Comment 47410

By Undustrial (registered) - website | Posted September 09, 2010 at 12:22:18

I don't necessarily think a downtown innovation park (WHIP!) would be a bad idea, but I really don't see what's wrong with the current site. It's well-situated - there's a big stock of unused industrial land in otherwise relatively high-income residential areas. Low impact R&D industrial work would suit it perfectly demographically and geographically. A stadium really wouldn't. I'd be surprised if there were half the Cats fans per acre as there are north of Barton. And I'd be surprised if there were half as many potential employees (engineers, etc) near a potential WHIP site. Mac already has an extensive decentralized network of parking lots in the area which it serves by shuttle bus. And so far the plans are about as green as we could have hoped (living walls, bike lanes, solar panels etc).

Finish your schoolwork, kids. Then you can play football.

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