Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is as eager to get renovations underway for the Moda Center as state leaders are.
On the heels of the proposed Oregon Senate Bill 1501, which could set the stage for how the state and city can partner together to usher in $600 million of upgrades to the facility, Wilson says he backs the plan.
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Built in 1995 and home to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Moda Center is the oldest NBA arena to have never had a major renovation.
“Portland’s a major city and we need to really have a facility that matches that,” Wilson said about the arena located in the Lower Albina neighborhood of inner Northeast Portland.
On Thursday, the Blazers released new renderings of what the upgraded Moda Center might look like, including new entrances, concourses and gathering spaces.