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[Greg Needel]

Knowing that St.Louis was in the running I took the trip there a couple weeks ago and to make sure that the stadium was nice I had to go see the packers play the rams.


In all seriousness I really liked st.louis and their setup. The stadium was easy walking distance to numerous places to eat and hotels. There are many attractions in the city which can occupy time and it is slightly more centrally located then Atlanta.


http://map.mapnetwork.com/destination/stlouis/

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

The stadium was easy walking distance to numerous places to eat and hotels.

I attended a convention at the America's Center this summer, and actually found it very difficult to get food quickly and easily. Downtown St. Louis is an absolute ghost town on the weekends, and I've heard countless people listing the food situation as their top reason for not wanting that event to return to St. Louis. I'm hoping (and expecting) that FIRST will be setting up vendors inside the venue, much like we've had in Atlanta.

[dtengineering]

Can't get much closer to the population centre of the USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_ce...tes_population

And we like St. Louis up here in Vancouver... the Blues were really nice to the Canucks last year.

Jason

[Nawaid Ladak]

I don't know how i feel about STL, i'll definitely have to sleep on it. it's a good thing i got time.

This runs right up against finals for most college students (student mentors) and AP exams for students. This could be a tricky situation. otherwise, everything else looks legit reading the previous posts regarding transit and food. Im looking forward to a new city....

[EricH]

Looks like I just might be testing out that transit system--I'll be spending close to a week in/around the Edward Jones Arena over Christmas break. (Bonus points to anyone who can figure out why, and almighty guru points to anyone who is going to the same event and can find me.)

[waialua359]

Wasnt there another thread that said unofficially, Championships was moving to St. Louis?
I swear I heard it somewhere........just cant remember.

I think its a great move. Time for a change of scenery finally.
The only question I have is why so late in April? More regionals? More weeks? Is build season moving back a week or two?
Personally, I like it better.
It makes attending a week 1 regional, not so cold!

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

Can't get much closer to the population centre of the USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_ce...tes_population

And we like St. Louis up here in Vancouver... the Blues were really nice to the Canucks last year.

Jason

It would be an interesting exercise to see how this differs from the mean center of FRC teams.

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by jgannon

I attended a convention at the America's Center this summer, and actually found it very difficult to get food quickly and easily. Downtown St. Louis is an absolute ghost town on the weekends, and I've heard countless people listing the food situation as their top reason for not wanting that event to return to St. Louis. I'm hoping (and expecting) that FIRST will be setting up vendors inside the venue, much like we've had in Atlanta.

I wonder if that had anything to do with the time of the year for you or me. I was there for a home NFL game and there was no lack of things open. Maybe things are different during the summer? Not sure about this but I hope the ST.Louis committee notifies vendors and they will provide similar service to what I saw 2 weeks ago.