A rink that small would fail. It is not economically viable. No one wants a failed rink. The economics don't work, its operation would have to be subsidized.

We have investigated artificial turf and there is no product that does not get gross in a year or two if we let people eat on it, chew gum on it, walk their dogs on it, smoke on it, etc. You get the idea. Why would we want our beautiful civic plaza to have fake plastic grass that won't hold up under the use of this public space? G… Continue