The Oil Drum

The photos of the new Mets Stadium are up on the NY Mets website. I have to say that in contrast to the Yankee stadium deal, there are few controversial issues like stealing a public park or adding new parking garages. Instead, they are building it on the adjacent parking lot, which will occupy a significant number of parking spots during the construction phase. While the designs pictured here seem to have a much larger footprint for the stadium and plaza than the current Shea Stadium, but according to the "fast facts" on the Mets website, the number of parking spots will remain the same after construction is completed. Still, until construction is complete, perhaps the city could conduct an experiment to determine how it can most effectively meet the transportation needs of Mets fans through improved mass transit service on game days?