Steve Brown

Joe,

The MC with the velodrome inside becomes the "ice skating rink" in
the mall. It will be the heart of the area. Saving it with the
velodrome is less costly than tearing it down.

Steve Brown
On Jul 7, 2009, at 11:36 AM, joe cipale wrote:

> This is all well and good, but the glass/brick monstrosity known as
> Memorial
> Coliseum will remain as it is right now: An unused glass house that is
> hoisted as a 'shrine' to a long lost 'Blazers Era'. It serves no real
> purpose, other than being a drain on the tax rolls (do they even
> collect
> taxes on it?).
>
> Tear the damn thing down and build the baseball stadium in its
> place and make
> the Rose Garden part of a entertainment district like most other major
> metropolitan cities have done.
>
> Joe
>
> On Tuesday 07 July 2009 11:31, Jonathan Maus wrote:
>> Hey race fans,
>>
>> Just wanted to bring your attention to Steve Brown's latest effort/
>> idea to get a velodrome build in Portland.
>>
>> Here's a report (and a concept drawing of how a track would look
>> inside Mem. Coliseum):
>>
>> http://bit.ly/17QCBH
>>
>> This is a real idea that I personally think has a lot of upside
>> (for a
>> variety of reasons). With a lot of support from Portlanders, there
>> might just be a way to fit a velodrome into upcoming Rose Quarter
>> redevelopment plans. stay tuned...
>>
>> --Jonathan
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