The Battle for the Olympic Bid – What Happened and What’s Next Organizers with No Games Chicago tell their story at The Experimental Station on how the battle for the Olympic bid was won by a grassroots effort and what it holds in store for Chicago’s future Mayor. Tom and Bob tell the story of …
Tom talked about the story and strategy behind the No Games campaign at the College of Complexes. This video is divided into three sections – the first part is the story and is about 45 minutes. The second is questions from the audience. The third is mostly unrelated to the No Games narrative.
All of 30 people made it to The Experimental Station Tuesday night to hear No Games organizers Bob Quellos and Tom Tresser reveal the story behind the “Battle for the Bid.” A conversation was at least started about what lessons for civic Chicago can be taken from the bid process and the opposition to it. …
PUBLIC FORUM – TUESDAY – OCTOBER 12, 7PM – 8:30PMTHE EXPERIMENTAL STATION – 6100 S. BLACKSTONE AVENUE On October 2, 2010 Chicago lost its bid to produce and host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. For some, the decision was a shattering blow to the ego of the city and a monumental defeat for the city’s …
The February 2010 issue of the American Planning Association’s magazine, Planning, gives a brief postmortem on the 2016 bid. The article asks the questions that no one in Chicago seemingly wants to face: “What does a city gain, or lose, by hosting the Olympics? Did Chicago lose? Or did it win?” The author then goes …
Although No Games Chicago was the only source of research, data and community input critical of the 2016 bid there was a startling lack of interest by the local media on just who we were and why we were opposing the bid. Months later, this short but lively profile of No Games organizer and spokesperson …
OK. it’s been a few months since Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympics. We asked you what should we do now, if anything. 567 of you took the time to take the online survey. Right after the October 2 decision most of the key organizers inside No Games were exhausted and returned …
Listen to President Rogge announce the vote. Chicago has not been awarded the 2016 Olympics. No Games Chicago thinks is a very good decision for the people of Chicago. But what happens now? The mayor has been quoted as saying he has “nothing up his sleeve” with regards to economic development for the future of …