The games ultimately met these expectations, breaking records for ticket sales, heightening the profile of the Paralympics in relation to the Olympics, and prompting IPC president Philip Craven to declare them the "greatest Paralympic Games ever".
A1 A Quota by Any Other Name Police officials delivered mixed messages to members of the City Council at a hearing on the recent parking ticket blitz, saying they did not force ticket writers to meet numeric goals, but did have certain "expectations" for how many tickets the agents write.
Crammed between the international passengers were Melissa and her mother, Lourdes, from the South Bronx — who, like the few other locals on the bus, had lower expectations for the $10.50-a-ticket round-trip outing.
This financial vision reflects expectations for a growing or changing donor base, projections for ticket sales and the development of new strands of earned income.
Some of those tickets are selling for less than regular-season tickets did, because expectations for the Colts are diminished.
The festival is to be open to the public, though organizers have yet to set ticket prices or expectations for attendance.
"We've got this synergy between the value-pricing of tickets and the expectations for the football team," said Jim Earle, the associate athletic director who deals with new business and fan development.
