Ok, by our calculations it seems like the bid team intentionally left out the fact that there is a 27
th street
Metra stop right by the proposed Olympic Village. Why would they do this? We thought it provided them a great opportunity to connect the Olympic Village to the rest of the city with Mass Rail Transit.

From our calculations, there really are not many close
CTA stops to the proposed Olympic Village (see chart below). The closest Red Line stop is the Chinatown stop which is approximately 1.5 Miles away. The closest Green Line stop is also about 1.5 miles away. So the
CTA really won't be accessible to the Olympic Village.

So this leaves the
Metra, which literally stops at the proposed Olympic Village. Let's also not forget that the
Metra stops at McCormick Place and 18
th street (both places that are either at or very close to proposed venues). So again why would they leave these off their maps? Are they hiding something? It's weird because they put random
CTA stops on the map, but leave out major
Metra stops that could actually affect the bid.
Not sure the reasoning, but the only logical explanation would be security concerns. Do the Athlete's only use buses? I imagine they do when they're going to venues to practice and compete, but when they're done wouldn't it be good if they could jump on a train and enjoy the real CHICAGO culture!
Just a thought on our part...can you think of any other reasons?
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