Another thing that struck me as a difference is that the Olympic park in Sydney is farther away from Sydney than the Olympic park in Melbourne. In Sydney, it takes a 45 minute ferry ride or a train ride for 20 minutes or a bus for an unknown amount of time. There were all these ways to get there, but they all made it clear that the park was well out of the hustle and bustle of the big city. The good thing I can see from the park being so far away is that it separates the traffic in the city. People visiting the city for the games will hang out outside the city more and be more at the games area-- especially since many hotels were built for that reason. This makes the city less busy and able to control the usual amount of people that are in the city. The bad thing I can see from this is that after the games, the park is so far away from everything that the park is virtually dead. No one visits the park nearly as much as I had suspected. It seems like a waste to me.
In Melbourne, the Olympic park was a 5-10 minute walk from downtown. I believe this was because, since the Olympics were so long ago in Melbourne, the city was probably not as developed as it was today and it also probably wasn't a big deal to develop so close to the city because the city wasn't as big. There probably weren't as many buildings that needed to be built either. Because it was so close, it was very easy access to anyone staying in the city during the games. The good thing I can see from this is the convenience of the park being so close. The businesses in the city won't lose any business from all the Olympic enthusiasts because they will all still be in the city. The bad thing I can see from this is that it will really stress the city out. With all the people that already live in Melbourne and the usual traffic, it seems as though an event like this would stress the limits.
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