No Olympics for Chicago

I love this picture from the Chicago Tribune:



It's unfortunate that we didn't get the bid for the 2016 Olympics, but maybe it's for the best.

If you've ever been to the new Soldier Field (a.k.a. Soldier'ssss) you know that the crowd control situation is border-line dangerous and it takes at least an hour, (and sometimes longer), to get from your seat to your car. The walkways are fenced in and are way too narrow for the amount of people trying to exit. This is something that could easily be fixed, and for a small fraction of money than it would take to host the olympics.

And don't even get me started on the Eisenhower expressway with it's center-lane exits ramps.

If we concentrated a little effort, (and money), on making Chicago a better place, we'd get far more bang for our buck than we would from a 2 week event.