Overall Games Concept

NUMBER 1:
OVER ALL 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
PROPOSED DATES
1.1
Proposed Dates for the Games
1.2 Planned Large-Scale Events
4.1
4.2 Location of Key Infrastructure
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4.3 Post-Games Legacy
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2 MAPS + VENUE CLUSTERS

2.1
Map A Olympic Games

Venue Location + Transport
Legend + Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Map B Paralympic Games Venue

Location + Transport
OVER ALL GAMES CONCEPT
Concept Explanation
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5 INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNIC ATIONS NARR ATI VE
5.1
International Communications
Narrative 32
5.2
Our Citys Vision
5.3
Unique and Compelling City

Experiences 36
5.4
Delivery of the Games
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Legend + Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Venue Matrices
MOTI VATION
3.1 Motivation
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Proposed Dates
1.1
PROPOSED DATES
FOR THE GAMES
1.2
PLANNED LARGE - SCALE

EVENTS
Proposed Dates for the Games
Planned Large-Scale Events
State your proposed dates to host the 2024 Olympic and

Paralympic Games and specify your reasons.
Identify any other large-scale events that are planned or

traditionally occur during or 30 days before or after the
proposed Games period.
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.
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
2.1
MAP A OLYMPIC GAMES

VENUE LOCATION + TRANSPORT
Legend + Symbols
Waterfront Cluster
University Cluster
AV Athletes Village
IOC International Olympic
IBC
Committee Hotels
Live Site
Live Site
Basketball
Main Media Housing
Boxing
Main Press Center
Archery
Canoe - Slalom
Opening & Closing

Ceremony
Badminton
Canoe - Sprint
Athletics
Handball
Cycling - BMX
Gymnastics - Rhythmic
Diving
Cycling - Mountain
Judo
Fencing
Cycling - Road
Sailing
Swimming
Cycling - Track
Table Tennis
Syncronized Swimming
Equestrian - Cross Country
Taekwondo
Water Polo
Equestrian - Dressage
Volleyball - Indoor
Hockey
Equestrian - Eventing
Weightlifting
Tennis
Equestrian - Jumping
Wrestling Freestyle
Triathlon
Football
International
Broadcast Center
Live Site
MPC
Other Precincts/Stand Alone Venues
MMH
Golf
Map Symbols
City of Boston Limits
Venue Cluster
Road Network Line Types

Motorway
Major Urban Arterial Network
Key Venue/Venue Precinct

Venue
Hotel Cluster
Sailing Event Zone
Gymnastics - Artistic
Gymnastics - Trampoline
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Rail Network Line Types

Subway [Existing]
Light Rail [Existing]
Light Rail [Existing, Work Req.]
Light Rail [Planned]
Commuter Rail [Existing]
Commuter Rail [Planned]
Rugby
Shooting
Volleyball - Beach
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2750m
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10KM
4MILE
UNIVERSITY
CLUSTER
BOSTON - LOGAN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
I-90
MMH
IOC
IBC MPC
WATERFRONT
CLUSTER
AV
I-95
RT-128
I-93
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MAP B PARALYMPIC GAMES

VENUE LOCATION + TRANSPORT
Legend + Symbols
Waterfront Cluster
University Cluster
AV Athletes Village
IOC International Olympic
IBC
Committee Hotels
Live Site
Live Site
Canoe
Main Media Housing
Cycling - Road
Main Press Center
Archery
Cycling - Track
Opening & Closing

Ceremony
Fencing
Equestrian
Athletics
Football 5-a-side
Rowing
Boccia
Football 7-a-side
Shooting
Judo
Goalball
Wheelchair Basketball
Powerlifting
Swimming
Sailing
Paratriathlon
Sitting Volleyball
Wheelchair Rugby
Table Tennis
Wheelchair Tennis
International
Broadcast Center
Live Site
FOLD OUT TO VIEW MAP
MPC
Other Precincts/Stand Alone Venues
Map Symbols
City of Boston Limits
Venue Cluster
Key Venue/Venue Precinct
Venue
MMH
Rail Network Line Types

Subway [Existing]
Light Rail [Existing]
Light Rail [Existing, Work Req.]
Light Rail [Planned]
Commuter Rail [Existing]
Commuter Rail [Planned]
Road Network Line Types

Motorway
Major Urban Arterial Network
Hotel Cluster
Sailing Event Zone
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RT-128
2750
5500
1375
8275ft
2750m
I-93
10KM
4MILE
UNIVERSITY
CLUSTER
BOSTON - LOGAN
I-90
MMH
IOC
IBC MPC
WATERFRONT
CLUSTER
AV
I-95
RT-128
I-93
2.3
VENUE MATRICES
Boston 2024 - Olympic Games

VENUE/FACILITY
SPORT
LOCATION
STATUS
CAPACITY
ATHLETICS
OPENING/CLOSING
CEREMONIES
MIDTOWN
TEMPORARY
60,000
UMASS BOSTON
ADDITIONAL
TEMPORARY
6,000
10,500
WATERFRONT CLUSTER
MIDTOWN
OLYMPIC STADIUM
UMASS BOSTON/COLUMBIA POINT

ATHLETES VILLAGE
PRECINCT: SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

IBC
BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON
WATERFRONT
ADDITIONAL
700,000 SF
MPC
BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON
WATERFRONT
ADDITIONAL
300,000 SF
GYMNASTICS - RHYTHMIC
WRESTLING
JUDO
TAEKWONDO
TABLE TENNIS
VOLLEYBALL - INDOOR
BCEC
BCEC
BCEC
BCEC
BCEC
BCEC
EXISTING ( W/ OVERLAY )
PLANNED
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
15,000
CASTLE ISLAND SAILING

COURSE
SAILING
BOSTON HARBOR
TEMPORARY
6,500
WATERFRONT PAVILION
WEIGHTLIFTING
SOUTH BOSTON
WATERFRONT
5,000
TENNIS COMPLEX
TENNIS
HARVARD PLAYING FIELDS
TEMPORARY
20,000
HARVARD STADIUM
HOCKEY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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
BADMINTON
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
7,000
MIT ARCHERY RANGE
ARCHERY
KILLIAN COURT/MIT
TEMPORARY
3,000
MAGAZINE BEACH COURSE
TRIATHLON
SWIMMING - MARATHON
MAGAZINE BEACH
TEMPORARY
2,500
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BOSTON CONVENTION &

EXHIBITION CENTER ( BCEC )
HALL A
HALL B
HALL C
HALL D
STAND ALONE VENUES
UNIVERSITY CLUSTER
PRECINCT: BEACON YARDS
PRECINCT: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

AGGANIS ARENA
STAND ALONE VENUES
2.3 VENUE MATRICES CONTINUED
Boston 2024 - Olympic Games

VENUE/FACILITY
SPORT
LOCATION
STATUS
CAPACITY
BEACH VOLLEYBALL ARENA
VOLLEYBALL - BEACH
BOSTON COMMON
TEMPORARY
16,000
STARTING LINE
CYCLING - ROAD
ATHLETICS-MARATHON
BOSTON COMMON
TEMPORARY
2,000
BMX COURSE
CYCLING - BMX
ASSEMBLY SQUARE
ADDITIONAL
5,000
VELODROME
CYCLING - TRACK
ASSEMBLY SQUARE
ADDITIONAL
5,000
WHITE STADIUM
EQUESTRIAN
MODERN PENTATHLON
FRANKLIN PARK
20,000
WILLIAM J. DEVINE GOLF

COURSE
EQUESTRIAN - CROSS
COUNTRY
FRANKLIN PARK
TEMPORARY
60,000
TD GARDEN
GYMNASTICS - ARTISTIC/
TRAMPOLINE
BASKETBALL - FINAL
TD GARDEN
18,500
LONG ISLAND SHOOTING

RANGES
SHOOTING
LONG ISLAND
TEMPORARY
7,000
THE COUNTRY CLUB
GOLF
THE COUNTRY CLUB
50,000
GILLET TE STADIUM
RUGBY
FOOTBALL - FINAL
GILLETTE STADIUM
68,000
MERRIMACK RIVER COURSE
ROWING
CANOE - SPRINT
MERRIMACK RIVER/LOWELL
TEMPORARY
TEMPORARY
24,000
TSONGAS CENTER
BOXING
LOWELL
EXISTING ( W/OVERLAY )
7,800
OTHER PRECINCTS
PRECINCT: BOSTON COMMON
PRECINCT: ASSEMBLY SQUARE
PRECINCT: FRANKLIN PARK
STAND ALONE VENUES
Boston 2024 - Paralympic Games

VENUE/FACILITY
SPORT
LOCATION
STATUS
CAPACITY
ATHLETICS
OPENING/CLOSING
CEREMONIES
MIDTOWN
TEMPORARY
60,000
UMASS BOSTON
ADDITIONAL
TEMPORARY
6,000
10,500
WATERFRONT CLUSTER
MIDTOWN
OLYMPIC STADIUM
UMASS BOSTON/COLUMBIA POINT

ATHLETES VILLAGE
PRECINCT: SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

IBC
BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON
WATERFRONT
ADDITIONAL
700,000 SF
MPC
BCEC/SOUTH BOSTON
WATERFRONT
ADDITIONAL
300,000 SF
BOSTON CONVENTION &

EXHIBITION CENTER ( BCEC )
HALL A
HALL B
HALL C
HALL D
BOCCIA
JUDO
TABLE TENNIS
SIT TING VOLLEYBALL
BCEC
BCEC
BCEC
BCEC
PLANNED
8,000
8,000
8,000
15,000
CASTLE ISLAND SAILING

COURSE
SAILING
BOSTON HARBOR
TEMPORARY
6,500
WATERFRONT PAVILION
POWERLIFTING
SOUTH BOSTON
WATERFRONT
5,000
TENNIS COMPLEX
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
HARVARD PLAYING FIELDS
TEMPORARY
20,000
HARVARD STADIUM
FOOTBALL/5-A-SIDE
FOOTBALL/7-A-SIDE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
30,000
NATATORIUM
SWIMMING
ALLSTON LANDING
TEMPORARY
18,500
ALBERT H. GORDON TRACK
WHEELCHAIR-FENCING
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
6,000
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
7,000
MIT ARCHERY RANGE
ARCHERY
KILLIAN COURT/MIT
TEMPORARY
3,000
MAGAZINE BEACH COURSE
PARATRIATHLON
MAGAZINE BEACH
TEMPORARY
2,500
STAND ALONE VENUES
UNIVERSITY CLUSTER
PRECINCT: BEACON YARDS
PRECINCT: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

AGGANIS ARENA
STAND ALONE VENUES
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Boston 2024 - Paralympic Games

VENUE/FACILITY
SPORT
LOCATION
STATUS
CAPACITY
WHITE STADIUM
EQUESTRIAN
FRANKLIN PARK
20,000
STARTING LINE
CYCLING - ROAD
BOSTON COMMON
TEMPORARY
2,000
TD GARDEN
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
TD GARDEN
18,500
LONG ISLAND SHOOTING

RANGES
SHOOTING
LONG ISLAND
TEMPORARY
7,000
MERRIMACK RIVER COURSE
ROWING
PARACANOE
MERRIMACK RIVER/LOWELL
TEMPORARY
24,000
VELODROME
CYCLING - TRACK
ASSEMBLY SQUARE
ADDITIONAL
5,000
OTHER VENUES
STAND ALONE VENUES
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MOTIVATION
3.1 MOTIVATION
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.
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M otivation N U M B E R 1: O V E R A L L G A M E S C O N C E P T 1 D E C E M B E R 2014
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.
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OVER ALL
GAMES CONCEPT
ASSEMBLY SQUARE
SOMERVILLE
UNIVERSITY CLUSTER
CAMBRIDGE
TD GARDEN
DOWNTOWN
BEACON YARDS
MIT
BOSTON COMMON
BACK BAY
BROOKLINE
MIDTOWN
SOUTH END
DORCHESTER
THE COUNTRY CLUB
FRANKLIN PARK
City of Boston 2024
Illustrative Map
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4.1
CONCEPT EXPLANATION
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
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.
Enhanced quality of life for all residents

The marriage of innovation and sports infrastructure to
improve health and wellness
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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.
The Rose Kennedy Greenway reconnects the city to its

waterfront and the cleanest urban harbor in America.
Land Area Growth Map of Boston (1630 - 1995)

Diagrammatic Map
Chelsea
Everett
Belmont
Legend - Open Space Type
Somerville
Mystic River
Cemetery and Burying Ground

Community Garden
Mall, Square and Plaza
Cambridge
Winthrop
Park, Playground and Athletic Field

Parkway, Reservation and Beach
Watertown
Urban Wild and Natural Area
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4.1 CONCEPT EXPLANATION CONTINUED
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 institutions
Massachusetts 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 missiondriven 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.
4.1 CONCEPT EXPLANATION CONTINUED
Economic + Transportation Hub
A city connected to the U.S. and the world:
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:
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.
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.
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.
With a bicycle network that has doubled over the past

five years to approximately 120 miles.
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4.2
LOCATION OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
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.
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
Waterfront Cluster
Includes the expanded Boston Convention and

Exhibition Center proposed host to Rhythmic
Gymnastics, Indoor Volleyball, Taekwondo, Judo,
Wrestling and Table Tennis.
The Waterfront Cluster is defined by a one-mile

radius and includes a range of key city assets:
Adjacent to a permanent waterfront music performance

pavilion which will host Weightlifting.
11 miles of waterfront and beaches along a clean

Boston Harbor.
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.
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.
University Cluster
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.
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
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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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trails on the banks of the Mystic River that will soon

stretch from the Berkshires to Boston Harbor.
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 longrange 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).
Boston Regional Smart Model

3D Geospatial Model View
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4.3 POST- GAMES LEGACY
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.
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.
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.
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INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNIC ATIONS
NARR ATIVE
5.1
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS NARRATIVE
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 fiveyear-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.
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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 firstrate 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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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 longneeded 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.
Promotion of Diversity: Boston is proudly a minoritymajority 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.
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.
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5.2
OUR CITYS VISION
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 connect Olympians and
Paralympians with educational opportunities to
help foster their post-competition 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, Massachusettsbased 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.
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5.3
UNIQUE AND COMPELLING CITY EXPERIENCES
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
volunteerswill enjoy in your city.
These most geographically connected Olympic and
Paralympic Games 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
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 noncompetition 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 possibilities.
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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NUMBER 1:

OVER ALL GAMES CONCEPT

John F. Fish Dan OConnell

Proposed Dates for the Games

1.2 Planned Large-Scale Events

4.2 Location of Key Infrastructure

4.3 Post-Games Legacy

2 MAPS + VENUE CLUSTERS

Map A Olympic Games

2.2 Map B Paralympic Games Venue

OVER ALL GAMES CONCEPT

Our Citys Vision

Unique and Compelling City

Delivery of the Games

2.3 Venue Matrices

PLANNED LARGE - SCALE

Proposed Dates for the Games

Planned Large-Scale Events

State your proposed dates to host the 2024 Olympic and

Identify any other large-scale events that are planned or

The Olympic Games in Boston would be held

The most significant event that will occur prior

MAP A OLYMPIC GAMES

IOC International Olympic

Main Media Housing

Main Press Center

Opening & Closing

Equestrian - Cross Country

Other Precincts/Stand Alone Venues

Road Network Line Types

Key Venue/Venue Precinct

Rail Network Line Types

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IOC International Olympic

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Main Press Center

Opening & Closing

FOLD OUT TO VIEW MAP

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Road Network Line Types

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Boston 2024 - Olympic Games

UMASS BOSTON/COLUMBIA POINT

PRECINCT: SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT

CASTLE ISLAND SAILING

HARVARD PLAYING FIELDS

WATER POLO ARENA

ALBERT H. GORDON TRACK

EXISTING (W/ OVERLAY )

MIT ARCHERY RANGE

MAGAZINE BEACH COURSE

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BOSTON CONVENTION &

STAND ALONE VENUES

PRECINCT: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

M aps + V enue C lusters N U M B E R 1: O V E R A L L G A M E S C O N C E P T 1 D E C E M B E R 2014

2.3 VENUE MATRICES CONTINUED

Boston 2024 - Olympic Games

BEACH VOLLEYBALL ARENA

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