{"id":4838,"date":"2010-08-17T15:53:51","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T15:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2019-11-28T06:18:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T10:18:17","slug":"mark-lamping-interview-ceo-new-meadowlands-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2010\/08\/17\/mark-lamping-interview-ceo-new-meadowlands-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Lamping Interview, CEO New Meadowlands Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sirius Radio Bob Papa and Ross Tucker just interviewed <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Lamping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Lamping<\/a>.\u00a0 Mark is the CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium.\u00a0\u00a0 Here is a recap of their conversation:<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Opening Night&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nIt went very well, he was very proud of event staff.\u00a0 They will continue to get better but he was pleased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Were The Construction Costs So High&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe total cost was 1.6 Billion, 1.3 Billion towards construction.\u00a0 It cost more than Baltimore because it is bigger and has more suites and clubs.\u00a0 Plus the old stadium removal costs and NY Labor is higher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Field&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nSofter field by design with an e-layer, cushion under the turf itself.\u00a0 These fields firm up over time, sand and pellets in with the fibers of the turf.\u00a0 They will settle over time.\u00a0 Softer field should result in less concussions and better performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who owns New Meadowlands Company?<\/strong><br \/>\n50% Giants, 50% Jets.\u00a0 Mark works for and is responsible for both companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology Improvements<\/strong><br \/>\nSecurity bracelets gives them the capability of putting a bracelet on anyone (kids) and that allows them to track people as they move throughout the facility.\u00a0 Fans can come to guest services and get this on game day, starting in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Traffic Patterns<\/strong><br \/>\nLast night was the first event that had the entire parking lot open.\u00a0 They finished the new parking lot on Sunday evening, signs, resurfacing.\u00a0 16W and 18W entrances have been widened.\u00a0 Both teams have parking policies.\u00a0 They are doing the best they can to get cars parked as close as possible which will make it easier getting in and out.\u00a0 Last night there weren&#8217;t many reported parking issues, but since it was a preseason game a lot of people left early.\u00a0 The train will help, if they get 10,000 fans on the train that means 3,000 less cars in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>It was a good interview and as someone who was at the stadium last night  I agree they did an excellent job with this building.\u00a0\u00a0 It is going to take awhile before many long time season ticket holders are used to their new surroundings.\u00a0 As has been discussed previously, the stadium is state of the art, TVs everywhere.\u00a0 The new scoreboards are incredible.\u00a0 And the upper deck seems like it needs its own zip code.\u00a0 We would love to hear from someone who sat in the upper tier of the upper deck.<\/p>\n<p>There are some things that need to be improved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There was a fire alarm during the game which apparently was a false alarm.\u00a0 That is a recipe for disaster.<\/li>\n<li>The microphones on the field did not work initially during the Ring of Honor ceremony.\u00a0 That is an embarrassment and can&#8217;t happen going forward.<\/li>\n<li>Parking was good but the attendants didn&#8217;t always direct the flow of traffic.\u00a0 They were being courteous and would talk to people as they pulled up asking questions.\u00a0 Except as the attendants would deal with the one car everyone else was left unsure if they should stop or go.\u00a0 This will work itself out as people get more comfortable with the color coded parking system.<\/li>\n<li>The in-game PA system went down for a large part of the first half.\u00a0 We simply can not have the flight crew dancing and now know what song is playing.<\/li>\n<li>Cell phone service seems to have been disrupted for a large part of the game, especially early.\u00a0 Many Verizon subscribers were frustrated with the lack of a signal as they stared at a large Verizon advertisement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the end of the day these are minor issues and can be easily addressed.\u00a0 Jets fans are going to love their new home, it was fun watching a lot of the new players take in the crowd as Fireman Ed led the Jets chant before the opening kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think about the new stadium?\u00a0 Tell us in our <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/\">NY Jets fan forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sirius Radio Bob Papa and Ross Tucker just interviewed Mark Lamping.\u00a0 Mark is the CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium.\u00a0\u00a0 Here is a recap of their conversation: On Opening Night&#8230; It went very well, he was very proud of event staff.\u00a0 They will continue to get better but he was pleased. 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