Re: Convention Center
Personally, I think the E Park location in Core 2 Shore is the best for the Convention Center. This was Mick's original site and the city owns most of the land already, this site wont create massive superblocks but will help spur development in C2S by acting as 'fill-in' for this part of town.
I also, and most especially like that a rail stop could be built here to run to run from WRWA, ferrying conventioneers directly using Commuter Rail type trains. I saw someone post this idea earlier and it got me even more excited about this location than ever before. Not to mention that the Streetcar would service this location either now or in future expansion - there is no need to tinker with the streetcar route. ..
I don't like the argument posed by the so-called powers to be that E Central Park is far away from existing hotels/Bricktown. Um, the NE point is only 1.5 block walk from Bricktown, and only 3 blocks from the core of the existing hotels (basically the same as the PREFERRED Ford site). Unlike the Ford site, this has tremendous opportunity for expansion while allowing the city itself to expand.
While I like the Bluementhol site as well for the catalyst a cc could give to that area, the same can be said about the original location at E Central Park. Add in the ability to have a CR stop dedicated to conventioneers and this should catapult back to the #1 spot. Even in our non-scientific survey, E Central Park won hands down over any other site.
Stop with the studies and shenanigans, build the darn thing already!
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
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