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From the outset of Project Marvel, it was never clear what real goal the city had in mind for its $4 billion all-this-and-the-kitchen-sink downtown development project.
In addition to a new Spurs arena, the project would include a convention center expansion, a new convention headquarters hotel, an events center, an Alamodome “reimagining,” a land bridge and a “mixed-use district.” All of which city documents claim will have “transformative [and] iconic effects,” raise “quality of life for residents” and bring “enhanced connectivity.”…