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Demi wrote: And if you file a lawsuit I'm not going to be able to move ahead on getting that land and building a stadium until it is settled one way or the other. Which means even if they get everything else done they'd still have to wait until the lawsuit is settled one way or the other. which was probably why he used the words "this year".
He's set on getting a stadium deal done. He supported Arden Hills until the Legislature shot it down. Last week he supported Linden Avenue (over the metrodome site...) and a councilman came out against it, and now word of a lawsuit. It's clear he's doing what he can to get a deal done and isn't the one throwing up hurdles.

No its clear he wanted to do the least amount to get the least amount of plitical heat. He never planned on Arden Hills. Minneapolis was where he always wanted it. And He thinks he can save money on the Dome site. Either way its going to take tax payers dollars cause he cant come up with anything that will work. Hes set on failare. He should take a page out of Bill Clinton's pagebook and learn how to get things done(and no not the Lewinski thing), not blame everyone else. Its politics. Just cause you love the man doesnt change that fact.

Demi wrote: http://finance-commerce.com/2011/12/sta ... metrodome/

Looks like it's that adjacent building. So that's a good question seems like something they'd either already have considered, or get to once something gets going. But would add desperately needed parking and allow Vikings to continue to play in the Dome while it's being constructed?

Eli wrote:I was looking at the Metrodome site on Bing Maps (I don't know Minneapolis) and was wondering if there was even a remote chance that a new stadium could be built there on _adjacent_ land, then turn the current spot into parking. This is essentially what they did with Mile High stadium in Denver, so that they didn't have to play elsewhere while the new stadium was being built. This was logistically a bit easier in Denver, as they were building the new stadium in what was mostly the old Mile High parking lot.

I see a large block of land immediately to the north of the Metrodome, approximately the same area of the current Met site (six city blocks), occupied by only about 8 or 10 older buildings. This would be the area north/south from South Washington Avenue to South 4th Street and the RR tracks, and east/west between South Chicago Avenue and South 11th Avenue. South 3rd Street (shown on the map as the one-way westbound lane of Rt 122) runs through the middle, and would have to be re-routed.

There's also the smaller block to the immediate northwest of the current stadium, occupied by just a single building. This would be needed for rerouting South 3rd Street, and/or for parking.

The plan would go something like:

1. Tear down the structures on the northwest block.
2. Reroute/combine westbound 122 along S 4th St., through this block. (Or else make S 4th St two-way, if feasible).
3. Tear down the remaining structures in the six block area where the new stadium would be built.
4. Build new stadium. The footprint may be slightly smaller than the current one, and it would need to be oriented more east/west. Since this would be a football-only stadium I think this could be easily done, something like the rectangular footprints of the Colt's Lucas Oil Stadium and similar new NFL football fields.
5. Immediately following the final game of the 201x season, tear down the current stadium and begin to build parking in the space. This should be doable in the time frame between January and August, meaning that parking would be available for opening day.

Just from looking at it, this should even give about three times the amount of parking currently available at the Metrodome, which would make a lot of people happy. The key would be being able to acquire the land and buildings on those seven city blocks. And logistically, being able to reroute streets and perhaps the railroad tracks. From the looks of it, those streets and tracks were rerouted a bit when the Met was originally built, so that looks fairly minor.

Here's a pc of the new Mile High Stadium while it was under construction. You can just see the southeast corner of the old stadium, which was still in use at the time.

Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Zygi Wilf: "the process has been long but we're working very hard to ensure we have a people's stadium we all can be proud of"

Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Rybak: "we want to score a big one for Minnesota. I think we've made some real progress. We're a lot closer than we were a few hours ago"

Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Dayton: "we made excellent progress today. We plan to meet again next week. In the meantime work will continue"

Tom Hauser @5hauser
Zygi Wilf says all sides are working hard on stadium issue. Sen Julie Rosen says making progress, but no commitment to single site yet.

Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Rosen & Lanning talk of the concerns about the Dome site but won't specifically say what issues are.

Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Wilf: "Arden Hills is not out of the picture.. We are open to the Metrodome..optimistic this will get done"

Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Mayor Rybak: votes will be tough @ Mpls city hall & @ Capitol, but "we think it's a doable deal".

Juice wrote:

HardcoreVikesFan wrote:Question: Is it feasible to put the Stadium in the St. Paul area?

HardcoreVikesFan wrote:Question: Is it feasible to put the Stadium in the St. Paul area?

purple guy wrote:It seems the team has little or no leverage left. LA ruled out completely. It'll either go where the state wants it, whenever they feel like addressing it, or it wont go anywhere. So, with the Vikings about leverageless, Im betting the state puts it off another year. But hey, at least Dayton will talk about it al lot.

Cliff wrote: They're reportedly had interest outside of LA so it's tough telling. Hopefully they don't approach it with that attitude.