For baseball fans, the key question about the Tropicana Field area redevelopment is not how the square feet of office space will be distributed, or the number of artist studios. Fans want to know about the stadium. Where will it sit, what will it look like, and what will their experience getting to and hanging out around the stadium be?
The first RFP for the Gas Plant site, issued under Mayor Kriseman as the Rays were pursuing their “split city” plan, had requested submissions both with and without a stadium, suggesting the uncertainty about the team’s future in St.