It will always be Elwood to me.
Stadium Construction Pics 7/17
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It will always be Elwood to me.
I assumed that the outside ramp would be for student queueing in lines prior to the gate open times. Other than congestion on the north side, I don't see any benefit of using the outside ramp versus the interior ramps.
I believe it’s so people can use the bridge and then head north (for whatever reason) before the gates open.
That said, I can’t say I’ve ever been there before the gates open.
Anyone who parks on the east side and has tickets on the west side might be better off going around to the north gate for entry.
Are the stadium stairs remaining in place on each side of the bridge or will the S lot tailgaters on the east side have to walk towards University and use the stairs there to enter with the bridge?
The east gates can be accessed by:
*current stairs
*pedestrian bridge
*external NE walkway
Depending on how many of the east gate access points are being reserved for students and media entry, it may be easier for west-side ticket holders to go around.
The North entrance is always swamped at game time. Part of the reason is the sun interferes with electronic ticket scanning. Depending on game time the East entrance will not always have that problem.
Yes, that’s not gonna happen. Drunk college kids are gonna cross at 16th or jaywalk like always.
Bridge is cool, but it’s barely gonna get used
I was hoping for a monorail like Shelbyville has!
Honestly, I thought the bridge was a great idea and looks great, but that outside ramp; I just didn't see that coming and it's butt ugly. Makes the stadium look a bit industrial now.
For those questioning the RV space, consider this. The hookups are dual sided and the slots are slanted. That means they're sized to handle two RVs per space. Minimal width is probably 10' which, by eyeing, means the grassy space is no less than 16'-18'. That's quite generous.
The other part that gets lost in all of this is that also out of that 48' in the old lots was leaving room for an aisle for people to walk through as long as you weren't one of those inconsiderate folks who extended your tailgate clear to the center of the driving aisle so people passing by had nowhere to walk at all. With these new tailgate areas there is no need to reserve space for people to walk through since people will be walking down the paved roads.
Probably will cross at 16th but jaywalking is going to be a lot tougher with the fence they are putting up along Elwood.
A reminder that the bridge is ALSO serving a purpose to provide a more grand entrance as people are coming into Iowa State University and into the new Power and Lights Jr. district that JP will be throwing up; it goes beyond just getting people into games 6 times a year.
My only dislike is the font of Iowa State University. They could have gone with more business professional, more athletic-y, more exciting, more fun, but they chose the same dog **** font they have at Reiman
My only dislike is the font of Iowa State University. They could have gone with more business professional, more athletic-y, more exciting, more fun, but they chose the same dog **** font they have at Reiman
That’s because it is the official university font.
