Comments on: How will the 2010 Olympics change my city? http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:13:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Some great posts from Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic Bloggers - masey http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16173 Some great posts from Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic Bloggers - masey Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:13:12 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16173 [...] How will the 2010 Olympics change my city? [...]

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]]> By: Neil http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16051 Neil Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:14:39 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16051 Hi Lisa, loved the quality of the video - I didn't know the Flip was that good! Seriously considering getting one now. What software did you use to edit? Hi Lisa,

loved the quality of the video – I didn’t know the Flip was that good! Seriously considering getting one now.

What software did you use to edit?

]]> By: Christina Warren http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16048 Christina Warren Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:51:19 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16048 I'm loving your coverage Lisa! It'll be interesting to see what changes, longterm, you notice. When Atlanta hosted the Olympics in 1996, the short-term was pretty expected, but the long term has been interesting. Both good and bad. Good, of course, added structures, a bigger worldwide name for our city, the fact that the Olympic Village ended up becoming dormitories that my University purchased (which 5 years after the 1996 Olympics, saved me from the hell that is communal bathrooms/showers), a new baseball stadium, etc. The bad was that not all of those structures really added anything to the city post-Olynpics, some were shoddily built (see the Olympic Village, which they figured out was sinking my freshmen year ( my University then shrewdly sold the building to Georgia Tech, who thinking that they are awesome engineers and stuff figured they could fix it -- heh. Yeah. Whoops.) and the shitty downtown area never turned around. Almost 15 years alter, I'd say Atlanta is better for having the Olympics for sure. It'll be interesting to see your thoughts on the immediate and long-term changes that come to Vancouver. I’m loving your coverage Lisa! It’ll be interesting to see what changes, longterm, you notice. When Atlanta hosted the Olympics in 1996, the short-term was pretty expected, but the long term has been interesting. Both good and bad. Good, of course, added structures, a bigger worldwide name for our city, the fact that the Olympic Village ended up becoming dormitories that my University purchased (which 5 years after the 1996 Olympics, saved me from the hell that is communal bathrooms/showers), a new baseball stadium, etc.

The bad was that not all of those structures really added anything to the city post-Olynpics, some were shoddily built (see the Olympic Village, which they figured out was sinking my freshmen year ( my University then shrewdly sold the building to Georgia Tech, who thinking that they are awesome engineers and stuff figured they could fix it — heh. Yeah. Whoops.) and the shitty downtown area never turned around.

Almost 15 years alter, I’d say Atlanta is better for having the Olympics for sure. It’ll be interesting to see your thoughts on the immediate and long-term changes that come to Vancouver.

]]> By: Rona Santrizos http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16046 Rona Santrizos Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:12:44 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16046 I completely agree with the above comment, the internet is with a doubt growing into the most important medium of communication across the globe and its due to sites like this that ideas are spreading so quickly. I completely agree with the above comment, the internet is with a doubt growing into the most important medium of communication across the globe and its due to sites like this that ideas are spreading so quickly.

]]> By: djam http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16030 djam Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:31:00 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16030 Great idea to share with us your olympics experiency and how Vancouver handle this event. live from Paris ;) Great idea to share with us your olympics experiency and how Vancouver handle this event.

live from Paris ;)

]]> By: Max http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16018 Max Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:02:42 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16018 For me there's no difference (and I'm consciously writing this comment without having read the other ones before) because I fell in love with Vancouver weeks or months ago (not least because of your blog). I've been planning my trip to Canada and Vancouver all fall and it turned out to be impossible to fund for my wife and me so we'll stay in Germany or probably have our summer vacation in France again. And I'm truly depressed because of that. My wife's family has many relatives in Canada and although they live in Ontario, I just HAVE to visit Vancouver and it doesn't make any difference if there are Olympic Games in this wonderful city or not. I just have to go there. The Olympics just imply a beautiful opportunity for me to learn about Vancouver. And I honestly don't care about 7$ for Potato Wedges or if they take 200$ for getting around the Olympic Village because that's what they'd do EVERYWHERE. I'll concentrate on the information about culture and life which run apart from the contests. That's what made me start studying East Asian studies after Soccer World Cup 2002, that's what'll keep me fascninated about Vancouver and Canada. For me there’s no difference (and I’m consciously writing this comment without having read the other ones before) because I fell in love with Vancouver weeks or months ago (not least because of your blog).
I’ve been planning my trip to Canada and Vancouver all fall and it turned out to be impossible to fund for my wife and me so we’ll stay in Germany or probably have our summer vacation in France again.
And I’m truly depressed because of that. My wife’s family has many relatives in Canada and although they live in Ontario, I just HAVE to visit Vancouver and it doesn’t make any difference if there are Olympic Games in this wonderful city or not. I just have to go there.
The Olympics just imply a beautiful opportunity for me to learn about Vancouver. And I honestly don’t care about 7$ for Potato Wedges or if they take 200$ for getting around the Olympic Village because that’s what they’d do EVERYWHERE. I’ll concentrate on the information about culture and life which run apart from the contests. That’s what made me start studying East Asian studies after Soccer World Cup 2002, that’s what’ll keep me fascninated about Vancouver and Canada.

]]> By: Jan Ole Peek http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16013 Jan Ole Peek Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:29:05 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16013 I think the Olympics where there are no cost overruns don't exist. Let's face it, there's a lot of money being spent and if this were purely a business the ROI would make no sense. But it's not just a business, it's about bringing people together across the world. In that sense I hope Vancouver will be remembered as doing a good job in that field. As for the cost, I think all of us British Columbians will feel that, but hey, that's why the Olympics only come around once in a lifetime :) I think the Olympics where there are no cost overruns don’t exist. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of money being spent and if this were purely a business the ROI would make no sense. But it’s not just a business, it’s about bringing people together across the world. In that sense I hope Vancouver will be remembered as doing a good job in that field. As for the cost, I think all of us British Columbians will feel that, but hey, that’s why the Olympics only come around once in a lifetime :)

]]> By: Stephen http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16008 Stephen Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:54:41 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16008 Great video Lisa. I live in Sydney and I can still remember the incredible 3-4 weeks over the Olympic period in 2000. I hope your experience in Vancouver is as good as ours! Great video Lisa. I live in Sydney and I can still remember the incredible 3-4 weeks over the Olympic period in 2000. I hope your experience in Vancouver is as good as ours!

]]> By: Stefan http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16007 Stefan Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:31:03 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16007 All right. You got me hooked up now. Now, I wanna see Vancouver some time. --- http://twitter.com/stelten All right. You got me hooked up now.
Now, I wanna see Vancouver some time.
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http://twitter.com/stelten

]]> By: makemineamac http://mostlylisa.com/blog/how-will-the-2010-olympics-change-my-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16006 makemineamac Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:19:51 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=4869#comment-16006 Well Jay, the sun has been shining constantly since you left! And Joe, you're right, Vanoc appears to have done an outstanding job all around and have set great standards for the future games to learn from. And as for a boatload of debt, everything has been paid for up to now, with no cost overruns, so we hopefully will be good after the games as well. In any case, not sure how much it will change our great little city here, for certain it will not be exactly the same, but there will be legacy venus that we will benefit from well into the future. In addition, many millions of people will be seeing it on television for the first time, and whether it's sunny or not, it really is a special city that lots of people I'm sure will want to come and visit. We'll welcome them as we welcome everyone else. Well Jay, the sun has been shining constantly since you left!

And Joe, you’re right, Vanoc appears to have done an outstanding job all around and have set great standards for the future games to learn from.

And as for a boatload of debt, everything has been paid for up to now, with no cost overruns, so we hopefully will be good after the games as well.

In any case, not sure how much it will change our great little city here, for certain it will not be exactly the same, but there will be legacy venus that we will benefit from well into the future.

In addition, many millions of people will be seeing it on television for the first time, and whether it’s sunny or not, it really is a special city that lots of people I’m sure will want to come and visit. We’ll welcome them as we welcome everyone else.

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