Convention Center -- Smaller is Better

A new study reports that a smaller convention center would be more profitable than a larger one. Maybe this fact was not self-evident to everyone involved, but now all parties should agree on this fact. It's time for city and county leaders to temper their expectations and, to some extent, stop treating a new convention center as some kind of cure-all for the metropolitan area. Treat for what it is -- an important civic project that has as many potential advantages as well as serious possible pitfalls for the city. It's not a project that is going to be a homerun for the city, and it's more important (to use Phil Savage's mataphor) to hit a single or a double on this project and make sure that the convention center actually becomes an asset to the city instead of a liability.

With all that in mind, this blog is coming close to officially endorsing the Tower City location over the Mall C one (or whatever it is called).