tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post6141784919605466996..comments2023-10-24T08:13:45.842-06:00Comments on Only in New Mexico: NaysayersJim Bacahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019944863771287149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-73809868890385935912008-07-17T18:21:00.000-06:002008-07-17T18:21:00.000-06:00Here's a link to a study substantiating the negati...Here's a link to a study substantiating the negative economic effects of Stadiums:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv23n2/coates.pdf<BR/><BR/>More here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/04/1117stadiums.htmlMichael Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693264522707795473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-84081147773646607692008-07-10T21:10:00.000-06:002008-07-10T21:10:00.000-06:00Jim and Newmexiken, how about a compromise? An ele...Jim and Newmexiken, how about a compromise? An elevated walkway/park set back from the river (so leaving it undisturbed and undeveloped) but overlooking it could work.Michael Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693264522707795473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-68418999510719666802008-07-10T21:06:00.000-06:002008-07-10T21:06:00.000-06:00Let me concur with both you Jim, and Dr. Know's co...Let me concur with both you Jim, and Dr. Know's comment:<BR/><BR/>Multi-purpose facilities can have a positive return on investment for the community (even if they never turn a profit directly), while taxpayer funded sports stadiums have a *negative* return on investment for the community, even though they can be immensely profitable for their owners.<BR/><BR/>Even so, any large urban vanity project should be suspect, IMO, as a diverse portfolio of smaller projects may be a much better investment.Michael Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693264522707795473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-44310481408023540572008-07-08T10:54:00.000-06:002008-07-08T10:54:00.000-06:00Boardwalks, museums and fountains are OK -- yet be...Boardwalks, museums and fountains are OK -- yet be very careful not to slip down that slippery slope of taxpayer funded sports stadiums. (Think Tampa Bay, St. Pete, Atlanta, Miami, etc.)Dr. Knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035212475787264261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-36405577051220145952008-07-08T09:00:00.000-06:002008-07-08T09:00:00.000-06:00Jim, why would it have to be a Chili's? Why use t...Jim, why would it have to be a Chili's? Why use the lowest common denominator to challenge the whole idea? Did I not say limited and closely zoned?<BR/><BR/>Show me one place where one can hike <I>along the river</I>. It's the river that is unique, not the bosque.NewMexiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242650540974120056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-89071369179141558582008-07-07T14:26:00.000-06:002008-07-07T14:26:00.000-06:00A rare comment from the blogger. I have always th...A rare comment from the blogger. I have always though our city was unique for not developing malls on the river. If you want to hike along the river the trails and wildlife are great, but we don't need a Chili's restaurant overlooking it. Lets keep it as wild as possible.Jim Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019944863771287149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-15715736047436833072008-07-07T13:32:00.000-06:002008-07-07T13:32:00.000-06:00A new arena would be good for the city. I have man...A new arena would be good for the city. I have many fond memories of attending events at the old sand-casted roof arena. Went to the symphony's youth concert series, saw a road-show of The King and I, and many other enlightening events.<BR/><BR/>Since when is a city defined as a profit making organization?Bosque Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001863270259847102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-42009932135909202762008-07-07T11:12:00.000-06:002008-07-07T11:12:00.000-06:00Great cities almost all have water ways open to th...Great cities almost all have water ways open to the public for strolling, sipping a cool drink, watching the light change. When will Albuquerque develop a small portion of America's third longest river so that its residents and tourists can watch the Rio Grande? <BR/><BR/>I'm talking about a walkway along the river, not a path through the <I>bosque</I>. I am talking about a limited amount of commercial development such as cafes and shops on the bank well above the flood line is a very specific, closely zoned place. Limited, well done — and profitable for the city's tax coffers.<BR/><BR/>The Rio Grande riverbank is Albuquerque's unpolished gem.NewMexiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242650540974120056noreply@blogger.com