flgreen Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Stadium adding to restroom facilities Saturday, May 28, 2011 BY JOHN BRENNAN STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail Jets and Giants season-ticket holders who sit in the stadium's upper level can look forward to 40 percent more men's facilities at the New Meadowlands Stadium this fall, according to stadium Chief Executive Mark Lamping. Lamping made the announcement before a stadium tour Thursday for sports business executives as part of the three-day Sports Facilities and Franchises event. "We didn't like — and we know our customers didn't enjoy — some of the wait times for restrooms on the 300 level," Lamping said. "That's was for the men's room. The women's lines were fine." Lamping also said that stadium staff members were deployed for some games to ensure that fans weren't bypassing the entrances and walking in through the men's room exits at that level. Some fans were getting upset when they saw people "cutting in line," they said. The $1.6 billion stadium was the site of a challenging first season of weather, Lamping said, with four separate evacuations as a result of inclement conditions, such as lightning or high winds. "I asked around about how many times that had happened at Giants Stadium [in 34 seasons]," Lamping said. "It happened once. So we've learned about how this building works with weather, so we're putting in some canopies at the 300 level to provide additional rain protection." Another area of complaint from fans in the upper level was the length of time it took to leave the stadium when games ended. "What we're getting to — but we're not there yet — is a balance between the different ways for people to get from one spot of the stadium to another," Lamping said. "There are some stairwells that don't get used at all that can get you out of the building in less than five minutes from top to bottom. But the ramps get overloaded, so sometimes it takes as much as 15 or 16 minutes. It's just a matter of getting the crowd properly dispersed by getting the exit opportunities properly balanced." Fans in the upper level last season paid $85 and $95 per game plus a $1,000 one-time personal seat license fee for Giants games, or $95 and $105 with no PSL for Jets games. E-mail: brennan@northjersey.com Blog: northjersey.com/brennan Twitter: @BergenBrennan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Just looking out for the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Well, sure sounds like they have all the bugs worked out. Perhaps they'll have a perfect stadium before it comes time to tear this one down and build a new one with taxpayer money. Those lil' taxpayers, always good for some feedback, money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Well, sure sounds like they have all the bugs worked out. Perhaps they'll have a perfect stadium before it comes time to tear this one down and build a new one with taxpayer money. Those lil' taxpayers, always good for some feedback, money. I thought only the mass transit improvements involved tax payer money? Nit the actual stadium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 "There are some stairwells that don't get used at all..." What fvkcin' GENIUS at NJSEA or the Jets or Giants is responsible for something that breathtakingly and dangerously stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I really enjoy not going to the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 "There are some stairwells that don't get used at all..." What fvkcin' GENIUS at NJSEA or the Jets or Giants is responsible for something that breathtakingly and dangerously stupid? What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I thought only the mass transit improvements involved tax payer money? Nit the actual stadium... Don't get in the way of his agenda! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I guess they wasted the money they paid to all the architects and engineers who designed the original stadium. My opinion the place is a sh*t hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 What do you mean? Despite overcrowding in all the concourses,ramps and exit gates at the end of the game, the people in charge choose not to open fire safety stairwells that would greatly ease the exit and the overcrowding. Every other comparable facility I have ever been in- Hartford, Albany, new Boston Garden, MSG, new Yankee, the Rock,Joe Robbie, Soldier, Carolina, Crooke Park(only exception being Fenway because it's impossible to do) -allow people to go down the fire stairwells at the end of games. As per this article some rocket scientist involved decided not to allow that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Only way to fix this at this point is adding spirals to the exterior of the structure to ease the congestion from the upper deck crowd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73andMe Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Time to tear this one down and build a new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 he wasn't very specific was he ? so what is it going to be ? trough ? porta potty ? holes in the floor ? a retro-fit with plumbing has to be super expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I guess they wasted the money they paid to all the architects and engineers who designed the original stadium. My opinion the place is a sh*t hole. Ironic considering part of the problem is a lack of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Well, sure sounds like they have all the bugs worked out. Perhaps they'll have a perfect stadium before it comes time to tear this one down and build a new one with taxpayer money. Those lil' taxpayers, always good for some feedback, money. HOOOONK! HOOOONK! HOOONK! This is not a Drill This is a genuine BS Alert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 They should designate certain bathrooms for pissers with urinals only, and certain bathrooms for dumpers with toilets only. I hate taking a piss in a stinky smelly bathroom where some drunks a$$ exploded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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