Olympic facilities budget in the red
Deseret News
December 7,
2002. The budget to run the state's Olympic facilities is
falling nearly $200,000 short, in part because fewer people than
expected are using the speed-skating oval.
Games tax revenues flat
Deseret News
August 15,
2002. Numbers were well below what S.L. officials expected
Unsightly Olympic Poles Coming Down, Crews to Clean Up Snowbasin
Debris
The Salt Lake Tribune
July
11, 2002. A piece -- make that pieces -- of Utah's Olympic
legacy lie strewn across the mountain at Snowbasin.
U.S. rethinks Utah (sort of)
Deseret News
May 20,
2002. The Winter Olympics were a qualified success in
changing the hearts and minds of the rest of the country, according to
a Deseret News-KSL TV poll of a thousand adults from all 50 states,
conducted by Dan Jones and Associates.
Olympic Legacy
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
20, 2002. Public Forum article by Chester C. Ward
Games weren't a tax windfall
Deseret News
May 17,
2002. Nearly all Utahns loved hosting the Olympics, but
there's not a lot to like about state tax revenue collections during
February, which barely increased over the same time a year ago.
SLC Suffers From Post-Oly Hangover
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
14, 2002. Standing on Salt Lake City's Main Street on a
recent spring evening, it's difficult to conjure up the nighttime scene
that existed here only two months ago during the Winter Olympics:
lights, music, street theater . . . people.
Post-Oly Interest In Utah Falls Short
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
11, 2002. The 2002 Winter Games may have boosted Utah's
image but it has yet to create the interest in the state that tourism
officials and convention promoters expected.
Speculator dreams vanish
Deseret News
May 6,
2002. For most part, Park City owners didn't get big-buck
sales
Oly Windfall? That Depends On Your Math
The Salt Lake Tribune
May 4,
2002. Salt Lake City leaders insist the 2002 Winter Games
actually made money for the host city... But...
Parking Lots Go Natural After Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
30, 2002. The 70-acre parking lot used by Winter Games
spectators at the Utah Olympic Park is being dug up as the first step
toward restoring the area to its natural condition.
Utah economy recovering; Games didn't help much
Deseret News
April 24,
2002. Utah's economy is recovering from two quarters of
recession, but it's slow going and the Olympics didn't help as much as
some economists hoped, state legislators were told Wednesday.
Road to Rings -- and Ruin?
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
16, 2002. Five giant rings of light bulbs electrified during
the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City's foothills may have left an
unintended Olympic legacy. Avenues-area homeowners and
environmentalists say the number of drivers illegally plowing
four-wheel-drive vehicles through the city's watershed has increased.
Games helped U. parking
Deseret News
April 13,
2002. An unanticipated benefit from the Olympic and
Paralympic Games held in Utah during February and March has been
improvement in the parking situation at the University of Utah.
Games golden for Park City
Deseret News
April 13,
2002. Olympic visitors to this old mining town deposited
more than a little silver into the hands of merchants and restaurateurs
and walked away with a gleam in their eye.
Olympic Sales-Tax Receipts Lead Lawmakers to Call It a Rainy Day
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
13, 2002. The Winter Olympics apparently didn't produce
enough gold to bail the state out of its budget deficit.
SLOC Said No to Free Tickets For Sept. 11 Widows, Orphans
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
11, 2002. Salt Lake Organizing Committee President Mitt
Romney's decision to give 100 free Closing Ceremony tickets to Utah
legislators came six weeks after SLOC refused a request for tickets for
widows and orphans of firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 attacks on
the World Trade Center.
Sun puts kibosh on ski season
Deseret News
April 9,
2002. The feeling is the total number of skier days will be
down by as much as 25 percent. People came to Utah during the Olympics
to watch, not to ski.
Oly Housing To Become Apartments
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
9, 2002. The Northgate Apartments, built to house members of
the worldwide media covering the 2002 Winter Games, soon will be home
to 330 Utah families, 156 of whom earn low to moderate incomes that
entitle them to pay below-market rates.
Lobbyist Gifts Up, Reporting Still Low
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
6, 2002. There is no question the Winter Olympics boosted
one sector of the Utah economy: freebies to politicians.
Ticket Trail Began With Mitt
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
5, 2002. The decision to give 100 Olympic Closing Ceremony
tickets to Utah lawmakers was reached during a private conversation
between state Senate President Al Mansell and Salt Lake Organizing
Committee President Mitt Romney.
Beattie defends lawmakers' free Olympic tickets
Deseret News
April 4,
2002. Gov. Mike Leavitt's watchdog over the Games is
defending the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's decision to give free
Olympic tickets to state lawmakers.
The Games That Keep Giving
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
4, 2002. Utah charities will help distribute $4 million
worth of sheets, pillows, bedspreads, mattresses, microwaves, couches,
coffee tables and hundreds of appliances acquired for the 2002 Winter
Games.
Rings pave the way for ORV bunch
Deseret News
April 3,
2002. Lighted Olympic rings may have been removed from the
Wasatch foothill they once illuminated, but their installation has
brought another threat. Four-wheelers are now taking advantage of a
road the Salt Lake Organizing Committee widened in November and are
using a gate below the Avenues hillside to gain access to city
watershed property.
Games don't help airport numbers
Deseret News
April 3,
2002. Passengers kept away from S.L. during February
SLOC Tops Capitol Gift List
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
3, 2002. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee began the year
declaring it would "take the high road" and not give Olympic tickets to
state legislators and other elected officials...
Games Fail to Boost Air Traffic
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
3, 2002. Any Olympic-related increase in international and
domestic passengers was offset by a large number of leisure and
business travelers who avoided Salt Lake City not only as a destination
but as a city for connecting flights...
SLOC's Pledge Backed Up With Check for $7M
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
2, 2002. Chief Operating Officer Fraser Bullock and money
man Gordon Crabtree turned over an oversized check for $7,184,157,
symbolic of an electronic transfer that took place later in the day.
West Valley netted Oly profits and missed chances
Deseret News
March 29,
2002. At the end of the adding machine tape, this city's
Olympic experience wasn't all about making money, though it is about to
yield a $7 million payoff. It was also about missed opportunities.
Hotels rode high on Oly business
Deseret News
March 29,
2002. Occupancy rate in February led the nation
Oly Transport System 'Just Worked'
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
12, 2002. A transportation network that smoothed the way for
millions of trips during the 2002 Winter Olympics also significantly
reduced daily traffic, a state official said Monday.
Utah Ski Resorts to Reap Oly Benefits
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
10, 2002. Utah's ski industry may not exactly be fired up to
play host to another Olympic Winter Games, but there is a consensus
among resort operators that February's headaches and downturn in
business were well worth it.
Aviation Firms Tally Games-Related Losses
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
10, 2002. The Utah Air Travel Commission wants to tell
lawmakers of the damage done to Utah's aviation community by flight
restrictions during the Olympics.
U. of U. Assesses Games, Machen to report on costs, benefits
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
4, 2002. After years of construction-related dust and
traffic congestion, security hassles, an interrupted school year and
parking complaints, University of Utah President Bernie Machen has
suffered his share of headaches hosting the Winter Games.
Games were a real yawn -- for law enforcement
Deseret News
March 3,
2002. More statistics show the 2002 Winter Olympics were
uneventful, at least from a law enforcement standpoint.
Olympic impact
Deseret News
March 3,
2002. Don't expect wave of prosperity, experts warn
The Fun's Over, Now Shape Up!
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
3, 2002. Now that the company has gone we can go back to the
good old days of bashing each other over the head with our Jell-O molds
and beer bottles. column by Tom Barberi
Oly boost expected to last
Deseret News
March 2,
2002. Leavitt anticipates influx of capital, companies to
Utah
Governor Sees Post-Oly Boom
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
2, 2002. Winter Games athletes took 78 gold medals out of
Utah. Now, says Gov. Mike Leavitt, the time is ripe for the state to
mine worldwide Olympic exposure for some precious metal of its own.
Officials lick lips over funds
Deseret News
February 28,
2002. Utah lawmakers are on the brink of reversing an
8-year-old policy of keeping their hands off the Utah Athletic
Foundation -- the independent non-profit entity lawmakers first set up
in 1994 to manage winter sports facilities constructed for the
Olympics.
Unexploded debris found
Deseret News
February 28,
2002. Fallout litters foothills after fireworks show
Fond or Otherwise, Worldwide Images of Utah May Be Fleeting
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 28, 2002. For all the superlatives bestowed on
Utah, its scenery, people and attractions during the 17 days of the
2002 Winter Games, the image may be fleeting in the minds of potential
visitors.
Oly boom is unlikely, economist predicts
Deseret News
February 27,
2002. The 2002 Olympics are over, but the athletes -- not
Utah's economy -- may be the only ones getting the gold.
S.L. County vows to fight SLOC
Deseret News
February 27,
2002. Dispute is over $230,000 in property taxes
Utah Taxpayers Get 99 Million More Reasons to Love Olympics
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 27, 2002. Relief was not the emotion that pervaded
state House chambers Tuesday when the Salt Lake Organizing Committee
paid off its $99 million obligation to Utahns.
His Signs Banned, Property Owner Sues Ogden Over Free Speech Issue
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 27, 2002. An Ogden property owner who was forced to
remove derogatory signs from a vacant building just hours before the
Olympic torch arrived filed a countersuit Tuesday against the mayor and
city in 2nd District Court.
Tax Feud Heading To Court, S.L. County insists SLOC owes on bill
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 27, 2002. The Utah State Tax Commission sided with
the Salt Lake Organizing Committee in its battle with Salt Lake County
over property taxes the county says SLOC owes.
SLOC repays the state $59 million
Deseret News
February 26,
2002. Amid fanfare and resolutions of praise from state
lawmakers, Salt Lake Organizing Committee fulfilled its most ballyhooed
promise Tuesday when SLOC President Mitt Romney repaid the state $59
million in diverted sales tax revenue and another $40 million in
"legacy" funds to help operate Games venues for decades to come.
Critics see Games as a mixed bag
Deseret News
February 26,
2002. Was it all worth it? Only time will tell, they say
Fireworks sent dogs on the lam
Deseret News
February 26,
2002. The "Circle of Fire" fireworks in the closing
ceremonies of the Olympic Games didn't cause the problems that were
feared with nearby zoo animals. However, the fireworks did spur an
increase in stray dogs.
Olympic Payback's a Boon
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 26, 2002. Adding icing to its Olympic cake today,
the Salt Lake Organizing Committee will pay off its $58.5 million
obligation to Utah taxpayers 10 days ahead of schedule, and fork over
the promised $40 million endowment to help fund future operations at
Utah Olympic Park and the Kearns speedskating oval.
We Liked Games, World Liked Us
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 26, 2002. Utahns on the Wasatch Front see the big
winners of the 2002 Winter Games to be the LDS Church, the attracting
of skiers and tourists, the University of Utah, SLOC President Mitt
Romney and their own image.
Utah's Changes May Be as Fleeting as Olympic Glory
The New York Times
(free
registration required) February 25, 2002. Some experts
predict that by drawing in tens of thousands of outsiders, the Olympics
will transform Salt Lake City and Utah.
Post-Oly job cuts likely in Salt Lake
Deseret News
February 25,
2002. Economists have long predicted a rough job market in
Salt Lake City following the Olympics, and a new poll from Manpower
Inc. gives the first indications it may become reality.
Crowds, beer fueled melee
Deseret News
February 25,
2002. Dinse admitted the police's lack of enforcement of the
state's open-container law in downtown Salt Lake City during the
Olympics was partly to blame for the mayhem. "In hindsight, I would say
that there's no question alcohol had an impact on the actions of the
crowd," Dinse said.
Olympics are a hit -- no question
Deseret News
February 25,
2002. In the poll, 58 percent say the Games have had "not
much" or "no effect at all" on their daily routines.
Winter Games have forever changed Utah
Deseret News
February 25,
2002. "I think it's inevitable that the Games have changed
Utah," said Salt Lake resident Mary Moody.
Very few regrets about Olympics
Deseret News
February 25,
2002. Gov. Mike Leavitt said things ran beautifully, and "I
can promise that if we do it again, we'll do it better."
83% give thumbs up to the Olympics
Deseret News
February 24,
2002. Utahns like the Olympics.
S.L. partiers get out of hand
Deseret News
February 24,
2002. The busiest Olympic day yet in downtown Salt Lake City
turned ugly at midnight, with police and security personnel struggling
to gain control over an angry, out-of-control crowd.
Will Olympics' long-term impact in Utah be golden for the economy?
Deseret News
February 24,
2002. "I would expect that business would get back to normal
probably within 30 days. At least I hope so," said Gastronomy Inc.
President John Williams.
Lighted Rings Draw Crowds
Deseret News
February 24,
2002. People flocked to the residential neighborhood of
Arlington Hills to get a look at the rings.
Habitat for Humanity Gets Games Salvage`
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 24, 2002. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee is
donating millions of square feet of building material to Utah's Habitat
for Humanity International and turning it into a community known as
Millard Cove in Magna.
Dispelling Myths
Salt
Lake City Weekly
February 21, 2002. Getting around downtown during the Games
isn't as hard as you might think
Life to return to normal for Utahns after Games
Deseret News
February 23,
2002. Life as you knew it before the Olympic block party
took over Salt Lake City will return over the next few days.
Games recycling exceeding expectations
Deseret News
February 23,
2002. Games organizers' ambitious plan to recycle or compost
the estimated 3,000 tons of Olympic garbage has been plagued with minor
problems, maybe even some unmet expectations.
Games bring no increase in crime
Deseret News
February 23,
2002. ...despite pre-Games expectations of crime increases,
the actual numbers don't seem to have lived up to the hype.
Rocky wants downtown glow to grow
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. Salt Lake City has the momentum going for a lively
downtown, Anderson said, and he wants to sustain that energy every
Friday and Saturday night of the year.
Salt Lake homeless see flaws in aid
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. Shelters during Games minimal, jobless man says
Protests net just 5 arrests
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. With all the hoopla preceding the 2002 Winter Games
over the havoc protesters might wreak on Salt Lake City, the payoff has
been anything but engrossing.
After the Games, venues to live on
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. The UAF will assume responsibility for the venues
after the Salt Lake Organizing Committee turns them over to the state
on May 1.
Can venues earn cash?
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. BYU team studying how to market sites after the Games
Olympic buses
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. To provide transportation to the venues and to and
from the numerous Park & Ride lots, SLOC called in buses from all
over the country. Keith McCord has been riding them and has this
report.
Tab will be $58 million more than expected
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. The federal government will spend $58 million more
than expected on the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Will Oly tourism discount pay off?
Deseret News
February 21,
2002. ..."We're figuring that these are steps that the hotel
and lodging industry can take to counteract the post-Olympic economic
letdown," said Ben DeJong, marketing and sales representative for the
300-member association. "It's been proven that after the Games are
over, these towns are ghost towns."
Still Clean and Green
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 21, 2002. As the Winter Games approached,
environmental activists warned of possible pollution problems related
to a transportation plan they said was too short on buses and too long
on automobiles and new parking lots. Statistics released Wednesday by
the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, however, do not indicate
the Games are harming air and water resources.
Environment issues take back seat
Deseret News
February 20,
2002. There are 11,000 journalists in town all clamoring for
a story no one else has. So how is it that the environmental agenda of
the 2002 Winter Games has garnered hardly a whisper of attention?
Global warming a threat to future Winter Games
Deseret News
February 20,
2002. "With just a few degrees increase, hosting a Winter
Games outdoors would be impossible," said Gleason, the Salt Lake
Organizing Committee's director of environmental programs.
SLOC honors 14 for environmental education
Deseret News
February 20,
2002. Winners of SLOC's "Spirit of the Land" awards
included:
Games golden for some
Deseret News
February 19,
2002. ...according to those familiar with Olympic economics,
business owners who hoped to line their pockets with Olympic gold were
short-sighted and shouldn't be surprised.
Not all businesses sharing in the wealth
Deseret News
February 19,
2002. The 2002 Winter Games have been both boon and bust for
Salt Lake and Park City businesses.
Olympics light the ire within
Deseret News
February 19,
2002. Many locals are avoiding 'mess,' staying home
Few road worries for Salt Lake workers
Deseret News
February 19,
2002. While workers went into the Olympics expecting
four-hour commutes and huge hassles, little of that has panned out. In
fact, the Olympics have brought little out of the ordinary for downtown
workers.
Midway A Wallflower Of Oly Party
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 19, 2002. After all the anticipation of being a
venue city for the 2002 Games, what's notable is not how the Olympics
have turned things inside out. It's how so big an event could bypass
the community.
Olympic Boom Leaves Visitors Feeling Busted
The New York Times
(free
registration required) February 19, 2002. In some quarters
of downtown Salt Lake City, price gouging has become an Olympic sport.
Warming Climate Forecast for Future Winter Olympics
Environment News
Service
February 18, 2002. ...global warming threatens the success
of future Winter Olympic Games, because snows will not occur reliably
or pile up deeply enough to support them, according to the World
Resources Institute.`
Should we do it again?
Deseret News
February 18,
2002. Gov. Mike Leavitt says it "is conceivable that we
could do this again."
Some crosswalks closed
Deseret News
February 18,
2002. The city has closed five downtown mid-block crosswalks
in the interest of pedestrian safety, but business owners near the
closures at 50 W. 100 South between West Temple and Main Street are
decrying the move, saying it's decreasing foot traffic to their stores.
Finale a fright for zoo
Deseret News
February 18,
2002. The closing ceremonies to the Winter Olympic Games are
just a week away, but Hogle Zoo officials are becoming increasingly
concerned about potential noise from the state's largest-ever fireworks
display, which will be featured in the event.
Games $$ well-spent, Bennett says
Deseret News
February 18,
2002. Sen. Bob Bennett personally led the fight for every
cent of the $400 million or so in federal aid for the 2002 Olympics.
After a weak week, business picks up at parties and clubs
Deseret News
February 18,
2002. After a week of sometimes lethargic business inside
Salt Lake's private clubs and at Olympic parties, the weekend swept in
a mass of beer drinking, vodka swirling, booty-shaking revelers.
Air Quality Assurances Questioned
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 18, 2002. Anti-pollution activists are accusing
state environmental regulators of downplaying the dangers of indoor air
quality on locals' and Olympic visitors' health.
Big Fuss Reels in Ice Men
The New York Times
(free
registration required) February 18, 2002. When the cousins
found out the Olympic Winter Games were coming to their small corner of
the world, they feared the worst: an outdoorsmen's paradise overrun
with security officers, pin-trading tourists and, worse, the chichi
Park City crowd.
Warmth, golf . . . and no Games!
Deseret News
February 17,
2002. "People are coming down here from Salt Lake City just
to get away from the Olympics," said Marilyn Davis of the Bureau of
Land Management interagency office in St. George.
Utahns flock to downtown Salt Lake en masse
Deseret News
February 17,
2002. After a full week of being perched rinkside, on top of
mountains or tucked away at home to watch the Games, the Olympic crowds
descended into Salt Lake City's downtown en masse.
Demand is heavy for TRAX, buses
Deseret News
Febrauary 17,
2002. Downtown is the place to be during the Olympics, and
throngs of people have been getting there -- most of them via public
transportation.
Olympics no boon to Main Library
Deseret News
February 17,
2002. Amid all the Olympic events and excitement, the
downtown Salt Lake City Library is far less active than usual this time
of year.
Crime isn't up -- it's down
Deseret News
February 16,
2002. At the halfway point for the Olympics, local law
enforcement officers are saying so far, so good.
Halfway Home: Dare we say it's going great?
Deseret News
February 16,
2002. ...At this point during the 1996 Games, organizers
were stuck with the label "Glitch Games."
Oly trash is big challenge
Deseret News
February 16,
2002. The Olympics are expected to produce more than 44
times the normal amount of trash in downtown Salt Lake City. And the
city hopes to recycle up to 85 percent of that waste, Bown said.
West Valley businesses suffering
Deseret News
February 16,
2002. West Valley City merchants have a message for locals
scared away by Olympic traffic fears: Come back. Now. Please.
Oly visitors say Utah friendly -- not stodgy
Deseret News
February 15,
2002. But they admit it's hard to get good beer here
Thumbs-up for transportation
Deseret News
February 15,
2002. Both Utah residents and non-Utahns have been pleased
with Olympic transportation so far, according to a Dan Jones &
Associates poll conducted for the Deseret News and KSL-TV.
Where are skiers? Resorts 'wide open'
Deseret News
February 15,
2002. While thousands of global visitors are gathered on
Utah's slopes to watch the world's best skiers, enthusiasts of the
sport apparently aren't doing a lot of skiing themselves, some
officials at non-venue resorts say.
Motorists going to Park City cause congestion
Deseret News
February 15,
2002. Spectators leaving the Utah Olympic Park headed south
on U-224, toward Park City, are creating congestion.
Games give eateries indigestion
Deseret News
February 14,
2002. ...The Winter Games -- or rather rumors of
impenetrable traffic and crowds -- have "people afraid to leave their
houses."
A Ski Paradise
The New York Times
(free
registration required) February 14, 2002. ... Regarding
visitors at her resort during the Games, the Alta spokeswoman Connie
Marshall said: "The state tourist experts told us we'd be about 20
percent down and it would've been good if it'd stayed at that. But
we're down more than that.
SLC Parking Boomtime Is Really a Bust For Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 13, 2002. ...Olympics visitors are relying on light
rail, shuttle buses and taxis to get them to the downtown area for
skating events at the Delta Center, nightly concerts at the Medals
Plaza and other events.
Loitering Behind the Clean Streets
The New York Times
(free
registration required) February 13, 2002. When word went
around that there were temporary jobs available for the Olympics,
rootless people drifted into Utah from all over the West.
When you're homeless and it's Olympics time, too . . .
Deseret News
February 12,
2002. ... The shelters are doing a brisk business. Some of
the homeless were forced to the streets when their hotels raised their
rates from about $160 a week to $150 per night to capitalize on the
Olympics.
Bennett Criticized for Olympic 'Pork'
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 12, 2002. U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah has been
named "Porker of the Month" by Citizens Against Public Waste for
landing more federal dollars for the 2002 Winter Games than any
previous American Olympiad.
Winter Olympics Not a Green Triumph
Environment News
Service
February 11, 2002. The 2002 Winter Olympics will help
showcase some of America's most beautiful scenery to visitors and
television viewers around the globe. But some environmentalists say
preparations for the games, and the games themselves, are doing
permanent damage to their spectacular Utah setting.
Sandy TRAX parking lots overflow
Deseret News
February 11,
2002. Police here say TRAX was very popular over the weekend
with many people seeking parking spots at Jordan High School and
wherever else they could find them.
SLOC getting high environmental marks
Deseret News
February 11,
2002. ...Diane Gleason, SLOC's environment program director,
said a recent audit by environmental consultant CH2MHILL, indicated
that Salt Lake has gone beyond compliance in all of the environmental
standards they tested.
Few Utahns bought Games tickets
Deseret News
February 11,
2002. ... a poll taken Feb. 6 showed that 59 percent of
those surveyed planned to stay home as much as possible during the
Games, and another 6 percent aim to leave town altogether.
Transportation success has officials smiling
Deseret News
February 11,
2002. Carpools, buses, lots help make system work
Traffic causes triple trouble for Snowbasin
Deseret News
February 11,
2002. Triple trouble caused significant delays and traffic
congestion Sunday at Snowbasin's debut as an Olympic venue, causing
some spectators to miss the start of the men's downhill competition.
Do Tenants Outparty The Frats?
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 11, 2002. University of Utah fraternity bashes are
like Tupperware parties compared to the drunken, late night revelry of
snowboarders renting the Beta Theta Pi house during the Olympics, says
an angry Greek Row neighbor.
Drivers avoiding gridlock -- so far
Deseret News
February 10,
2002. Transportation officials have been warning Utahns for
months about gridlock, traffic jams and congestion, but the first hours
of the Olympics in Salt Lake City proved to be somewhat less than
horrendous.
Some Utahns fleeing Oly revelry
Deseret News
February 10,
2002. Many Utah residents seeking to avoid the revelry and
traffic expected with the 2002 Winter Olympics this month are heading
out of state, with Idaho apparently one of the favorite destinations.
Homelessness is on the rise as Games begin
Deseret News
February 9,
2002. The number of homeless people is going up at the start
of the 2002 Winter Games, not just from new folks still coming to town
to look for work but from those already here being pushed onto the
streets by an Olympic-sized bump in low-income hotel and motel room
rates.
SLC Downtown Businesses Shift Gears
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 7, 2002. If you have business to do in downtown
Salt Lake City this month, here's the rule: Few businesses will be open
the same hours they usually are.
Games ground heliski firm that helped win Oly bid
Deseret News
February 6,
2002. The same heliskiing company that's featured in Visa's
Emmy-nominated television commercial and flew International Olympic
Committee members over venues to help win Salt Lake City's bid for the
2002 Winter Games has been grounded by the Games.
Grumbling Over Gridlock, Officials say jams just part of the Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 6, 2002. "Doesn't Salt Lake City realize they are
hosting the world?" an incredulous journalist gripes upon learning that
Mountain Venue Express is sold out of bus tickets to some popular
venues.
Ambition Fueled Costliest Games Ever
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 6, 2002. As they check into the Little America
hotel, members of the International Olympic Committee are finding more
than mints on their pillows. A gold Seiko watch is waiting there, too.
Park City Closes Main, Urges Shuttle Bus Use
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 6, 2002. As of today, Historic Main Street and its
adjacent Swede Alley will be closed to vehicles until Feb. 24...But
Park City is far from closed to the public, thanks to an expanded
mass-transit system that has made the city arguably more accessible.
Closure signs, Olympic drill snarl Foothill Drive traffic
Deseret News
February 5,
2002. UDOT hopes problems won't happen again
Couple Says Games Have 'Taken' Their Home
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 5, 2002. Not everyone in Utah is rolling out the
welcome mat. Lisa and Mike Hensley of South Weber have instead bolted
to their home a large yellow sign proclaiming in big black letters "We
Hate What the Olympics Have Done to Our Home."
It's a Go for Heber Valley Shuttle
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 5, 2002. Olympic visitors seeking out a sandwich,
an automated teller machine or a bottle of Stoli in the Heber Valley
will not be left out in the cold, thanks to a shuttle-bus service that
will run throughout the Games.
Transportation Officials Have Plan for Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 4, 2002. During the Olympics, public transportation
and vehicular traffic should hum along, getting people into the
downtown Salt Lake City area at o-dark-thirty in the morning and to
their jobs by 6 a.m. or 7 a.m., according to transportation planners.
But...
SLOC lying about rings
Deseret News
February 3,
2002. Letter to the editor by William Thompson.
Some U. areas to lose $$, cut back staffs for Games
Deseret News
February 3,
2002. Income for some University of Utah services may slump
during the 2002 Winter Olympics, and some staffs and business hours
will be diminishing.
Salt Lake City Puts Out Welcome Mat for Homeless
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 3, 2002. Construction worker Michael Fletcher
arrived here from Idaho with hopes of finding work in the Olympic
economy but instead is standing in a soup-kitchen line.
Olympics lighting fire of anger within some
Deseret News
February 2,
2002. South Weber's Lisa Hensley says she hasn't "talked to
one person who actually wanted the Olympics to come here. Not one."
Hospitals, agencies tell how to get around
Deseret News
February 2,
2002. Maps abound on how to get to various venues during the
February Olympics, but Utahns will still have to carry on with their
daily errands during the 17-day international event.
Bus, rail riders crowded
Deseret News
February 2,
2002. Travel times during these pre-Olympic days have become
increasingly uncertain with congested traffic resulting from road
closures and restrictions and more travelers trying to avoid the melee
by climbing aboard mass transit.
Drivers get a heads-up on latest restrictions
Deseret News
February 2,
2002. Road closures and restrictions continue in preparation
for the Olympics.
10 More Buses Set for Service to Games Venues
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 2, 2002. Olympic organizers have acquired 10 more
buses for the Mountain Venue Express and plan to start reserving seats
in the next day or two.
Don't abandon your vehicle on key roads during Games
Deseret News
February 1,
2002. The highway patrol initiated a new policy Tuesday that
is scheduled to last through the Olympics. Any car that is abandoned on
the freeway or on a road that is determined to be a major thoroughfare
for an Olympic venue will be towed immediately.
Parking Pricey During Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 1, 2002. Finding a place to park in downtown Salt
Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics will be neither easy nor
cheap.
Ring test brightens east S.L. morning
Deseret News
January 31,
2002. Some early birds received their first taste of Olympic
brightness Wednesday morning when the Olympic Rings display went for a
test run.
Room at inn scarce and very costly
Deseret News
January 31,
2002. With the start of the 2002 Winter Games just over a
week away, hotel and motel rooms near downtown Salt Lake are scarce,
even in out-of-the-way joints that rent for $30 or $40 a night.
Neighbors Raise Stink Over Olympic Shuttle Buses
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 31, 2002. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee plans
to idle 40 to 60 buses in the neighborhood just west of Rice-Eccles
Stadium off and on over a span of five hours on the nights of the
Opening and Closing ceremonies, the dress rehearsal and the opening of
the Paralympic Games.
SLOC Scrambling for More Buses
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 31, 2002. Olympic organizers are trying to round up
10 more buses for the "Mountain Venue Express" fleet, which was booked
solid for several days of the 2002 Winter Games after the fare was cut
to $5.
Critics: Games could be more Earth-friendly
USA Today
January 30,
2002. The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics will reach one of
its main environmental goals today when a non-profit organization
credits the Games with helping reduce emissions of greenhouse gases
that contribute to global warming.
Coyotes to get a break during Games
Deseret News
January 30,
2002. Because of the no-fly restriction that goes into
effect at midnight Feb. 7 and runs through midnight Feb. 24, Wildlife
Services cannot conduct aerial coyote killing runs within 45 nautical
miles around the Games.
No Major Changes in the Works for Olympic Security, Officials Say
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 30, 2002. While publicly praising Olympic security
efforts, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft privately expressed
concerns that crowds of revelers on Park City's Main Street could pose
a security headache, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.
U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics
The New York Times
(free
registration required) January 29, 2002. He said that as a
result of Mr. Ashcroft's recommendations, he had also received verbal
assurances from local Olympics planners in Salt Lake City that they
would free up more money for security.
Will Games Put Those Living On the Edge Out on the Street?
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 29, 2002. Joyce Andersen and her husband were paying
$180 a week to live in a room at Zion's Motel on Salt Lake City's State
Street -- until last week, when rates jumped to $105 a night -- or $735
a week.
Games End Vacancy Blues For Hoteliers
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 29, 2002. The world may indeed be welcome here, as
Olympic organizers tout, but those visitors lucky enough to have one of
the host city's 17,500 rooms will be in units contracted through the
Salt Lake Organizing Committee long ago.
Day or night, Park City traffic no picnic
Deseret News
January 28,
2002. Park City area resident John Harman has a foolproof
way to get around Olympic traffic snarls. "I'm going to Maui," he said.
As Games Near, Critics Still Have Fears, Concerns
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 28, 2002. Many of the Salt Lake City Olympics' most
vocal critics remain convinced their predictions of financial and
environmental disaster have or will come true.
Snowmobile Trails, Roads Are Closing
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 28, 2002. Several snowmobile trails near Wasatch
Mountain State Park will close Feb. 1 to 25, due to Olympic security.
S.L. workers adjusting for Games flood
Deseret News
January 27,
2002. While some are saying the Olympics is all about the
spectators and is ignoring local businesses, others are willing to deal
with the mess for the sake of hosting the world.
Getting around the gridlock
Deseret News
January 27,
2002. Drivers during the 2002 Winter Games will be like lab
rats in a maze, sniffing this way and that for an out.
Reservations for mountain bus take off
Deseret News
January 27,
2002. Shuttles selling out after SLOC cut price to $5
Public conveniences an eyesore?
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Heliskiing Seeks Oly No-Fly Exemption
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 26, 2002. Two public-safety prerogatives appear to
be on a collision course above the central Wasatch.
Hillside Oly icon is nearly ready
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Games Cost Overruns Vex S.L. City Council
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 25, 2002. Salt Lake City's tally of Olympic overruns
just keeps growing: a little here, a lot there.
Mountain Venue Express Sells Out After Price Cut
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 25, 2002. To help his Australian friends get to
mountain competitions during next month's Olympics, Floyd Johnson of
Salt Lake City tried to make reservations Thursday on the "Mountain
Venue Express." He was taken aback to discover that all five buses on
which he tried to reserve seats were sold out.
SLC to Allow More Cabs During Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 25, 2002. Salt Lake City Council members lifted the
rules this week to allow more taxicabs downtown during the 2002 Winter
Games.
Traffic fears get a hearing
Deseret News
January
24. Some Utahns have lost confidence in Olympic
transportation plans, while others are just looking for ways to cope
with anticipated traffic jams.
New closures Friday
Deseret News
January
24. Additional road restrictions and closures relating to
the Olympics will go into effect Friday.
Olympics are not so green, environmentalists say
Deseret News
January 23,
2002. SLOC disputes claims, notes its positive efforts
Games Not So Green, Activists Say
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 23, 2002. A Wasatch Range conservation group says
the 2002 Olympics won't be as environmentally friendly as organizers
originally promised, and history will show the Games accelerated
development of the foothills and canyons in the mountains.
Schools: Parents, teachers are warned buses probably will run late
during events
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 23, 2002. There is a good chance children along the
Wasatch Front will be late getting to and from school during the Games.
Gateway Plaza Poised to Become Salt Lake City's Olympic Keepsake
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 21, 2002. Atlanta carries the stigma of having
staged the most capitalistic Olympics ever, but the city did not sell
out when it came to Centennial Park...Perusing the park last month,
some Salt Lake City leaders couldn't help but wonder if they had blown
it.
No escaping Oly traffic, delays
Deseret News
January 19,
2002. Businesspeople urged to expect some walking
SLC Council Digs Deeper For Oly Costs
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 18, 2002. Washington Square is a muddy mess:
sprinkled with straw in places; gouged by tire tracks in others;
covered by tents, a movie set and temporary bathrooms.
Oly Galas to Close Airport
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 17, 2002. Travelers with reservations to fly in or
out of Salt Lake City during next month's Winter Olympics Opening and
Closing ceremonies may want to reconsider -- and fast.
New closures hit downtown
Deseret News
January 15,
2002. It's only going to get worse, officials say
Pioneer Road Closing Until Olympics End
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 15, 2002. Pioneer Road in western Salt Lake City
will be closed to traffic during the 2002 Winter Olympics because the
roadway abuts the state's Traffic Operations Center.
Olympic-Sized Ambivalence in Rural Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 14, 2002. Workmen's Market butcher Dean Nielsen
turned off his meat slicer to consider how the 2002 Olympics, the
biggest event to hit Utah since the Mormon migration, might affect his
small mining town 120 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
Will fireworks stampede elk into S.L. downtown?
Deseret News
January 12,
2002. Imagine a herd of 150 elk bounding toward the downtown
Olympic Medals Plaza just after the closing ceremonies have culminated
Salt Lake City's 2002 Winter Games.
Cost of bus ride is slashed to $5
Deseret News
January 12,
2002. Only about 5,000 people have signed up to ride the
buses to skiing, sliding and jumping events at Park City, Deer Valley,
Snowbasin, the Utah Olympic Park near Kimball Junction and the Soldier
Hollow cross country and biathlon course near Midway.
Rules deflate hot-air balloon firms
Deseret News
January 12,
2002. Hopes of booming business for hot air balloon
companies during the Olympics were deflated this week when security
officials announced all such flights would be grounded during the
entire 2002 Winter Games.
Oly Winter Clearance Sale! Express Bus Tickets Drop to $5
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 12, 2002. To get more people on buses and to keep
their cars off highways to mountain venues next month, Olympic
organizers on Friday slashed the cost of a round-trip ticket on the
"Mountain Venue Express" to $5.
Resort Town Becomes No-Park City
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 12, 2002. PARK CITY -- Visitors here Friday probably
didn't see the humor of a city with this name having virtually no place
left to park.
Keeping Olympic Venues Safe Calls for Restricting Flights
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 11, 2002. Olympic aviation curbs announced Thursday
will force pilot instructor Bart Kadleck to close the doors of his
"classroom" in the shadow of Mt. Timpanogos for the 17 days of the
competition.
Olympic No-Fly Zone
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 11, 2002. FAA regulations, revised following the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, create the Olympic Ring Restricted Airspace
-- a 45-mile-radius "no-fly zone" over areas in and around Salt Lake
City.
Games Shutdowns Will Pinch Some Facilities
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 11, 2002. Services at the University of Utah ranging
from day-care facilities to the University Hospital anticipate losing
millions of dollars during and leading up to the Feb. 8-24 Games --
forcing some to scale back on business hours and furlough employees.
Venue airspace is restricted
Deseret News
January 10,
2002. Airspace above and widely beyond the nine Olympic
venues will be off limits to all aircraft except those providing
emergency services during the Winter Games, Olympic security officials
announced Thursday.
Downtown Becomes a Maze
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 10, 2002. ... people who work downtown or plan to
take in the festivities that begin Feb. 8 and end Feb. 24 must master
the confusing and complex maze resulting from street restrictions and
closures.
New Look for the Olympics: Under Warplanes and Patrols
The New York Times
(free
registration required) January 10, 2002. ...The federal
component and overall costs are so large in dollars and personnel that
Mitt Romney, president of the organizing committee, questioned whether
the United States should remain in the business of being a host for the
Olympics.
Utahns Brace for Fun, Hassle of Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 8, 2002. ...For locals, however, the temporary
transformation carries a foreboding footnote: Road closures, clogged
parking terraces, screwy day-care schedules, grueling work hours and
impossible commutes.
Get ready for agony of the feet
Deseret News
January 7,
2002. ...When it comes down to it, your own two feet might
be your best mode of transportation, especially downtown where streets
will be closed and parking non-existent.
How to Get to Olympic Events? Try Riding a Fun Bus
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 6, 2002. The computer model that already anticipates
up to 2.5-hour trips to reach mountain venues is based on 30,000 ticket
holders riding the Express. Any less than that can only mean more cars
on the highway, slowing the trek even further.
Oly flight restrictions OK'd
Deseret News
January 5,
2002. Federal officials have approved a plan that will ban
any flights into or out of Salt Lake City International Airport during
Olympic opening and closing ceremonies as well as restrict private
flights during the 2002 Winter Games.
Greyhound to Move Terminal For Olympics
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 5, 2002. Hundreds of people who usually get on and
off Greyhound buses at the downtown Salt Lake City depot will have to
find their way to about 1900 West and 1350 South starting Tuesday, when
the nationwide carrier moves to temporary quarters for the Olympic
Winter Games.
Parleys I-80 looks like traffic hot spot
Deseret News
January 4,
2002. Interstate 80 in Parleys Canyon will be the hottest of
the traffic hot spots during the Olympics.
Oly Guarantee: Traffic Jams
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 4, 2002. If you think getting around during the
Olympics is going to be a nightmare, think again. It's going to be even
worse than that -- if motorists don't plan ahead.
Oly Riders Urged to Hop Bus, Not Train
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 3, 2002. If Utah leaders want to get their Olympic
transportation system on track, they need to get more riders off trains
and onto buses.
Throngs give TRAX a workout
Deseret News
January 2,
2002. The crush of people in downtown Salt Lake City ringing
in 2002 brought TRAX operations to a halt during an Olympic test run.
First Night Crowds Overwhelm TRAX
Deseret News
January 2,
2002. The test run of the Olympic transportation network
during the New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Salt Lake City ran
into problems early Tuesday when crowds leaving after midnight
fireworks waited in long lines for TRAX trains in freezing weather,
endured a chaotic boarding and then were packed like sardines into
overcrowded cars.
Tight Parking Plagues U.
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 2, 2002. ...The U. stands to lose about 3,200 of its
13,000 spots this winter as the Salt Lake Organizing Committee takes
possession of buildings and parking spaces on campus in preparation for
the Games.
Games to boost Utah economy
Deseret News
December 27,
2001. The 2002 Winter Games, now less than two months away,
is set to give northern Utah's service-related economy the boost it so
badly needs as the recession that began last March moves into its 11th
month, the Utah Department of Workforce Services said Thursday.
Oly rings threaten hill oaks
Deseret News
December 21,
2001. Some scrub oak likely will be run over by a snow cat
that will haul generators to the illuminated Olympic rings planned in
the foothills northeast of Salt Lake City, Olympic organizers said.
Olympic Display Could Take Out Some Scrub Oak
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 20, 2001. The trampling of the brush appears to
contradict earlier SLOC assurances that the lighted rings project would
not damage vegetation.
Is S.L.'s final Games installment its last?
Deseret News
December 14,
2001. Allocating $890,950 in what is expected to be the last
Games-related budget opening, the council paid for a variety of
gadgets, parties and people.
Olympic Riches May Be Short-Lived
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 13, 2001. Four years ago, Atlanta hoteliers and
tourist-industry experts brought their hard-earned message to Utah:
Banking on a post-Olympic windfall is a loser's bet.
I-80 Will Be Busy In 2002, So Plan Now, UDOT Says
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 13, 2001. Not all Olympic roads lead to glory.
Store owner miffed at closure of 200 S.
Deseret News
December 10,
2001. Howell Ujifusa, the owner of a downtown photography
store, heard some bad news at a Downtown Alliance meeting Monday about
security during the 2002 Winter Games.
Feds' cost of Games a whopper?
Deseret News
December 6,
2001. The Olympic Games in Salt Lake City have taken federal
funding to "a new level of excess," according to an article in the
current issue of Sports Illustrated.
29 Snowplows to Be Pulled From S. Utah for Olympics
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 6, 2001. Twenty-nine state-owned snowplows will be
drawn from southern Utah to help keep roads leading to Olympic venues
free of snow and ice, a move that has some local officials worried they
won't be able to keep their own roads clear.
Magazine: Utah Games Grab the Gold -- From Taxpayers
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 6, 2001. Holding the 2002 Winter Olympics has
benefited Utah and some wealthy businessmen here with a $1.5 billion
windfall at the expense of federal taxpayers, according to Monday's
edition of Sports Illustrated.
State seeking ways to keep Hollow alive
Deseret News
November 30,
2001. State lawmakers are being asked to come up with money
to keep Soldier Hollow running after the Olympics.
Oly Cost to Treasury: $342M
The Salt Lake Tribune
November 30, 2001. Direct federal financial support for the
2002 Winter Olympics was about $342 million -- before the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks, according to the latest General Accounting Office
report, released Thursday.
Soldier Hollow Will Face Cash Pinch
The Salt Lake Tribune
November 28, 2001. Although Soldier Hollow has been a hit in
its first two seasons, the cross country skiing and biathlon facility
still will need an infusion of cash to meet operating expenses after
its Olympic glory days.
'Know Before You Go' on road
Deseret News
November 13,
2001. No one really knows how chaotic city streets and
highways will be during the 2002 Winter Games.
Work Begins on Hillside Rings
The Salt Lake Tribune
November 8, 2001. Crews started pounding poles -- the
foundation for five lighted Olympic rings -- into Salt Lake City's
foothills Wednesday.
State Agrees to Replant Olympic Parking Area
The Salt Lake Tribune
November 3, 2001. Summit County has received guarantees the
6,000-car parking lot at the Utah Olympic Park will be revegetated
following the Games.
Will hillside heal after rings are removed?
Deseret News
October 17,
2001. Now that the Salt Lake City Council has agreed to
light a Wasatch hillside with five Olympic rings in February,
environmentalists are thinking damage control.
Divided City Council OKs Rings
The Salt Lake Tribune
October 17, 2001. A divided Salt Lake City Council approved
plans Tuesday night to light interlocking Olympic rings in the city's
foothills.
Do Games further 'green' cause?
Deseret News
October 13,
2001. U. panelists say Olympics could help but don't
Mayor wants to hurry rulings
Deseret News
October 10,
2001. The often glacial bureaucratic process will have to
thaw out in a hurry as Salt Lake prepares for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Group Offers $30K to Keep Olympic Rings Off Mountain
The Salt Lake Tribune
October 10, 2001. "The sale of this ad space should go to
the highest bidder. Save Our Canyons is offering $30,000 to preserve
this land in its natural state," Gale Dick, chairman of the
1,500-member group, told City Council members Tuesday.
Inversion could dull luster of the Games
Deseret News
October 9,
2001. Something that has nothing do with terrorism could
rear its ugly head in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Games next
February: the dreaded temperature inversion.
SLOC, SLC Mayor May Bypass Public In Decision Making
The Salt Lake Tribune
October 8, 2001. A proposal slated for public hearing ...
would give Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson broader powers to
authorize large-scale Olympic-related events outside of the traditional
zoning permit process of community councils, planning commission and
pro forma public hearings before the City Council.
Some see Oly rings as eyesore
Deseret News
October 3,
2001. Mayor Rocky Anderson wants the five Olympic rings to
shine down from a Wasatch hillside during the 2002 Winter Games - with
strings attached.
Will Games affect traffic? Oh, yes
Deseret News
October 3,
2001. Road closures, parking pains, crowded streets and
general inconvenience - hardly topics that would expect to bring a
crowd to the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium.
OLYMPICS OUT WEST: Lighted Rings Likened to a Branding Iron
The Salt Lake Tribune
October 3, 2001. Salt Lake Organizing Committee officials
want to place five 160-foot-diameter lighted Olympic rings on Twin
Peaks near City Creek Canyon to be lit with 1,800 fluorescent bulbs
nightly during the Games.
Committee Gives Green Light to Foothill Display of Olympic Rings
The Salt Lake Tribune
September 28, 2001. Come February, the foothills of the
majestic Wasatch Range above Salt Lake City could radiate Olympic glory
with the intensity of 360,000 watts of light.
SLOC revamps recycling efforts
Deseret News
September 26,
2001. Message to 2002 crowd: Separate cans and bottles
Trees to become an Olympic legacy
Deseret News
September 24,
2001. Last week, University of Utah students, along with
Olympic bobsledder Mark Hoaglin, began planting the first of 50 trees
at Olympic Village on the U. campus.
Urban Forestry Plan Aims to Cool Down Hot Spots
The Salt Lake Tribune
September 24, 2001. The Olympic Village is a demonstration
site for "Cool Spaces 2002," an urban forestry project sponsored by the
Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Utah Power and the Utah Energy Office.
Renters feel Oly squeeze
Deseret News
September 23,
2001. Complexes using evictions to free up space for
visitors
Garbage plans may be trashed
Deseret News
June 9,
2001. Davis incinerator's spotty record has SLOC worried
An Olympic event: traffic gridlock
Deseret News
June 4,
2001. Even Utahns who don't attend a single event during the
2002 Winter Games may experience one of the defining elements of any
Olympics: traffic congestion.
Activists Criticize SLOC Commitment To the Environment
The Salt Lake Tribune
June
4, 2001. Talking to the Outdoor Writers Association of
America's 74th annual conference in St. George on Sunday, Salt Lake
Organizing Committee Director of Environmental Programs Diane Conrad
said one-tenth of one percent of the 2002 Olympic budget -- about $1.5
million -- will be spent on the environment.
SLOC Warns of Games Gridlock
The Salt Lake Tribune
May 5,
2001. Bumper-to-bumper traffic will begin clogging Parleys
Canyon hours before sunrise during the 2002 Winter Olympics, turning a
normally 15-minute commute into a one-hour drive.
SLOC rallies for 'greener' Games
Deseret News
April 22,
2001. With the 2002 Winter Olympics comes a mass of people,
which will require a mass of cars, restaurants and hotels.
SLOC lays out plans for Games recycling
Deseret News
April 13,
2001. Also, environmental group hears about water
conservation
If Earth's Best Snow Isn't Here in Time, Reservoir Is SLOC's Plan B
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
6, 2001. SLOC will submit a proposal to the U.S. Forest
Service to convert reservoir water into artificial snow that can be
trucked 35 miles to the Heber Valley's Olympic cross country skiing and
biathlon course.
Olympics likely will cost taxpayers about $500 million
Deseret News
April 1,
2001. There seem to be only two things Olympic money
crunchers can agree on. One, that they don't and probably never will
agree on exactly how much taxpayer money has been and will be spent on
the 2002 Winter Games. And two, that whatever the taxpayer burden, it
will be - appropriately - Olympic in size.
Few business, sponsors will get rich from Games
Deseret News
April 1,
2001. With a few exceptions, the Olympics are not likely to
turn into a cash cow despite the billion-plus dollars changing hands
between now and 2002.
Oly Games Worry: The Air Up There
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 28, 2001. ... It's a paradox. Good weather for
winter sports would be bad weather for Wasatch Front valley pollution.
And vice versa.
SLOC Sees Efficiency-for-Emissions Swap
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 28, 2001. Olympics visitors will need
pollution-generating transportation and heat, but Games organizers
believe they can make Salt Lake Valley air even cleaner than usual --
with the help of energy-efficiency donations.
Soldier Hollow 'Legacy' Day Lodge Dedicated
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 7, 2001. Talk about the legacy of Salt Lake City's
2002 Winter Olympics abounded here Friday, when government and
private-sector officials dedicated a new $1 million day lodge that will
serve Nordic skiers and biathletes.
Soldier Hollow
LeRoy W. Hooton, Jr. January 30, 2001,. In retrospect, not
using the Little Dell site for the cross-country and biathlon Olympic
venues was the correct decision.
Park City: No Cars On Main for Games, Closure is key part of town's
Olympic-parties plan
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 15, 2000. The City Council took a crucial step
Thursday toward answering how it will manage crowds during the 2002
Winter Olympics: It voted unanimously to close historic Main Street to
motorists during the Games.
Games ski jumps all (too) alight
Deseret News
December 12,
2000. Summit County officials want to hit the dimmer switch
on night lights along the ski jumps at Utah Olympic Park.
Plan Now for Games, Business Owners Told
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 8, 2000. Stock up now. Leave early. Plan for
disaster.
Roads to Soldier Hollow now open
Deseret News
November 21,
2000. "As far as our take on this goes, this is a nice
beginning. This is not the grand finale of anything," said Bob Mathis,
Wasatch County Olympic coordinator.
SLOC seeks a little help from motorists
Deseret News
November 17,
2000. If you drive, work, own a business or plan to go
outside of your house at all during the 2002 Winter Games, chances are
the Salt Lake Organizing Committee will be asking you to change your
behavior.
2002 to Jam Utah Roads, Critic Says
The Salt Lake Tribune
November 17, 2000. Salt Lake City's Olympic organizers have
learned nothing from previous Olympic transportation snarls and are
dooming the region to gridlock by ignoring long-distance transit during
the 2002 Games, critics say.
Miss Utah USA Leads Drive for Cleaner Fuels
The Salt Lake Tribune
October 25, 2000. General Motors, an official sponsor of the
2002 Winter Olympics, donated a natural gas-burning Chevrolet Cavalier
for beauty queen Tiffany Seaman to drive to schools in every county of
the state.
Critics fume over SLOC transit plans
Deseret News
September 22,
2000. If there was one lesson learned over and over again by
organizers of previous Olympics, it was the importance of providing
free public transportation to get spectators to and from Games venues.
But at least one critic, in a document released last month, believes
that transportation planners with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee
have effectively rewritten the history of those "lessons learned,"
erasing the mass-transit references found in an earlier document and
replacing them with recommendations for park-and-ride lots for cars.
Who'll fix key roads for Games?
Deseret News
September 15,
2000. Friction on issue surfaces between SLOC, UDOT
S.L. so far reasonably 'green' for 2002
Deseret News
September 12,
2000. Salt Lake Games organizers have Sydney's environmental
legacy to live up to come 2002.
Midway's Deal For SLOC: No Cash, No Road
The Salt Lake Tribune
September 1, 2000. The City Council, which has been trying
to extract $100,000 from the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for road
work, has voted unanimously to shut down a key road during the 2002
Winter Games.
Oly Tickets Scaled Back
The Salt Lake Tribune
August
7, 2000. SLOC again limits spectator numbers at Snowbasin
SLOC Spreads 'Green' Philosophy To Utah Restaurateurs, Hoteliers
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
25, 2000. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee has begun
holding seminars to "green" Utah's restaurants and hotels in time for
the 2002 Winter Games.
Go for 'green' medal, SLOC tells restaurants, hotels
Deseret News
May 18,
2000. Diane Conrad, the environmental coordinator for the
Salt Lake Organizing Committee, has a simple message for Utah
restaurants and hotels: If you go green you stand to make green.
Don't Even Think About Towers Here
Mountain
Times Weekly
April 6, 2000. Telecommunication companies, with the
Olympics in mind, have already been besieging the city with multiple
applications to build various towers and relay stations throughout the
area.
Environmental Activists Advising SLOC
The Salt Lake Tribune
April
4, 2000. The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will be
cleaner than the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, but two environmental
activists say much more needs to be done.
Many in Charleston want sewer project flushed
Deseret News
April 2,
2000. Not even the chance of benefitting from some of the
Olympics-related spending is enough to persuade some residents they
should install a sewer system.
Town's Voters: No Sewers, No Grants
The Salt Lake Tribune
March
22, 2000. Voters on Tuesday turned out to defeat a plan for
a controversial new sewer system that would have been paid for largely
by Olympic largess.
Lawmakers OK funding for Soldier Hollow day lodge
The Daily
Herald March
1, 2000. By the end of this year, Wasatch County's Olympic
skiing venue will have a day lodge, thanks to funding from the state
government.
Town May Say No to Olympic Sewer System
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 22, 2000. ...many residents of Charleston are
saying "no thanks" to about $3 million or $6,000 for every man, woman
and child in outside grants that would pay for the area's first sewer
system.
Games venue aims to seize the day
Deseret News
January 6,
1999. Soldier Hollow hopes to capitalize on Olympic image
SLOC opens a small reading room - to let public in on all the details
Deseret News
December 24,
1999. Visitors are welcome to read or view the information
in the room and can obtain up to 10 pages of copies for free.
SLOC plan for 2002 transport is panned
Deseret News
December 16,
1999. Basic environmental concerns were not addressed, panel
says
Boosters, Legislator Work to Keep Soldier Hollow Open After Games
The Salt Lake Tribune
November 19, 1999. A group of winter-sports enthusiasts and
political figures is working to keep the venue for the 2002 Winter
Olympics' cross-country and biathlon events open after the Games.
Boosters of Midway venue cultivate life after Games
Ogden
Standard-Examiner (free
registration required) November 15, 1999. Olympics
may springboard ski resort into world-class destination
Floating dirt threatens Games road
Deseret News
October 8,
1999. After Congress appropriated $15 million to build a
road for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, transportation officials say
they need another million to protect it from colossal landslides.
At Soldier Hollow, ski but don't stay
Deseret News
August 9,
1999. This folksy town is about to be transformed into a
place where the world skis, but it's doing its best not to resemble
Park City. There is pre-Olympic excitement for the Nordic competitions
to be held at Soldier Hollow in Wasatch Mountain State Park.
Olympic Venues' Funding Subject Of Recent Debate
The Salt Lake Tribune
July
25, 1999. Save Our Canyons and other local environmental
organizations were very active and influential in the selection of the
Soldier Hollow venue for Cross Country and Biathlon competition.
Therefore, the current debate on the future legacy of this venue is of
current interest.
Huntsman Complains About Oly Fund Raising
The Salt Lake Tribune
July
11, 1999. The Olympic experience has hardened Jon Huntsman,
sharpened his tongue and made Utah's richest resident regret the day
Salt Lake City was picked to stage the 2002 Winter Games.
SLOC Becoming Aware Of Environment
The Salt Lake Tribune
June
22, 1999.
Forest Service Put Focus on Fun During Ski Trips
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
31, 1999.
USFS Spent $130,000 on Employees' Trips
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
31, 1999.
Ski Jump Will Leave Lasting Scar on Hillside
The Salt Lake Tribune
May
13, 1999. Construction of an Olympic ski jump at Bear Hollow
will result in permanent scars on the landscape.
Would impact study spell doom for Olympics site?
Deseret News
January 25,
1997.
Olympic plan is ill-advised
Deseret News
January 23,
1997. Reader's Forum
Olympic Nordic Events
Letter from Save Our Canyons, January 14, 1997 .
LOOKING FOR A LEGACY
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 13, 1997. Editorial
A thorough cross-country search
Deseret News
January 11,
1997. Editorial
Battle over Games site heats up -- what should be left behind?
Deseret News
January 11,
1997.
SLOC TO STUDY OLYMPIC IMPACT ON LITTLE DELL
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 11, 1997.
Olympics -- big fight over Little Dell
Deseret News
January 7,
1997.
LOW SCORES FOR SLOC
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 26, 1996. Editorial
OLYMPIC CONFUSION OVER SKI SITE: MOUNTAIN DELL OR LITTLE DELL?
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 23, 1996.
Temporary truce in
battle over
cross-country venue
Deseret News
December 21,
1996.
SLOC urged to consider golf course as venue
Deseret News
December 20,
1996.
SLOC CHANGES COURSE ON CROSS-COUNTRY PLANS
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 20, 1996.
Environmental members of panel say Mountain Dell is best site for
events
Deseret News
December 16,
1996.
2002 Olympic Cross Country And Biathalon Venues
Position statement by Save Our Canyons and comparison of different
possible venues.