«What Cortina Needs to Become an Olympic Host City». The Infrastructural Legacy of the VII Winter Olympic Games. A Train that Never Arrived?
Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Eleonora Belloni
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/127
Language Italian Pages 20 P. 34-53 File size 208 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2026-127003
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When a city is awarded the status of Olympic host, one of the expected benefits is the catalytic effect on urban and transport-related projects. The underlying assumption is that organizing the Games can accelerate urban agendas and planning initiatives. In practice, however, the transport sector is often among the least advantaged by the Olympic legacy. This contribution examines the gap between expectations and actual legacy outcomes in the field of logistics and transportation, focusing on the case of Cortina 1956. This case presents several noteworthy specificities, including, most notably, the railway issue linked to proposed upgrades of the Dolomites Railway in anticipation of the Olympic events.
Keywords: Olympic legacy, Winter Olympic Games, Cortina 1956, Dolomites railway
Eleonora Belloni, «Ciò che occorre a Cortina per diventare città olimpica». La legacy infrastrutturale dei VII Giochi olimpici invernali: un treno perso? in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 127/2026, pp 34-53, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2026-127003