http://www.gamesbids.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=1173297233 Wednesday, March 07, 2007 USOC Evaluation: Chicago 2016 "Can Get Things Done" Posted 2:53 pm ET (GamesBids.com) At a press conference that closed the United States Olympic Committee's evaluation of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid USOC Vice President Bob Ctvrtlik said "under the leadership of Mayor Daley this is a city that can get things done." "Our partnership with Chicago has grown stronger month-by-month." USOC CEO Jim Scherr echoed these comments adding "this is a can-do city with a can-do Mayor." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-070307olympics-chicago,1,199082.story Olympics panel in Chicago Read Phil Hersh's dispatches today as he travels with the U.S. Olympic Committee group visiting here By Philip Hersh Tribune Olympic sports reporter Published March 7, 2007, 12:44 PM CST On the final leg of the tour, heading up Lake Shore Drive to the whitewater site in Lincoln Park, Chicago 2016 finally put people on the media bus to explain things. They pointed out where archery would be in Grant Park, across from a rowing venue running the length of Grant Park from the aquarium to the Chicago River. The triathlon site would use Lake Shore Drive for cycling and running, the only time the drive would close during a Chicago Games.
