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(01-11-2018 11:07 AM)BlazerDave Wrote:  

(01-10-2018 10:32 AM)linus Wrote:  Let's be blunt Mr. Mayor. You have a cesspool in the Norwood/Carraway sector of town, which is next door to this project. If you want anyone to begin investing in the area and improving the quality of life for the majority of the residents who play by the rules and want more out of their life, you might want to get this project built and see what grows up around it.

I'd be happy to give you a guided tour of the area around Nationals Park here in DC that was a crime ridden sinkhole 15 years ago and now is a major revenue producer for the city due to the housing growth around the park, and the development of stores that serve the neighborhood.

Dumb@ss

Careful...Sounds like gentrification.

One does not have to go to DC to see how neighborhoods can be resurrected by massive public investment. Just look at the pictures JAY posted about how the area looked before UAB was built and what it looks like today. It will be good for the Norwood / Carraway area to have a new stadium (MPF or BJCC) and either will be good for UAB football.

Such resurrection is what I have in mind when I suggest a UAB "West Campus" on the park land after Legion Field is removed. As with the building of UAB on the southside, such investment in the west will offer the same pay back over years as LINUS sees in DC as UAB expands to become the comprehensive national university it can be. Yes, I am guilty of dreaming big dreams for my city and its University. I agree with Joe Volker on that concept. .