Boston 2024

Coverage of the bid to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston

Falchuk spearheads statewide Olympics referendum

Boston group still undecided on city vote

By Gabrielle Gurley Olympics 2024 0 Comments Jan 23, 2015

EVAN FALCHUK, WHO waged a spirited run last year as an independent candidate for governor, is back in campaign mode, hoping to drive a statewide ballot question that would forbid spending taxpayer funds for a Boston 2024 Summer Olympics. This week, Falchuk formally registered People’s Vote Olympics Committee to raise money for a 2016 statewide(...)

Olympics numbers don’t add up

Poll data don’t support 2024 claims

By Steve Koczela and Rich Parr Olympics 2024 6 Comments Jan 23, 2015

BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH and representatives of Boston 2024 have made claims about levels of public support for the idea of a Boston Olympics that are not supported by the numbers. Here are a few: Boston 2024 President Dan O’Connell said on WGBH’s Greater Boston, “I’ve sensed […] overwhelming support for pursuing this effort.” O’Connell(...)