Everything about San Francisco 2016 Olympic Bid totally explained
San Francisco was one of the cities vying to be the official
United States bid for the
2016 Summer Olympics. Like the
Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics,
San Francisco and the entire San Francisco Bay area in
California touted a compact but regional-participatory focus for its bid, expressing an interest in developing planning partnerships with a large number of neighboring large cities.
Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom announced the bid on
September 12,
2005. After failure to secure a venue for use as the main stadium, the bid was withdrawn on
November 13,
2006.
San Francisco also bid for the
2012 Summer Olympics, but came in second place to
New York City during the national bidding process. Making it their second unsuccessful bid for the Summer Olympics. The San Francisco 2012 bid organizers offered a concept called the "Ring of Gold" which took advantage of existing athletic venues from as far as
Sacramento but revolved around four, compact clusters near public transportation hubs: San Francisco;
Palo Alto;
San Jose and
Santa Clara;
Oakland and
Berkeley.
Newsom announced on
July 11 2006 that the new bid would be centered around a new
San Francisco 49ers stadium in the property on which
Monster Park stands today. At the same time, he stated that the Olympic Village would be constructed at
Hunters Point and that it would be converted into affordable housing following the games. This new Olympic stadium would be necessary as
Stanford Stadium, the planned venue for athletics and the ceremonies for the 2012 bid, has been replaced by a smaller football stadium.
Bid history
On
July 26,
2006, the USOC officially named
San Francisco,
Los Angeles and
Chicago as the three US finalists for the 2016 Olympics, dropping Philadelphia and Houston. However, the committee still hasn't decided whether to pursue an international bid for a US city. That decision will be made by the end of 2006. If decided to move forward, the official US city will be named in March 2007.
On
September 22,
2006, San Francisco submitted a report responding to the USOC questionnaire that was distributed to the remaining three U.S. candidate cities. On the same day, San Francisco 2016 issued a press release announcing the design of a
new stadium
for both the 49ers and the Olympics/Paralympics. The design involves conversion of the football stadium to one including a 400 meter track by elevating the playing field, and also includes provision for expanded seating capacity for events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl.
On
November 9,
2006, the
San Francisco 49ers ended negotiations with the city of San Francisco for the development of a new football stadium that would also be used as the centerpiece of the 2016 Olympics. The 49ers are currently considering moving to a nearby city, such as
Santa Clara, or elsewhere in California. If they were to move, bid organizers would have to create a new plan for a central stadium.
Termination of bid
On
November 13,
2006, San Francisco withdrew its bid from the national selection process. Scott Givens, speaking for the bid committee, cited a "damaged reputation" due to failed negotiations surrounding the 49ers' stadium.
Ultimately,
Chicago was elected by the USOC to bid for 2016.
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