BAMANBLAZERFAN
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RE: What's the future use of Birmingham's Legion Field?
As I have said before, until shovel meets dirt no option is "off the table". This includes the MPF as well as a new BJCC stadium and/or the OCS. The City still needs the MPF for year round event activities including sports and conventions. UAB football needs a new stadium so for UAB, all 3 options are acceptable.
IF (note caps) Legion Field is replaced by a new venue, I still like the idea of UAB and the City working out a deal for the whole park (not just the stadium) which is almost the size of the undergrad academic campus now used at UAB so it would about double the UAB undergrad academic campus area. The land is relatively flat so grading costs for whatever use is decided upon will be substantially cheaper than for many southside expansion options.
Land between the two areas might be acquired making them close to contiguous. UAB bus service and perhaps UAB trams like the big amusement parks use might make the two areas very useful and well connected.
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| 11-11-2017 03:03 PM |
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What's the future use of Birmingham's Legion Field?
