Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and deputy mayor and NYC2012 founder Daniel L. Doctoroff said the stadium would be served by an extensive existing highway and mass transit network, and just 16 minutes from the Olympic Village.
As part of an already planned sports cluster for five Olympic sports, the stadium’s location is said to be consistent with the security and transportation plans detailed in the bid presented to the IOC evaluation commission in February.
The stadium will be built by the New York Mets for professional baseball and, if New York is chosen to host the 2012 Games, will be converted into an Olympic venue. The City and State have agreed to share all additional costs of the conversion.
The modified plan places the Main Press Centre and International Broadcast Centre across the street from the stadium.
“If the IOC wants a city with heart, a city that can overcome its differences, that can pull together during trying times and will do everything possible to host a great Games, then New York meets that test,” said Mayor Bloomberg.
“This is an outstanding plan that meets or exceeds all technical Olympic requirements,” said Doctoroff. “We will be sending a team this week to present the plan in detail to the IOC in Lausanne as well as to the two involved sports federations, the IAAF and FIFA, to ensure that it meets the highest Olympic standards.”
This week NYC2012 will make a formal request to the IOC executive board for clearance to present the modified plan to the IOC Session in Singapore on July 6.
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