Update On Rose Bowl Renovation/Upgrade
From the Pasadena City Star:
The City Council took a big step toward renovating the Rose Bowl by committing $4.1 million in funds to preliminary design work on the plan.
The city's plan for the 87-year-old stadium is a $170 million project that will bring in new luxury suites and high quality seating options to make the stadium more profitable.
City officials are hoping to start renovation by January, a timetable they have acknowledged will be challenging to meet.
As part of the process, the council on Monday night heard results of a survey of what prices fans might be prepared to pay for a new set of luxury boxes and premium seats.
The survey of a group of 3,000 UCLA fans was conducted over the Internet, and more than 500 in-person responses were gathered from fans at a game.
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The most important thing to stimulate attendance is not part of the upgrade plan
I have responded to the surveys 3 times (twice on the web, once in person). I found it hard to provide the feedback on 2 of the surveys that matter most to me.
The Rose Bowl needs to add SHADE if we are going to increase attendance at day games in September and October. Sitting in 100+ degree Sun to watch the Bruins play a cupcake like SD State is not worth it.
OK, I admit it is the second most important thing after the quality of the UCLA team but still important.
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Mar 18, 2010 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
Yup
Just got cooked at the UCLA/ Cal game in the sun this past season. Terrible game, terrible seats, terrible parking, and too far from campus. I won’t be doing that again for a while. Sure there are some pluses to the Rose Bowl, but on the whole, it would be a lot nicer to play our home games at our home.
The problem is that what UCLA wants is a distant second on their priority list
They’re trying to increase their own revenue and the fact is, we don’t really have anywhere else to play for now. There’s no shade issue for The Rose Bowl game and I don’t think they get a part of regular tickets, but they get a piece of the premium seating revenue. That’s what they’re focusing on. Also, putting some sort of roof would seriously alter the look of the stadium and it would be very difficult to make it work with the classic nature of the bowl. Roofs also cost a lot to construct.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Mar 18, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree the sun is brutal.
But, come on. I’ve been to enough games to learn how to cope. Bring and drink lots of water. wear a hat. buy one of those small 12 Bruin towels, soak it and wear it around your neck. Problem solved.
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
Rose Bowl Upgrade
Hey people we live in So Cal, what do you expect its going to be hot, its a scheduling thing. If you have crummy seats get better seats Tbeen in mine 9 years) if you don’t like the heat don’t come. Simple as that. Real fans come no matter what. It would be nice if they did something about improving the size of the seats or leg room. Other than that I’m happy with our home its tradition…
by Michelleucla69 on Mar 19, 2010 3:41 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Leg room
is very difficult to do in the Rose Bowl.
Last time when they put in the seats, the backs were too high for leg room and had to replace them with half height backs after just one game. Who pay for the replacement? I don’t want to think about it. The athletic department is trying out couple types of seats from different vendors now for the Pauley renovation. Hopeful they will be comfortable.
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