What is going on at Red Wings arena site?

[ghettopalmetto]

I read the surface parking was going to all be south of I-75... aka the already dead zone. i'm fine with them having it there until there is demand to build actual buildings

But even when that demand manifests, the excuse will be that Olympia needs the lots for arena parking!

If Olympia is good at one thing, it's leveraging enormous, specially-targeted tax subsidies for their own benefit. The development business, not so much.