Even as the organisers seek to enhance the city's infrastructure and business opportunities, building big venues is not in their plans.
"Glasgow is not building huge venues. These will be community facilities and will be offered to the city's communities early next year for use ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games," says Gordon Arthur, Director of Marketing and Communication of Glasgow 2014, the body created for the multiple sport events that brings together countries and territories that were once part of the British Empire.
"All the infrastructure that is being built is what the city needs for its population," Arthur told Press Trust of India.
"Glasgow's bid was based on 70 per cent venues in existence and most infrastructure already in place," said Arthur as results of recent public surveys underscored the support of Glasgow's residents.
"Public justification comes easy because we do not have a huge challenge and burden of building infrastructure. The Glasgow 2014 will not carry a financial deficit after the Commonwealth Games get over," Arthur said.
He said Glasgow 2014's managers had gained insight into complex organisational issues at previous sporting events around the Commonwealth, essentially the Commonwealth Games of Manchester 2002, Melbourne 2006 and New Delhi 2010.
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"You learn from every Games, not just from things going right or wrong," Arthur said. "We brought back many relevant ideas for New Delhi."
"People we met in New Delhi were honest in sharing their experiences with us," he said. MORE