I don't know. It's not too far for me, but I live DT and am accustomed to walking over driving. I'm not a conventioner and don't know what they expect/demand when it comes to convenience. I would hope that the 14th St. corridor through the heart of P&L would be enough to guide visitors comfortably from their convention hub to the transit line on Grand.chrizow wrote: is five blocks really too far for people to walk? the hotels are mostly between grand and the convention center anyway.
I know Cordish will hate losing the event plaza on Grand, but I'm liking the idea of the Grand corridor more and more. It's big. It's central. It drops people off at the front door of the SC and P&L and it has the potential to deliver one of the primary bi-products (or goals, IMO) of rail transit - development of vacant parcels. Grand, unfortunately, has a plethora.
I also think Grand is best suited for a dedicated ROW or limited trolley-only lane during peak hours.