Yankees Stadium Redevelopment Project

[Morrissey]

Now that the New Yankee Stadium is done, the people of the Bronx need to get there parkland back. If you are interested in what will become of the old Yankee Stadium, here it is.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/nyy_stadium/html/nyy_redevelopment.html

This 10-acre park to be located on the footprint of the old stadium features three championship-quality, grass athletic fields for baseball, softball, little league, discus, shot put, and javelin. The southern ballfield is oriented in the same alignment as the old Yankee Stadium ballfield and all fields offer spectator seating.

At Heritage Field, viewing mounds, overlooks, and on-grade bleachers provide a creative array of seating options for families. A new field-level public toilet is available for park users, with an adjacent garden irrigated by a natural rain water system. A tree-lined walking trail outlines the perimeter of the old Yankee Stadium with plaques and markers that commemorate its place in New York City baseball history.

The pedestrian promenade along Ruppert Plaza will feature ample walking space, shade trees, and terraces with plantings, seating, and landscaping. The plaza allows space for outdoor vendors along the promenade. A grand staircase, hill, and pedestrian ramp seamlessly connect the plaza to the adjacent Macombs Dam Park.

You can read more on the area around the new and old Yankee Stadium.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/nyy_stadium/html/nyy_redevelopment.html#parks

[Califord]

Enclosure that provides a broad space for sports events and tiers of seats for a large number of spectators. The name derives from a Greek unit of measurement, the stade (about 607 ft, or 185 m), the length of the footrace in the ancient Olympics. Shapes of stadiums have varied depending on use: Some are rectangular with curved corners; others are elliptical or U-shaped. As a type of long-span structure, the stadium played a significant role in 20th-century construction technology. The building of large stadiums has been greatly facilitated by the use of reinforced concrete, steel, and membrane structures, which have made possible daring new designs. The Houston Astrodome was the first major fully roofed stadium. Cables contributed significantly to speed of construction, lightness of roof, and economy in covered stadiums. The enormous Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis (opened 1982) was built using a cable system.