Why build athletes villages at all? Hold future games in port cities and have the athletes penned up in luxury cruise ships. Having 6 docked along the harbour even with temp piers is a lot cheaper then building housing and they could be used for multiple Olympics. You could also get a lot sleeper rail cars, in a small amount of space and when it's done they can be relocated where ever they are needed. The housing is one of the biggest challenges for hosting the games as many of the venues are already in place in most major cities. The IOC would just need to be more flexible in allowing more options. From a security standpoint ports and railyards are usually fenced off and could be easily secured.
Last edited by jlousa; Mar 2, 2010 at 5:35 AM.
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