Facts and Figures about Chicago
Chicago 2016’s Applicant File provides the most detailed look to date at the bid’s concept for the Games. The Applicant File also includes a number of key facts and figures that on their own call out Chicago’s attributes and attractions and demonstrate why the city would be an ideal Host City for the 2016 Games.
- 41.6Kilometers of public shoreline
- 460“Magnificent Mile” stores within 8 city blocks
- 101,000Hotel rooms in Chicago metropolitan area
- 77Distinct neighborhoods
- 32Beaches
- 60 millionPeople within a 6-hour drive of the city
- 126Institutions of higher learning
- 8 millionPeople live in Chicago and surrounding areas
- 3,000Hectares of city parks
- 500,000New trees planted as part of Mayor’s green initiatives
- 8 millionTickets sold to sporting events each year
- 25 millionSpectators attend lakefront cultural festivals and public events each year
- 15,000Restaurants
- 1.6 millionDaily mass-transit rides
- 29Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Chicago
- 127Teams in 19 sports fielded by area colleges and universities
- 93.5 millionPassengers pass through O’Hare and Midway airports every year
- 37.2Hectares of green roofs and gardens in the city
- 4Venue clusters planned to be situated in Chicago
- 91Percentage of athletes who would live just 15 minutes away from their venues
- 19Olympic and Paralympic sports that McCormick Place would host
- 16,000Athletes, coaches and team officials who will reside in the Olympic Village
- 11Existing venues that will host 14 events
- 27Venues used during the Games
- 22Number of venues that are existing or temporary
- 5,000Seats located in the Village dining hall
- 14Minutes to drive to the Olympic Stadium from the Village, under normal traffic conditions
- 13,700Chicago police officers, many of whom will be used for the Games’ security task force
- 2,000Cameras installed by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to monitor trains and buses
Additional Chicago Figures
- 5Millions of vehicles that travel through Chicago each day
- 70International destinations O’Hare International Airport connects Chicago to
- 1.3Millions of flights O’Hare will be able to accommodate each year after the O’Hare Modernization Program
- 34General aviation airports in the Chicago Metropolitan area
- 26Ethnic groups, each with populations of at least 25,000, living in Chicago
- 86Millions of annual visitors to Chicago parks
- 41,500Fans who attended the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Chicago (Oct.Nov. 2007)
- 45,000Athletes who participate in the Chicago Marathon
- 7Professional Chicago sports teams
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