A New Vision for Roosevelt Park Led by Community Stakeholders

[emu steve]

Like Brush Park, this part of Detroit has huge potential. Corktown and Michigan Avenue have already shown that. Then do something with the large block of land at the former Tiger Stadium on Michigan so close to Downtown if a plan isn't already in place for that particular site.

Agree with you.

IF Gilbert/Gores don't get the fail jail site, Tiger Stadium site would be ideal. I know Gilbert [[and presumably Gores) are married to the fail jail site the way the Ilitches were/are married to the current LCA site.

But...

Tiger Stadium site has the following advantages:

1). The city owns a site which is [[obviously) large enough for a stadium. The current usage isn't ideal.

2). Access via automobile [[this is Detroit and not NYC/Yankee Stadium where folks take the subway) is easy via Michigan Ave., Trumbull, access from freeways, etc.

3). There is enough undeveloped land to the west of Tiger Stadium for building housing and commercial development, i.e., 'neighborhood building' and parking.

How about the city sell Tiger Stadium site to G/G for $1.00 if they build the stadium themselves and promise to spend say 75M on housing or other commercial building on Michigan Ave. between the Lodge and say 14th street?

This, to me, seems infinitely better than at say Wayne State [[replace Adams Field with a soccer/football stadium). That would do almost nothing in terms of development.

And yes, maybe G/G would get involved with the Roosevelt Park and low and behold some day, some day, maybe something would happen with the MCS and maybe a QLine extension down Michigan Ave. to say 14th street.