Get the Facts & Figures on the Malden Ballpark
Studies commissioned by the city and Redevelopment Authority find the park could bring $3.6 million in annual business sales and $500,000 in yearly tax revenue.
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William S
12:06 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
How about the Malden Gun Fighters for a name?
Mike G.
12:12 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
It's all well and good to see a whole list of Pros, but it would be refreshing if they would own up to what the Cons are for this project, and how they could possibly be remediated.
jirkyrick
12:23 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Cons? is this a prison league. We could probably field a whole team in this city just from the local population
Mike G.
12:38 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Oh if it's a prison league maybe we could have a gladiator-style royal rumble at the end of each game?
William S
12:14 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I don't really see any cons but I have never seen a big ballpark move here before.
Mike G.
12:18 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Traffic remediation, for one.
William S
12:34 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
That doesn't seem to be a diificult problem to fix and I wouldn't think the benefits fiscally of this ball field would be shut down because of traffic. The schools and transit stations in this city cause a huge traffic mess and they haven't shut those down.
Mike G.
12:38 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Schools and transit stations are a little bit different than a ballpark.
William S
12:48 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Not really, they both have times when they are very busy just like the start and end of a ball game. I'm not trying to argue with you just giving my two cents.
Mike G.
2:30 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
No worries, I didn't take you as being hostile. Just giving my $0.02 as well.
CALB70
1:41 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Years ago when Mayor Howard took all the parkland in Malden to build 5 new schools I was against it. Losing what little green space we had seemed like a real blow against the fabric of the community. I understood the need for and wanted the new schools, but felt stripping the city of limited park land when other location options existed was the wrong way to go about it. But you couldn't dialogue with Howard, he did not like public input. In the end, he was right, I was wrong, and the schools worked out well in their locations. Construction impacts, replacement parkland, traffic, etc. proved to be concerns that could all be resolved. With this new ballpark, I see the big picture value in what Field of Dreams represents for the city. I live in Ward 1 and go through that area several times a day and will probably have to modify my route on game days. I'm completely willing to do that because the baseball field is 100% good news for this city, and we could really use some lately, don't you think? All you have to do is read over the fact sheet in this article to see the significant benefits. What other community has this opportunity? And it's a baseball park - not a chemical waste treatment facility. We should absolutely ask questions of the developer and get our concerns resolved. But we should also enthusiastically welcome this park instead of being unyielding to the plans because there may be some minor changes to our daily lives. I say "Play ball."
Mike G.
4:12 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
With all due respect, my commute through the city is not minor as it is right now. It's a major part of my day, and there are very few ways around it.
I'm not expecting the ballpark NOT go in because of traffic, but I'm expecting it be looked at rather than the residents being told "hey bud, turn that frown upside-down, it's okay if another 35 minutes is tacked onto your commute! Gee whiz!"
Tony H.
8:22 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Mike G., how long is your commute within Malden city lines each day? Can you travel faster in other metro-Boston cities during rush hour?
Mike G.
5:21 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
Here's an example of a typical commute for me.
Coming from the Back Bay, through Cambridge, through Somerville and a tiny sliver of Medford at Wellington Circle takes about 20-25 minutes around 3 - 3:30pm. Once I'm on Commercial Street, it is easily another 20-25 minutes to get to Forestdale. It doesn't matter which route I take, all of them are jammed up.
So essentially, I can pass through 3 major cities in the same amount of time it takes me to get from one side of to the other side of the city I live in.
Mike G.
5:30 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
By the way Tony, I'm not just making this up to be argumentative, I just think it's disappointing to see that concerns are being interpreted as "being unyielding to plans". Don't worry, you're all gonna get your silly ballpark.
david mokal
3:14 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Me too..PLAY BALL !!