Just to see what I could do, I tried to see what I could squeeze into apparently-unused spaces and parking lots around TTC by doodling on a map (while overlaying the BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte and Audi Field soccer stadium in DC) using the website Two Maps One Scale.
My only concern about TTC being a regional destination is that it’s a bit far for people who live 100+ miles away.
I’ve recently bene making several friends who live on the more rural parts of southeastern NC, and when we talk about midway points where we can meet and hang out, we usually end up thinking about Pinehurst, Sanford, or maybe Fayetteville; it sounded to me like, psychologically, there’s a bit of a mental block for people living around there to consider Raleigh as a convenient day/weekend-trip destination. If we want to repurpose TTC as a place for these people, then we’ll definitely have to make the renovation worth that sort of commitment.