May 23, 2003
Coliseum 'Box' Plan Would Bring Jobs, Traffic
Today's Tribune has further details on the Oregon Arena Corporation proposal to turn Memorial Coliseum into a combination shopping/parking structure.
There's not much that's new in this piece, but I did want to point out this bit:
Edlen acknowledged that most visitors to the center would drive there despite the area's challenging traffic patterns.
"I think for large purchases, realistically, people will drive," he said. "But for smaller purchases, they could absolutely take (TriMet) trains."
In other words, we might (so they say) get about 500 jobs out of it. But traffic in the Rose Quarter area would actually get worse than it already is today, because no one goes to Home Depot, Costco, or Target via public transportation.