2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games - a Case Study on the Integration of Legacy with Urban Planning and Renewal Initiatives Relative to Planning
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University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Electronic Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Major Papers 5-7-2018 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games - A Case Study on the Integration of Legacy with Urban Planning and Renewal Initiatives Relative to Planning Matthew Leixner University of Windsor Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd Part of the Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons Recommended Citation Leixner, Matthew, "2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games - A Case Study on the Integration of Legacy with Urban Planning and Renewal Initiatives Relative to Planning" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7415. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7415 This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of University of Windsor students from 1954 forward. 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Leixner A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies through the Department of Kinesiology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Human Kinetics at the University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2018 © 2018 Matthew S. Leixner 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games: A Case Study on the Integration of Legacy with Urban Planning and Renewal Initiatives Relative to Planning by Matthew S. Leixner APPROVED BY: ______________________________________________ L. Glassford Faculty of Education ______________________________________________ C. Greenham Department of Kinesiology ______________________________________________ S. Martyn, Advisor Department of Kinesiology May 2, 2018 DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY I hereby certify that I am the sole author of this thesis and that no part of this thesis has been published or submitted for publication. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, my thesis does not infringe upon anyone’s copyright nor violate any proprietary rights and that any ideas, techniques, quotations, or any other material from the work of other people included in my thesis, published or otherwise, are fully acknowledged in accordance with the standard referencing practices. Furthermore, to the extent that I have included copyrighted material that surpasses the bounds of fair dealing within the meaning of the Canada Copyright Act, I certify that I have obtained a written permission from the copyright owner(s) to include such material(s) in my thesis and have included copies of such copyright clearances to my appendix. I declare that this is a true copy of my thesis, including any final revisions, as approved by my thesis committee and the Graduate Studies office, and that this thesis has not been submitted for a higher degree to any other University or Institution. iii ABSTRACT Through the use of critical review and analysis, this study established a working definition of urban planning and urban renewal in addition to the initiatives that are of interest to mega-sport event planners. Legacy is defined along with the pillars which comprise it. These definitions, initiatives, and pillars acted as the framework for the study to be conducted on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games; specifically, the bid process occurring from late 1997 until 2 July 2003. This time period provided the information relative to the Vancouver- Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation, and highlighted what this group deemed important for the community, Olympic Movement, and the 2010 Olympics throughout that timeframe. Further, the analysis observed the gathered information from the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation, and what VANOC2010 accomplished throughout the Organization Phase leading up to the Games. The analysis phase of this study determined the success and failures from an urban planning and renewal perspective relative to Vancouver 2010. This study assessed the organizing committee’s ability to incorporate legacy into the Winter Olympic Games, based on what the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation had outlined. iv DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to my parents, family, and friends for raising me and inspiring me to be who I am today; for supporting me unconditionally on any adventure I wished to take on. Thank you! v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to acknowledge the work and effort put forth by my advisor, Dr. Scott Martyn, without you as a mentor this research would have been along a different path, deflecting me from a true interest. Furthermore, thank you to the members of my committee, Dr. Craig Greenham and Dr. Larry Glassford. Without their efforts and willingness to be a part of my education process, I would not be able to achieve this goal today. Also, thank you to the many professors and staff I have had the privilege of being taught and influenced by throughout my schooling. You have all shaped my interest and understanding of Sport Management and other topics, arraying from popular culture sporting events to class trips; thank you. Finally, I would like to acknowledge my friends, for tolerating me through the most stressful of times; and peers, for providing endless examples of why I chose to continue my education at this level. We have aspired to set goals for ourselves, and motivated each other to be the best we can be. When we entered the Master’s program, at orientation, we were told to enjoy the experience, and I can say, I truly believe we did… but we always did before they told us that anyway. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ················································· iii ABSTRACT ················································································ iv DEDICATION ·············································································· v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ······························································ vi LIST OF FIGURES ······································································· ix LIST OF APPENDICES ··································································· x LIST OF ABREVIATIONS ······························································ xi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ························································· 1 Important Dates of the Bid Process ············································ 3 Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Bid Stakeholders ·································· 6 International Olympic Committee ····································· 7 Canadian Olympic Committee ········································· 7 Canadian Paralympic Committee ····································· 8 Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Bid Society/Corporation ················ 9 The Federal Government of Canada ································· 9 The Provincial Government of British Columbia ·················· 10 The Municipal Government of Vancouver ························· 10 The Resort Municipality of Whistler ································· 11 Indigenous Groups ······················································ 11 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ················································ 13 Sustainable Development and Sustainability ································ 13 Mega Events: Opportunity and Planning Process ·························· 16 Collaborative Planning Theory ················································ 18 Social Choice Theory ···························································· 21 What is Legacy? ·································································· 21 Urban Planning and Urban Renewal ········································· 24 Infrastructure: Hard and Soft ················································· 28 Olympic Games: Evolution of Infrastructure Needs ······················· 30 The Importance of Legacy to the International Olympic Committee ···· 32 Soft power/ International Image ··············································· 33 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY ······················································· 35 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS ·································································· 41 Primary Hard Infrastructure Projects ······································ 41 Vancouver Olympic Centre ············································ 42 Richmond Curling Club ··············································· 45 Pacific Coliseum ························································ 46 Trout Lake Centre ······················································ 49 Killarney Centre ························································· 52 Cypress Mountain ······················································· 53 Canada Hockey Place ·················································· 56 UBC Thunderbird Arena ·············································· 58 Britannia Centre ························································ 61 Richmond Olympic Oval ···············································