Originally...as in, way back when they first started showing plans and stuff...there were plans for putting in a 2-story parking structure between the new facility and Corbin. The top level would essentially be where the current parking lot at Corbin/Olson is, and the lower section would go down below that and also extend underneath the CPA (Center for Performing Arts). They scrapped that plan due to cost, and possibly the engineering limitations of doing that underneath the performance venue.WIU0812 wrote:I think this will happen though it may not happen right away. I know the need for parking in that area will be great, especially if they even plan on having any events there. Probably would be dreaming, but a walkway from the second level of parking garage across road would be ideal. I know the plan has always been to place at least one of similar size as the parking lot there. If they went 4 stories high it would provide a good amount of parking and leave the band field.
Technically, it might be feasible to take out the parking lot across from Corbin/Olson (up the hill from the band practice field) as well as the hill between it and the practice field. They could do a 3-story parking structure with the bottom level at the level of the practice field, the second level at ~ where the current parking lot level is and the third level at ~ the level where the Corbin/Olson parking lot is. They could then make a walkway from the third level of the parking structure over Western Avenue, and connecting straight across to where the Corbin/Olson lot is now. I think it would be possible to do that and even keep the band practice field in it's current location, but I don't know that they'd do that because of financial restraints. The current lot across from Corbin/Olson (up the hill from the band field) has 92 parking spaces. Doing that on 3 levels would give you ~276 spaces, which would be a significant increase over what is available in that area now.