[Husker] New Stadium Plans Announced

[Tony Lambert]

It's a done deal IMHO.

Tony Lambert

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From: "jon johnston" <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:27 PM
To: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
Cc: "'List Husker'" <husker at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [Husker] New Stadium Plans Announced

> Parking lots, No Coke, Pepsi! All of it is noise, but I have a feeling 
> that's what Omaha residents will surround themselves with - a lot of 
> noise - especially regarding what they should be angry about.
>
> So what are the odds it gets approved, doesn't get approved, and/or  the 
> CWS goes somewhere else besides Omaha?
>
> Jon Johnston
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
> On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Mike Jaixen wrote:
>
>>
>> --- Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>> Ummm...considering the stadium is going to be
>>> surrounded by about 5,000 parking spots, I think
>>> you're being a little melodramatic.  Think that
>>> there
>>> aren't going to be tailgaters there?  Hardly.
>>>
>>> Two things:
>>> 1) There is certainly going to be some tailgaiting,
>>> but it's going to be a
>>> lot more regulated by the NCAA as a 'clean zone'.
>>> Not like the tailgaters
>>> in the yards/private properties it is now.  In other
>>> words, any decent spot
>>> is going to be given to large donors and corporate
>>> sponsors and not the
>>> 'average joe' it is today.
>>
>> Huh?  That would be any different than it is today?
>>
>>> 2) The '5,000' parking spots you refer to are within
>>> a mile or two and most
>>> are not directly around the stadium.  Remember, one
>>> of the big reasons they
>>> say they need to move it downtown is proximity to
>>> restaurants and hotels.
>>
>> The Qwest Center currently has 4500 parking spots on
>> that property.  About 900 spots are going to used by
>> the stadium, but they are proposing replacing all
>> those spots, and then some.  There will be over 5,000
>> spots within seven blocks of the stadium, with the
>> majority within a couple of blocks of the outfield.
>>
>> Mike Jaixen
>> Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> 
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