Dallas can't compete with the rail lines here, Greene said, but Dallas Area Rapid Transit will have expanded considerably by 2012 and trains will link Dallas and Fort Worth. And the Dallas area offers a network of highways Sydney can't come close to matching. The only one that really falls beyond that line is the Superpit in Denton, which we're using for basketball preliminaries. While it took Greene and his party two hours to reach Sydney's equestrian center, and an hour and a half to reach the softball fields near Blacktown, he said North Texas venues should be no more than an hour apart. But as much as anything, Greene said his trip to Sydney has given him a real appreciation for the economic impact the Olympics can bring to a city.
People are very anxious to take home evidence of their being here.
Greene said he now believes the potential economic impact from the Games is greater than Dallas organizers ever imagined.