Atlanta Wants Turner Field Parking Lots To Be
Developed

post from Talking Chop on 13 September 2012 11:01:31 PM. © Talking Chop

I have been talking about this since before I started blogging, and Atlanta may finally be figuring it out. The expanse of paved parking lots that run from the Capitol down to Turner Field may finally be something more than just parking lots -- parking lots that isolate Turner Field and make it feel as though it's on an island, even though it's in the middle of a city.

Creative Loafing has the details:

Atlanta's economic development agency tomorrow will ask developers how they'd transform the massive parking lot across the street from Turner Field into a "sports and entertainment district" that would include greenspace, retail, and residential developments.

I first wrote about the problem of Turner Field's isolation back in 2005, on my old blog (which many of you probably don't know about). Here is what I wrote back then, back when the Braves were for sale and I was arguing for an owner who would drive the transformation of the Turner Field neighborhood:

We need an owner who can turn baseball in Atlanta into something other than a commuter sport. Something more than a stadium planted in the middle of parking lots. Atlanta is not only ready, but Atlanta needs the neighborhood stadium.

I’m not talking about building a new stadium in some yet-to-be-determined neighborhood of Atlanta. I’m talking about building a neighborhood in the parking lots around our current stadium. Take away the acres of parking spaces that go unused for half the year and plant houses and condos and lofts and markets in their place.

And for all those worried about where they would park once all the lots were gone:

Oh sure, there are plenty of places to build and hide parking desks for the throngs of people that stream in from the burbs, and they could even be built adjacent to the interstate for easy access to and from. There they could also serve as a barrier to the traffic noise for our newly built neighborhood.

If there are any developers out there who would like my help/advice/input on what to do around Turner Field, let me know, I've been thinking about this for ten years.

I salute this decision by Atlanta. It's been too long in coming, but someone is City Hall has finally seen the light. Talking Chop will be tracking this story as it develops.

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Fascination

post from Marlin Maniac on 13 September 2012 10:31:51 PM. © Marlin Maniac

SI opened their vaults this morning, and released a gem of an article from over fifty years ago. The nod to yesteryear was in response to Brandon McCarthy?s comebacker-induced trip to the ER. I thought it was an excellent article, and really enjoyed reading the writing style from fifty years ago. One paragraph stuck [...]

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Hot Dogs and Kris Medlin

post from Atlanta Baseball Talk on 13 September 2012 10:02:10 PM. © Atlanta Baseball Talk

So, as I was saying?Actually, I want to say thanks to AtlantaBaseballTalk for allowing me to take a small break while I grieved over the loss of Dan Uggla?s talent and Brian McCann?s ability to hit something other than…[...]

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I am Pavlov’s Dog

post from LADodgerTalk.com - Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, Vin Scully, Andre Ethier and the Dodgers on 13 September 2012 10:01:48 PM. © LADodgerTalk.com - Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, Vin Scully, Andre Ethier and the Dodgers

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Subject Line: DUDE, YOURE GOING TO WANT THIS
CARD!!!

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 13 September 2012 09:11:52 PM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

Subject Line: DUDE, YOU’RE GOING TO WANT THIS CARD!!! Word for word, that is exactly what the subject line read. I have been trading emails over the last few days with a loyal ’30-YOC’ reader Matt. He is the one … Continue reading →

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Pettitte Will Start Tuesday vs Toronto

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 13 September 2012 09:01:45 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

From Wallace Matthews.

Joe Girardi just announced Andy Pettitte would return to the Yankees' rotation for the first time in more than two months on Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Matthews also reports that David Phelps will move to the bullpen.

?I?m looking forward to being back and trying to help this club do what we want to do, and that?s get to the postseason,? Pettitte said.

We're looking forward to it, too.

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Phillies at Astros, Game 1

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 13 September 2012 09:01:40 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

Better late than never. Game thread below.

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Tribulation

One dictionary defines a tribulation as a ?state of great trouble or suffering.? From a fan?s standpoint, this season, with the notable exception of May, has been a tribulation. Compounding the misery of watching the formerly languishing Phillies make a wild-card run, the end-of-season finger-pointing is rising from its slumber. MLB Trade Rumors [...]

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Miami Marlins 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Team Set
Base Versions

Miami Marlins 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Team Set – Base Versions I know, I know, what took me so long?? Well, it is actually fairly simple – I have needed just one card to complete this set. And it took … Continue reading →

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Game CXLIII Open Thread - The Royals of Kansas
City Versus The Twins of Minnesota

AL Central Standings

W L PCT GB STRKChicago7666.5350Lost 2Detroit7567.5281Won 2Kansas City6577.45711Won 3Cleveland5984.41217.5Lost 5Minnesota5984.41217.5Lost 2

(updated 9.13.2012 at 6:02 PM CDT)

American League Wild Card Standings

W L PCT GB STRKOakland8261.5730Won 2New York8062.5631.5Won 1Los Angeles7866.5414.5Won 1Tampa Bay7766.5385Lost 2Detroit7567.5286.5Won 2Seattle6974.48213Won 2Kansas City6577.45716.5Won 3Toronto6477.45317Lost 2Boston6479.44718Lost 1Cleveland5984.41223Lost 5Minnesota5984.41223Lost 2

(updated 9.13.2012 at 6:02 PM CDT)

Can you smell the playoffs? I know I can. Two good weeks away.

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