Like New York City, they want to use existing facilities for games. If necessary, they propose building temporary structures. Opening and closing ceremonies would be held either in the renovated RFK Olympic stadium or simultaneously on the Mall in Washington D.C. and the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. Athletes and coaches will be housed in University of Maryland dormitories. Officials say the campus would make the most convenient Olympic Village because of its proximity to both Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
Critics say the joint bid spreads the games over too large an area.
Olympic tradition has favored more compact areas with venues closer together. The Cotton Bowl is the leading contender for this area's Olympic stadium, according to this area's proposal. Opening and closing ceremonies would be held here as would all track and field events. Dallas is also well on its way to becoming an amateur sports haven, attracting more than a dozen sports-related conventions and competitions in 1999 alone. Officials talk up the area's infrastructure and the committee's support from such companies as American Airlines, Bank of American, and Ross Perot Jr.'s real estate firm Hillwood Development.