Vikings Stadium - Downtown Offers Most Potential for Economic Impact

Existing Metrodome site has a cost advantage of $200 million over prospective North Loop site, according to Star Tribune editorial.

While they don't come right out and say it, it's clear the site of the Metrodome is the overall best site for a new Vikings stadium.  Parking, mass transit and other infrastructure seem to give a big cost advantage to the current site relative to any other in the Twin Cities.  The importance of the core cities to the overall economic vitality of the State of Minnesota should give priority over a suburban site.

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