Tampa Bay Rays stalemate keeps two downtowns in limbo
Here’s a question:
How long should Jeff Vinik wait? The Lightning owner wants to develop his land around the Tampa Bay Times Forum, but the possibility of a baseball stadium in that location has kept him in limbo.
Here’s another question:
How long should Pinellas County wait? There are projects that could use $6 million in annual bed taxes, but that money may eventually be needed for a new stadium.
Here are several questions:
How long before city planners in St. Petersburg can pitch the idea of an expanded downtown encompassing Tropicana Field’s 86 acres? Should mass transit plans bank on a new baseball stadium in downtown Tampa? How about the Gandy corridor in St. Petersburg?