I lived through it in Atlanta for the 1996 summer games, and it does mess
up a city for a long period of
time. Atlanta is fortunate that it is a spread out town with many many
alternate ways for getting around. I was born in Illinois and know Chicago
would have a much harder time accommodating the crowds and disruption. What
these planners always forget is that the millions of regular folk still have
to go to work, the city won't close for the Olympics. Streets already
crowded with commuters become immobile when you add this many visitors, all
negotiating their way between venues. Chicago should be sighing with relief
right about now.
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