[combusean]

Don, you are entitled to your opinions but come on, you're referencing a deranged homeless man? Skyscrapers and Sheriff Joe are a red herring. Valtrans was very poorly executed and MAG/Metro's management wouldn't let that happen on their watch today. We already have enough of a precedent with building athletic venues which cross the left/right spectrum.

Most importantly, the people on this board will only become more able to effect change as they grow older and the NIMBYs will just die off to be replaced by people that feel closer to the way we do.

And yes, people are going to bitch about new taxes in a recession. The 2006 Phoenix bond would have never passed in today's economic climate, which is why it's important to have a plan ready for the next boom.