NY Jets Propose Environmentally Friendly Stadium

On March 25th, 2004, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor George Pataki and New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson laid out a plan to move the New York Jets back to New York City to a brand new stadium that would feature wind turbines and solar collector tubes to generate much of its own electricity and hot water.

The 75,000-seat stadium will be located on the upper west side and should be ready in time for the 2009 season. In addition to housing the Jets, the facility would also act as an expanded Jacob Javits Convention Center, and is an integral part of the city's 2012 Olympic bid hopes.

The environmentally friendly features of the facility would be an important consideration, as the environment has become an increasingly important consideration for potential Olympic host cities, since the environment became the third pillar of the Olympic Movement, alongside culture and sports.

25,000 solar collector tubes would be located on the south facade of the stadium and the walls be topped by 34 wind turbines, each 40 feet tall. According to William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, the New York-based architecture firm designing the project, the windmills would generate almost all of the energy for the facility when it is being used as a football stadium and about 25 percent when it is being used as a convention and exhibition hall.

The Jets, whose lease at the Meadowlands in New Jersey expires in 2008, have committed to spending 0 million in private funds on the stadium. The city and state would add 0 million each to build a retractable roof and a deck over the existing rail yards.

The project could create 7,000 permanent jobs, 18,000 construction jobs and draw a lot of business to the city, but is being opposed by some groups that reject using tax dollars on the project, when they feel more pressing needs from schools and city services.

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