Mayor John Peyton: Support World Cup Bid

[tufsu1]

come on Ock...we have 8-12 years...surely even Jax. could get transit in place by then!

[Keith-N-Jax]

Tufsu1 you say that with sarcasm right, after all these years you would think someone was asking it to be expanded to the airport.

[Ocklawaha]

come on Ock...we have 8-12 years...surely even Jax. could get transit in place by then!

Don't worry Keith, we're on the same team. TUFSU, how about I'll push and you pop the clutch?

OCKLAWAHA

[Steve]

List came out today - Jacksonville will not one of the host cities.  SE cities are Miami, Tampa, Nashville, and Atlanta

[JaxByDefault]

Nine cities, including Jacksonville, were cut from the list. Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Oakland, Orlando, St. Louis and San Francisco were also cut from the bid.

I find it interesting that several of Jacksonville's peer cities--Nashville, Kansas City, and Indianapolis--all made the cut. The bid committee obviously looked to add several smaller markets while cutting Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and the Bay Area.

In the article announcing the selected cities at gousabid.com, John Kristick, the Managing Director of the USA Bid Committee said: "The final group of cities selected exceed all FIFA requirements in all areas, including infrastructure, community and government support, as well as commitment to utilize the FIFA World Cup and the sport of soccer for higher sustainable social and environmental goals."

I'll let others speculate as to where Jacksonville fell short in its bid.

Sad news.

http://www.gousabid.com/blog/entry/18-cities-included-in-the-us-bid-for-the-fifa-world-cup-in-2018-2022/

[CS Foltz]

Gee fella's .....if Miami is on the list...........we better hurry and get that HSR line going! I'm not sure if we have time to get something built!

[reednavy]

Well, I'm throwing my support behind Nashville, as it is my hometown and I loathe Atlanta getting anything else major.

[CS Foltz]

reednavy ....I agree! Could be held out at the Nashville Speedway...........lots of room out there and in the surrounding area!

[JaxByDefault]

I agree, too, Reed. As a native Tennessean, I'm supporting Nashville all the way and will go there for a few games. Even though I lived in Atlanta for several years, I'm also annoyed by everything going to Atlanta when someone needs a city in the South, eg, the last 16 SEC Championship Games being held there!

[Steve]

Personally, I just think it was an issue of Jacksonville having to compete with many other southeastern cities, and those cities being better equipped to handle these sort of events.

[tufsu1]

List came out today - Jacksonville will not one of the host cities.  SE cities are Miami, Tampa, Nashville, and Atlanta

that spreads things out pretty well....it was highly unlikely that more than 2 cities in FL would be selected.

[reednavy]

The Nashville SuperSpeedway was the biggest lie ever in Middle TN history, lol.

No, their venue would be LP Field, right across from downtown. I can't imagine the flurry of activity with that many visitors in downtown. Probably helps to that the new convention center, at over 1mil sq. ft. is up for final vote on Thursday and will be open by 2013.

[CS Foltz]

Just a thought big fella! I do agree by the way...............awhole lot of nothing around that area! Hope they get their Convention Center up and running! Beats the hell out of what we have here!

[tufsu1]

CS...would you support a tax increase or floating of bonds to build a new convention center here?

[reednavy]

CS...would you support a tax increase or floating of bonds to build a new convention center here?

Do you know how it is being paid for? I know how it is, just making sure you do.

Anyways, sorry for going OT, make a new thread if we wanna talk about the MCC.