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Re: FrankAnswersFridays: October 25, 2013: Safety at Championships

Lots of good discussion and constructive idea being presented here.

As someone who walked it many times the last two years there really does need
to be an entrance on the other side for the pits. We often try to do a picnic lunch and it really slows things down that everyone basically has to walk from one side and around the dome to the other side.

Different entrances for each division would also make things more orderly.

I am not sure if designated scouter seats will work but I think it is an idea worth trying. As we all know, the first attempt will not likely be right but it would be a place to start.

In the end, GP is the big requirement. Sometimes I believe it is not deliberate non-GP behavior but the lack of a framework that encourages GP. The current mass rush just does not work. Take ideas from concert venues and amusement parks they have been solving this problem for years.

Two stages, in the door and bag/box checks, followed by well defined queuing areas. Multiple entrances for different sections.

The idea of tickets for team seating has problems unless we tie it to some other purchased element. Maybe base it on hotel rooms purchased (4 tickets for each hotel room purchased) since Steel Meetings is given a monopoly on the hotel rooms.
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