Daily News Roundup - July 27, 2015
Timing Continues to Be a Proble for Boston 2024 (BostInno) 'Dancing with the Devil' Details Rio's Prep for 2016 Olympics (Only a Game) All Eyes on Mass. Gov. as Boston's Olympic Bid Faces Another Test (Boston.com) Park Visitors Wary of Olympic Plan for Quincy (Patriot Ledger) Boston 2024's Olympic Bid Could End as Soon as Monday (Boston Mag) Boston's 2024 Olympic Bid Faces Crucial Conference Call (OC Register) USOC to Talk with Mass Gov, Decide Next Step for Boston Bid (AP) H
Daily News Roundup - July 25, 2015
Trouble in the USOC No Plans to Decide on Olympics Until Review Is Complete, Baker Says (Boston Globe) USOC Asks Massachusetts Governor for His Stance on Boston '24 (AP) Column: USOC Needs to Dump Boston While There's Still Time (AP) Exclusive: USOC Set to Make Decision on Boston 2024 on Monday with Los Angeles Ready to Step In (Insde the Games) USOC Official Gets Caught Up in Olympics Fervor Online (Boston Globe) #OlympicsDebate The Missing Factor from the Boston 2024 Debate
Daily News Roundup - July 20, 2015
Cambridge City Councillor Wants to Subpoena Boston 2024 into Releasing Info (Boston Mag) Now They've Done It: Boston 2024's Gotten Tito Jackson Mad (Universal Hub) What The Olympics Means for the People of Rio: 'The Reptuation of Brazil is at Stake' (Guardian) Columbia Point's Conversion Came at a Cost (Boston Globe) What Japan's Olympic Stadium Fiasco Means for Boston (Boston Globe) Boston 2024 Sees Columbia Road as Olmsted Jewel (Boston Globe) What Else is Boston 2024 Hidin
Daily News Roundup - July 15, 2015
Stadium Plan Raises Questions about $$$ Compensation for MBTA (State House News Service) This Is What Has Everybody So Worried about Boston's Olympics Bid (Boston.com) Six Development Takeaways from the BBJ's Interview with Boston 2024's Rich Davey (BBJ) City Councilor Sets Deadline for Boston Olympics Group to Produce Information (BBJ) No Holds Barred: Jonathan Cohn on Opposing Bosotn Hosting the 2024 Olympics (No Holds Barred) Number of Homeless Families in Boston up 25% (B
Daily News Roundup - July 13, 2015
Latest Olympic Plan Leaves Media without a Home (Boston Globe) Mapping Tools Show Boston's Disparity (Boston Globe) Watch: Boston 2024 Activists Inform News Coverage (WGBH News) Including an interview with our Jonathan Cohn about our FOIA requests Boston Politician: Olympic Spending Reform Meaningless (Around the Rings) The Confederate Games of America (DigBoston) How Likely Are "Revenue Overruns" for Boston 2024? (BostInno) The Boston Follies: The Planned Rape of the Public
Daily News Roundup - July 9, 2015
Watch: Boston 2024 Opposition (WGBH News) Robin Jacks: "Boston 2024 is being hit from a lot of angles. I don’t think they know what to do with that—and I think it’s working." Projects Are Delayed in Rio De Janiero (AP) Nothing like a deadline, huh? Can Insurance Really Protect Taxpayers From Olympics Cost Overruns? (WGBH) Boston 2024 Should Look Hard at the Numbers for Long-Term Affordable Housing on the Point (Dot Reporter) Boston 2024 Opposition, Lincoln Chafee, and NASA As
Daily News Roundup - July 5, 2015
Twelve Thousand People to Carry Olympic Torch in Brazil (Reuters) "The torch bearers will be chosen in the next two months by the organising committee and sponsors Coca-Cola, Nissan and Bradesco, organisers added...." Walsh Says Questions Remain After Boston 2024's Bid 2.0 Was Presented (My Fox Boston) Yet he presented with them in Cali.... Fast Lanes for Athletes, VIPs Part of Boston 2024 Vision (Boston Globe) Video: A Brief History of Boston's Parks (City Lab) Temporary Sta
Daily News Roundup - July 1, 2015
On the USOC Meeting Predictable, Unfortunate: Boston 2024 for Now (3 Wire Sports) U.S. Olympic Committee Sticks with Boston's Troubled 2024 Bid (LA Times) They want 50+% in the near future, but the polls aren't trending their way. USOC Finds 'Bid 2.0' Impressive, But Says It Needs a 'Positive Trend' in Public Support to Emerge Soon (WBUR) Probst says that poll numbers are "sort of in the low-to-mid-40s," which is USOC for "high 30s." USOC Gives Boston 2024 More Time to Stagge
Daily News Roundup - June 25, 2015
No Boston 2024 Meets with Arlington Residents (Arlington Advocate) As Bayside Expo's Razing Nears, Interest in Parcel Grows (Boston Globe) Brazil Plans 60,000 Security Force for Olympics: Source (Reuters) Journalists Should Submit *All* Records Requests through Media Relations, Says Mayor's Office (MuckRock) Economic Crap Shoot? The Real Cost of the Boston 2024 Olympic Bid (JP Forum) FIFA Scandal May Affect Boston's 2024 Bid (Boston Globe) Environmental Concerns Cloud Volleyb
Daily News Roundup - June 19, 2015
The Latest in Venues.... Boston 2024's Pagliuca, Mayor Walsh Grilled on Transportation at TD Garden (Boston Mag) "The Celtics’ home would host basketball if the bid succeeds. But if North Station is closed for security concerns, how would people get there?" Toronto to Offer Hosting Help to Boston in Olympic Bid? (Toronto Sun) Walkable! Olympic Proposal Met with Skepticism, Support in Quincy (Patriot Ledger) Around the World... Former Residents of Vila Autódromo Denounce Probl