Totally agree. That’s we what are known for at Iowa State. Huge open lots for tailgating.
Cytown Update
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Totally agree. That’s we what are known for at Iowa State. Huge open lots for tailgating.
As I understand no current parking will be lost with Cytown. Hard to believe but this was the talking point I heard at one point. Can anyone confirm?
That’s almost impossible to believe. That middle section that was open can’t hold all of those buildings
It’s time to be known for what happens INSIDE the stadium. Coming from someone who knows the value of football parking better than most. Additionally, our tailgate spot has been relocated numerous times throughout the years. Yet, we still have one helluva party 6-7 Saturday’s a year.
Their gonna tear up brand new parking lots???
In my opinion, the fix for that is paving the lots around S. 16th. If those are donor lots, yeah it is a further walk, but that is pretty good tailgating with the bridge there.
I’m not the biggest fan of the grain bin amphitheater, but the rest is going to be top notch. This thing is going to be freaking awesome. For sure it is going to be super crowded on fb gameday. Mbb, it’s gonna be unreal.
We were known for that because our team was ******* terrible. How about we become known as a good football program with exceptional tailgating outside the stadium as well.
Even after this development there is still only a handful of places in the country with a better tailgating setup, if that.
As much as I dont like Jamie parting me with money his job is to maximize our resources. Getting every single donor a paved spot isn't a good way to maximize resources. Setting the bar at $500 or whatever to get a paved spot is a good perk.
Maybe compared to what has been available with the torn up lots over the past seasons? But it looks like all of section B will be buildings going forward. Not sure how much of section A will be left. If they say no parking will be lost, it’s gotta be a numbers game where paved spots are replaced across the street with grass spots.
Agreed that long term there’s gotta be more pavement to the East of University Ave. That would go a long ways to make up for the losses for football. But that long walk to Hilton is going to be even longer now. Hopefully the buildings block some of that arctic wind that seems to blow into your face both ways.
The hotel for game weekends will also make you book both Friday and Saturday at that $400+ per night rate. That’s how it works in Iowa City most of the hotels.
And $400 a night is generous for a football game.
And $400 a night is generous for a football game.
It's been addressed ad nauseam - they actually ADDED spots with all the reconfiguration, largely facilitated by the relocation of the RV lot
And the new B1 lot.
You understand the RV lot was the first phase of this. Moving the RVS out of the lots they were in opened a HUGE number of regular parking spots. By moving the RVS and adding parking around Hilton their was actually an increase in the number of paved spots from before this started.
People seem to forget how many spots were gained by moving the RVs
MBB is not really a problem. They can fit everyone going to Hilton into those lots. And if not, they can spill over into the JT lots. I’ve said this before, but imagine heading to a 1pm game in Hilton at 11. Park in D4 and walk toward Hilton. Stop in a bar/restaurant and have a few beers and some food while watching the end of the 11am games, then walk into Hilton at 12:45. Sounds pretty freaking good to me.
By creating the new RV lot, they barely reduced the amount of tailgating close to Jack Trice.
By creating the new RV tailgating lot, the amount of paved tailgating spots near Jack Trice was barely reduced at all.
