Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
They are going to have to get moving. The stated goal is to be open by the end of the decade, so really only 5 years to pull all this together and get the doors open.

I'm 100% sure they have already had discussions about the site and probably have had Populus give them some basic design ideas.

My guess is they are looking at both the Cox site and the lot between the two parks. After getting burned on the convention center and having to start all over at square one, I'm sure there is a preferred site plus a contingency plan.

They are also going to have to start working on financing this whole project with money upfront because it will be open at least 5 years before all the sales tax is collected (2034).
I'm very curious to see the potential designs they come up with, but I really hope we don't end up with a massive super block between the two parks. It is unpleasant to walk between the two now, and I am very eager to see the land developed, but unless there would be a creative design aspect I feel like an arena would disrupt the continuity of the two even more than it is now. Seems better suited for a large (high-rise?) mixed use development instead...