and exciting future generations about all

Olympic sports through youth programs, academic curriculum and increased public support for Olympic Athletes.

Restoring an Olympic tradition of Games for the Athletes in scale and appropriate to place.

Protecting the Olympic brand by delivering a responsible, prudent and inclusive Olympic Games.

A Legacy for the Community: Creating 3,000 to 4,000 new units of affordable

workforce housing.

Developing an Olympic health curriculum for our public schools that would educate children about the importance of nutrition and exercise.

Building a world-class regional smart planning model that informs urban planning and promotes sustainability, resiliency and durability on the city and regional scale.

Accelerating the ambitious plans of our public universitys Boston campus to become a first-class research university with 6,000 to 10,000 campus residents in the heart of the city.

A Legacy for the Local Economy: Creating jobs and positioning the region for more rapid

and sustained recovery from economic downturns.

Accelerating $5 billion of transportation improvements, including rail connection from the South Boston Waterfront to the Back Bay, with super stations at Beacon Yards and Columbia Point.

Creating a new neighborhood with commercial and residential opportunities at Midtown, connected to transit and transportation and linking the South End to South Boston.

Reclaiming under-utilized land at Midtown, at Columbia Point and at Beacon Yards and transforming it into new linkages between neighborhoods and institutions, connecting innovation and people, and creating the infrastructure for smart blocks of mixed-use development at those same precincts.

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5.1.1 SWOT Analysis

Provide a SWOT Analysis of your city. This should be a realistic assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats your city could leverage or have to confront during the international bid process. Please also specifically address how you would respond to questions about weaknesses or threats.

Strengths

Here in Boston, the Olympic Spirit is in our DNA. We have many inherent strengths that we believe make us the ideal host for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We Are Conveners: Boston gathers the youth of the world every year when 250,000 students come from around the globe to our colleges and universities. We know how to harness their energy and inspire their imaginations.

We Love Sport: Boston is a city obsessed with sports. From professional teams to amateur athletics to youth leagues, we play, we coach, we watch, we cheer and we celebrate every victory. Whether at Fenway Park, at a collegiate swim meet, in a high school gymnasium or on a youth soccer pitch dominated by enthusiastic five-year-olds, we celebrate competition, sportsmanship and athletics from a very young age.

We Are Innovators: Boston is an international hub for research, technology and medical advancements, generating the most innovation per capita per square mile of any city in the world. Our academic, medical and technology infrastructures are incubators for great minds to push the limits of human thinking, resulting in our states consistent top five ranking in annual patent production.

We Are Compact: Boston is a walkable city, with one of the highest percentages of pedestrian commuters in the United States. Furthermore, we are connected by highways and rail lines that connect people through the heart of the city and allow us to deliver the majority of Olympic events within three square miles.

We Have the Political Will: Led by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, government leaders from Boston and around Massachusetts have indicated that they are supportive of the bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Local mayors, state legislators, Governor Deval Patrick and members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation have been open to discussion and are interested in moving forward in the due diligence process.

We Are an International Destination: In 2013, Boston and Cambridge hosted 19,000,000 total domestic and international visitors, including 1,282,000 visitors from overseas.

We Have the Physical Capacity: A feasibility study of a 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games began in 2013. A special legislative commission comprised of appointees from the public and private sectors issued a report in February 2014 which found that it would be feasible for Boston and Massachusetts to host the 2024 Games given the alignment between Olympic specifications and existing economic development strategies, existing and future hotel capacity, planned infrastructure investments and workforce housing goals.

We Are a Living Monument: The Boston Common became our countrys first public park in 1634. Harvard University, Americas first institution of higher learning, was founded in 1636. The Boston Public Library became the countrys first free library in 1654. The countrys first African-American meeting house was constructed here in 1806. The MBTA is the nations first subway system, starting travel in 1897 the same year the Boston Marathon brought the sport to the United States. Fenway Park, the nations oldest Major League Baseball park still in use, held its inaugural game in 1912. Amidst a flurry of forward movement, new construction and future planning, our foundation is a tribute to a series of firsts, dating back to the countrys earliest days.

We Are a City for the Peoplefor All People: Boston has the most celebrated open-space network in the country. The Boston Common, the Emerald Necklace, the Esplanade and the Rose Kennedy Greenway provide a beautiful and welcoming way for residents and visitors to connect and enjoy the citys natural aesthetic. Furthermore, Boston is a disabled-accessible city, with strict new-build guidelines on accessibility and a commitment to making even the oldest existing attractions welcoming to all of our visitorsincluding Bostons most popular tourist attraction, the Freedom Trail, which is accessible to wheelchairs for its entire length.

We Strive to Be Ever BetterCitius, Altius, Fortius: Boston is a proud city that constantly strives to be Faster, Higher, Stronger. Yes, we are proud of our first-rate academic and medical institutions. Yes, we celebrate our hometown sports teams and local heroes. However, we never rest in our constant quest to be better. We are never satisfied with last years success. We are ever focused on driving forward. We know that hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a catalyst that will deliver the next generation of big ideas in our constant pursuit of excellence.

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Opportunities

Hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games would present a host of opportunities for Boston, including:

Economic Development: Every sector of the Boston and Massachusetts economy can benefit from hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From long-needed infrastructure improvements to enhancements on the campuses of our colleges and universities to transportation upgrades that will help move people and goods throughout the Commonwealth, the Games will be a catalyst for growth and advancement.

Employment: Construction jobs are just the beginning of the employment story. The five leading industries of the Massachusetts economyFinancial Services, Higher Education, Technology, Health Care & Life Sciences, and Travel & Tourismall have the opportunity to play a role not only in the Games themselves, but also in the preparation for and legacy of the Games, from skills training to innovative product and service development that will be employed through and beyond 2024.

International Tourism: The opportunity to convene the youth of the world in Boston is rivaled only by the opportunity to showcase our city to the hundreds of millions of viewers watching from around the globe. The marketing opportunity of this scale for Bostons tourism industry is truly once in a lifetime.

Neighborhood Development and Regeneration: With the entire City of Boston acting as the Olympic Park, we have the ability to connect every neighborhood to the benefits of hosting the Games. From job opportunities and skills training and the addition of student and workforce housing, to increased participation in cultural activities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, the positive impact on Bostons neighborhoods will be significant.

Improved Infrastructure: The legacy of hosting the Games is most visibly identified by the improved physical character of Greater Boston. Greater Boston will take an exponential leap forward with a new Midtown mixed-use neighborhood in the heart of the city, a new student village at our public university, a renovated public golf course at Franklin Park and the opportunity to transform Somerville into the cycling capital of Americain addition to all the major transportation and transit upgrades that are already planned but need a catalyst to complete.

Promotion of Diversity: Boston is proudly a minority-majority city, where 53 percent of the population is made up of people of color. Hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games presents an enormous opportunity to celebrate our proud diversity and foster a deeper understanding of the communities that make Boston a culturally rich city built on immigrant traditions.

Expansion of Volunteerism: As the hub for 250,000 college students who descend on Boston every year, we are uniquely positioned to tap into a magnificent volunteer base. Hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games would motivate us to engage with Generation Z years before they matriculate to their respective universities, excite them about the opportunity to participate and tap into their energy, ideas and inherent ability to connect socially. We can inspire them to be early ambassadors for the Olympic Movement.

Education of Youth: Preparing to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games presents us with a living syllabus. We have an opportunity to employ a statewide Olympic history curriculum in our schools, bring athletes into our classrooms and excite young minds about the past, present and future of Olympism.

Increased Participation in Sport, including of Disabled People: Growing excitement in the years leading up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Boston will inspire and engage the next generation of youth in sport and athletics. Boston will continue to deliver strong youth sports programs, as well as develop new curricula focused on the Games for athletes of all abilities.

International Status: Boston, once labeled the Hub of the Universe, is very proud of its ability to draw visitors, students and new residents from around the globe. They come here for new opportunities, for exposure to some of the best thinking and for the excellent quality of life. However, Bostonians see the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a way to elevate our international stature. The 2024 Games will put Boston and all of our assets on a world stage like no other opportunity in our history.

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Weaknesses and Threats

While the positive opportunities catalyzed by hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games far outweigh the challenges, Boston would put plans in place to deal with the realities of hosting the Games, including:

Land Acquisition and Control: Early indications show that public and academic entities (which control the majority of the land Boston would need to host the Games) are willing and able to cooperate. However, we want to manage these relationships and processes very carefully so as not to run into any complications related to venue siting and transportation planning. We are working in close concert with city, state and quasi-public entities to ensure a smooth and predictable process.

Community Concerns: Since we are at the very beginning stages of socializing the idea of hosting the 2024 Games among our local community, there are many questions and concerns about any negative impact on the local community. To ease concerns about making this a Games hosted by the whole city, not just parts of it, we are committed to a transparent and open conversation with community groups and have dedicated resources to fostering a dialogue that is fact-based and takes into consideration the needs of the community.

Optics of the Cost of the Games: Given recent media reports about large scale sporting events and the financial impacts on their host communities, people in Massachusetts and Boston are in need of a realistic education about the costs of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of our public relations strategy, we will work from a realistic budget number to manage expectations, clearly divide the costs between public and private expenditures and actively communicate the benefits of bidding for and hosting the Games.

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5.2 OUR CITYS VISION

5.2.1 Our Citys Vision

Discuss your plan regarding the development of the narrative of your citys vision for hosting the Games, indicating in broad terms how your city will benefit the Olympic and Paralympic movements as well as the long range plans of your city.

Boston is united behind its commitment to delivering a transformative and sustainable 2024 Games. In particular, Bostons higher education community is ready to make a profound impact in the lives of Olympic and Paralympic athletes now and through 2024. The Commonwealths academic institutions will offer Olympian and Paralympian educational opportunities to increase job placement and combat economic hardship faced by athletes during and after their competitive careers. Bostons students view the Olympics and Paralympics as the catalyst for a social change movement that inspires the worlds youth. Bostons colleges and universities are already developing a K-12 and college-level curricula to promote the Olympic values and enhance education through sport.

Bostons research labs, world-class medical centers, and technology-driven economy will bring unprecedented innovation to the planning and delivery of the 2024 Games, as well as an unparalleled experience for Olympians and Paralympians. As just one example, Massachusetts-based institutions such as Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, the Institute for Human Centered Design, and MITs Herr Lab have served Paralympians for more than two decades and are developing the next generation of adaptive sports technology for the 2024 Paralympic Games. Powered by Bostons technological leadership, the US Paralympic Team will achieve greater competitive success and the elevated platform for the Paralympics will allow it to achieve greater financial success.

Boston also has a sustainable Games model with a responsible, achievable budget and legacy owners for Olympic and Paralympic venues. Bostons uniquely walkable layout with venues clustered around the waterfront and university precincts leverages the entire Boston city center as the Olympic Park. The master plan for the Boston Games places 28 of 33 Olympic venues within a 10 kilometer radius. The Harborwalk, the citys 47 miles of walkable waterfront, provides a unique transportation route for pedestrians and bikers. The Harborwalk also offers visitors with a seamless connection to the Freedom Trail, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and the Emerald Necklace park system. We firmly believe that Boston 2024 can provide a blueprint for future host cities as to the master planning of the Games, delivery of the Games, and, most importantly, the experience of the athletes.

Our bid is also an opportunity to initiate a community discussion around the vision for Boston in 2024, in 2030, the 400th anniversary of the founding of Boston, and beyond. Hosting the Games will be motivation to work collaboratively to plan for and achieve this vision. The Olympics and Paralympics will serve to accelerate investments in transportation and smart mobility as well as affordable housing that are necessary to continue to attract the top talent behind our innovation economy. Our proposed Olympic precincts especially at Columbia Point, Fort Point, and Beacon Yards represent new opportunities for development in the heart of the city that will serve as critical connections between currently divided neighborhoods. Hosting the Games will also showcase Boston as a global hub for education, health care, and innovation. Welcoming the world to Boston for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is also a chance to attract new artists, educators, and entrepreneurs and inspire our own young people who are at the foundation of our communitys vibrant and diverse culture.

5.3 UNIQUE AND COMPELLING CITY EXPERIENCES

5.3.1 Unique and Compelling City Experiences

Describe the unique and compelling experiences that each of the audiencesincluding athletes, media, International Federations, National Olympic Committees, IOC members, sponsors, dignitaries, spectators, workforce members and volunteers will enjoy in your city.

The most geographically compact Olympic and Paralympic Games held in the modern era will provide much more than unprecedented proximity to venues and events for each of our many important audiences. With our entire city comprising the Olympic Park, we will facilitate a central hub from which all of Bostons (and New Englands) world-class offerings in culture, innovation, academics, geographical beauty and more will be accessible and easily within reach.

Included in this unique experience, our guests will encounter:

Boston at Eye-Level: This city is meant to be experienced on foot; theres a reason we are among the most walkable cities in the U.S. and have one of the highest percentage of pedestrian commuters in the country. Boston is a city that has been physically transformed with the pedestrian in mind, with greenways and bike lanes replacing highways and overpasses. In a single afternoon stroll, our guests can experience the bustle of the South Boston Waterfront and the beauty of our public gardens. They can retrace the steps of our earliest settlers downtown and behold cutting-edge tech breakthroughs in Cambridge. To walk Boston is to prove that, sometimes, its about the journey and not the destination.

World-Class Cultural Offerings: From the stunning collections housed within the Museum of Fine Arts to one of the nations largest centers for contemporary performing and visual arts at Mass MoCA nestled at the foothills of the Berkshires; from the vaulted halls of the Boston Symphony Orchestra to sidewalk jazz performances by Berklee College of Music students, and pop concerts overlooking the Charles River at the Hatch Shell and the rolling hills of Tanglewood in Western Massachusetts; from Broadway-caliber theater to incredible street performancesBoston and the broader Commonwealth offers unparalleled cultural excursions and events for all interests and ages.

Access to Academic Institutions: We will open the doors of many of our prestigious colleges and universities within the greater Boston area, including Harvard and MIT, so that our guests from around the world can experience firsthand the thought leadership, breakthroughs and innovation taking place within our classrooms, lecture halls and labs each day.

Local Culinary Charm: Boston is truly an international city, but at our core we also boast an intensely local identity when it comes to our regional cuisine, inspired by and culled from the vast bounties of fish and shellfish that populate our waters. We want to share the comfort of a cup of New England clam chowder with the world, sit communally at a picnic table and eat lobsters with plastic bibs and host authentic clambakes on the beach.

A Gateway to New England: Within a short road trip or quick train or bus ride, many of the unique natural gifts of New England await our guests and during the precise time of the year when theyre in full bloom: the craggy shores and idyllic countrysides of Maine, pristine beaches and rolling dunes of Cape Cod, lush forests and Green Mountains of Vermont and the majestic harbor and waterfront vistas of Newport. There is nothing quite like summer in New England.


5.4 DELIVERY OF THE GAMES

5.4.1 Delivery of the Games

Explain the most significant challenges to the development, management and delivery of Games venues and infrastructure, and Games operations in your city.

Our primary planning principle is Compact Games in a Compact City. The Boston 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be a compact and walkable Games; the City of Boston will be our Olympic Park. With that planning objective comes a great opportunity and our most significant challenges to the development, management and delivery of Games venues, infrastructure and Games operations. We have a long track record, however, of delivering context-sensitive design and construction of major infrastructure and redevelopment projects that improve the quality of life and competitiveness of our city, as well as a century of experience hosting major events that attract millions of visitors annually.

The vast majority of our competition and non-competition venues are located on land controlled by public entities and the citys great academic institutionsminimizing the requirements for private land acquisition. For areas like Midtown, we must relocate key transit and public works functions. While this is a requirement for use of the land, we will demonstrate that these relocations represent opportunities for consolidation of facilities, new efficiency of operations and the unlocking of legacy real estate value.

The challenges for Games management are again related to the compactness of the venues: the business of the city and all its residents must go on. We have excellent transit and transportation infrastructure in place and a plan for both temporary and permanent improvements that will support the simultaneous essential functions of the city. Our legacy planning model and transport management systems will provide predictable outcomes for mobility, security and emergency services, unparalleled in Games history.

We will be able to draw on a highly educated and energetic local workforce, including our large college-age populations. We will strive to surpass all previous Olympics in the effective training of volunteers. Our universities have already stepped forward with initiatives for recruitment and training.

And, we will deliver. We are doers who are focused on the big challengewith extraordinary expertise in technology, the commitment of our great institutions and business leaders and the relentless perseverance of a proud people that embraces the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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