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[QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 885007, member: 396"]
I'll leave the University's growth stuff to people that know more than me.  OttoMets seems really plugged in and he has low expectations.  In the past 10 years, Newhouse has grown, Whitman has a new home, the College of Law will soon have a new home, the school Faulk spent millions on will have a new home, new housing was built, and several athletic facilities, including the Dome were upgraded.  I'm not sure there is a need (or even ability) for the University to continue proliferating the way you suggest.  Interest rates are rising and the cost of education is spiraling.  Somethings got to give.  Couple that with SUNY Upstate being a dumpster fire...

As Jeremy noted, NY, Onondaga and Syracuse are all broke (and hemorrhaging population).  Destiny USA was a scam.  Attendance at the State Fair is down.  Apathy abounds about the Chiefs and Crunch (and maybe even SU football).  Syracuse is not a destination.  This is not a "build it and they will come" situation.  Cuomo couldnt find Syracuse on a map, and he wouldnt care if he could.  Read about ALbany's convention center debacle for some insight into public sector projects upstate, and that's in the State's Capital.  I really like Syracuse and enjoyed my time there, but it is a non-starter in the Capital Region.

I'm sorry, but i feel very strongly this will never happen.  You guys are talking about more than just brick and mortar.  Retractable roof; light rail; relocating infrastructure and business; continued cleanup of inner harbor; TM mentioned a rack railway for Pete's Sake.

Thank goodness the Dome is perfectly suitable for everything SU needs.

the only thing i could see that could maybe reverse the trend is if fracking is approved.  Injection of young labor, new corporations with gobs of money, jobs, economical development, etc.  But i think that ship has sailed as well.
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