By Dianna M. Náñez | The Arizona Republic
Arizona State University’s 330-acre Athletics Facilities District could take 20 years or more to build, but former U.S. Congressman Harry Mitchell emphasized this week that Tempe must plan now for the immense infrastructure needed to support the massive development.
Steve Nielsen, ASU assistant vice president for real-estate development, speaking Tuesday to the Mayor’s Community Roundtable Committee, updated Tempe business owners and residents who serve on the committee on the university’s plans for the development.
The update drew questions about the type of development that would be built at the prime site near Town Lake and downtown Tempe.
Nielsen reassured the committee that ASU is not seeking development that would compete with Mill Avenue or with Tempe Marketplace.