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Drew Eckhardt (drew@frisbee.cs.Colorado.EDU) wrote:

: At CU, we have problems scheduling concerts which might draw 20,000
people : due to the traffic, noise, and other crowd releated problems.  . 
I find it : somewhat hypocritical that in spite of that, we can have a
gathering of 50,000 : people lasting several days, with the participants
present during peak : traffic hours. 

If the facilities don't meet the need, why does CU continue to offer the
stadium to the PK group?  I think CU is just as much at fault for
facilities problems as the PK group itself.  Perhaps CU should have built
more parking for a stadium so big if they planned on leasing it out to
outside groups other than student activities that require much less
parking because many students live withing walking distance?  Perhaps CU
should have offered more public restrooms (this in response to a post
about PK attendees urinating on a lawn).  Perhaps CU should not be so
greedy and ask PK to move to Mile High for their meetings?  Perhaps PK
should move just because of these reasons?  I don't know.  I don't have
the answers, but I think that CU is answering those complaint lines
alongside PK volunteers (I think they are volunteers anyway?) becuase they
want to limit their "public liability"  for the mess they helped create. 
Does CU have a contract with PK to provide facilities for 50,000 people? 
If so, do they deliver on thet promise, Boulderites?  What do you think? 
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