The Judge Doyle Square proposal -- expected to top $200 million and include a $25-$50 million city subsidy -- is meant to offer Monona Terrace more hotel rooms, which boosters say it needs to draw in bigger and better conventions. The city will reap the economic benefits, they insist. But the supporting evidence for Monona Terrace's economic benefit contains inconsistent numbers and disingenuous claims, and reveals some bizarre trends.
Isthmus reporter Joe Tarr reports on questionable numbers in studies of Monona Terrace's economic impact in the August 2 issue and discussed his story with WORT producer Dylan Brogan on the same day's installment of In Our Backyard.
Listen to the interview.