CyTown Announcement - Monday 9/19 (Links in OP)
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That's my point. Students don't currently normally go there because there are few reasons to. So they shouldn't make it sound like they do. There's potential because of it's proximity though so it's important to capitalize as much as possible on the proximity.
Student's will go to something like this if if is within walking distance for them. Plus this will provide student's with jobs that are within walking distance.
Parking and Infrastructure Improvements are officially on the BOR agenda for next week.
$28.5M budget, construction schedule Spring 23-Fall 24.
$28.5M budget, construction schedule Spring 23-Fall 24.
Love that they want to get going on construction in just a few months. Since construction is scheduled to "Fall 2024," I assume it won't be open and functional for the 2024 football season. Maybe the 2024-25 basketball season will be the first chance to check it out, with the 2025 football season serving as a full "grand opening."
Not even doubling the expected cost to prep the parking lot for CyTown rather than just general maintenance. Worth every penny
The Summary notes "underground infrastructure".
Is this just footings and foundations or is there a plan for underground parking as part of CyTown?
I'm guessing that is referring to utilities (water, electric, fiber optics, gas, etc)
Agree, and also storm sewers and sanitary sewers, etc.
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Hope they are pulling enough fiber here to light those parking lots up with glorious WiFi.
I brought this up earlier and was quickly reminded it being in a flood plain. If they could somehow build a Power and Light style underground parking garage that would be amazing.
You could go snorkeling in there in the spring, like those underground caves in Cozumel.
To be fair, I believe somewhere in the original plan way back in the beginning it said something about a parking garage below the hotel between Stephens and Hilton. But not sure if that was really a plan or what. Could be one of those that part of the first couple stories and parking with hotel above. But I doubt it, I guess we will see.
Doesnt one of the new plans show some kind of parking structure next to Alumni Hall? It would not surprise me if someday somewhere around the area they build a parking structure. We all love our tailgating, but we also know there are plenty that just dont do it. So they could just as easily fill a parking structure with those that dont want to tailgate, or plan to join another tailgate. Especially as CyTown grows. But we will see, that is something that wont happen for quite a while.
Those items are the most important items when the Hok fans show up.
I would put in something like the Market at Malcolm Yards as the first development.
The Market
For those that have not been to Minneapolis in a while the The Market is a cool concept where you provide your credit card walking into the restaurant, and then are free to roam and get food at a number of stations. The Market is near the University of Minnesota but not near a bunch of other restaurants but is a desination for the area.
I can see students going there all the time and can see visitors to Ames going there even if an event is not happening near Trice, CY, etc.
For football games, the pay as you go for individual meals would work great for people wanting unique food to supplement their tailgate. Walk in - get food - walk back to tailgate and drink your neighbors Busch Light.
Depending how you structure rent for the food places, you could even see some aspiring college students start their culinary career by starting a concept in the space.
Congrats, Remo. Unless there is a connection I’m not aware of, you’ve finally made a post that’s not about the hawkeyes.
