jerryfaust (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jerryfaust) wrote,@ 2009-07-11 18:50:00 |
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Olympic Village
Perhaps the most visible reminder of the impending 2010 Winter Olympics in the City of Vancouver is the Olympic Village site. Currently being constructed to high environmental standards on a former industrial site along the southeast portion of False Creek (just across the water from downtown), the site will house athletes and serve other functions during the Games. Then the buildings will be converted into a high-density neighbourhood of condos, subsidized low-income housing, a school, and street-level retail spaces.
The Village has certainly not been without controversy as the development's financing is guaranteed by the city government, but I think it will ultimately become the most 'enduring' and well-utilized legacy of the Olympics.
Perhaps the most visible reminder of the impending 2010 Winter Olympics in the City of Vancouver is the Olympic Village site. Currently being constructed to high environmental standards on a former industrial site along the southeast portion of False Creek (just across the water from downtown), the site will house athletes and serve other functions during the Games. Then the buildings will be converted into a high-density neighbourhood of condos, subsidized low-income housing, a school, and street-level retail spaces.
The Village has certainly not been without controversy as the development's financing is guaranteed by the city government, but I think it will ultimately become the most 'enduring' and well-utilized legacy of the Olympics.
