What is it about?
The purpose of this paper is to examine the 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Cycling Championship in Richmond, Virginia. This study fills an unresearched gap on the impact of events on a city’s future non-motorized sustainable transportation priorities.
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Why is it important?
This paper has uncovered five findings: First, the material investment was considerably smaller than that of other events (common good criterion CGC i – good governance); second, pre-planning was critical to successfully hosting the event; third, this event included not only two entities as one would expect at first glance, but many (common good criterion CGC ii – good management); fourth, a filière approach to community service and the exploitation of clustered thematic activities was of critical importance to successfully hosting the 2015 UCI Road World Cycling Championship; and fifth, this event enabled the opportunity to market other city and regional assets (common good criterion CGC iii – good outcomes).
Perspectives
Cities hoping to bid for events ought to consider hosting unique events such as road championships. Those cities will benefit from careful event pre-planning, responsible event hosting and post-event legacies in the form of socio-economic and mindscape memories.
Dr. Carlos J. L. Balsas, AICP
Ulster University Belfast
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This page is a summary of: Expanding the legal common good via sustainable urban mobility, Journal of Place Management and Development, April 2023, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jpmd-08-2022-0069.
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