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02-14-2024, 10:27 AM | #31 |
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The greatest scam ever run on KC if this happens. Voters need to say no. But Voters in KC have never demonstrated they think.
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02-14-2024, 10:31 AM | #32 |
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it's a pipe dream for sure but as someone who wants KC to move away from a car centric city, I'm hopeful that the downtown stadium can catalyze much needed public transit infrastructure. One good sign though is that KC recently eliminated their parking minimums (KC is 1/3 parking lots lol), so hopefully this will facilitate getting rid of some of the parking lots and turning them into things people will actually use.
It's very unlikely to happen but I'd love to see the trolley trail get turned into an actual trolley route. Build an east west route and KC will slowly become the envy of even european cities. |
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02-14-2024, 10:32 AM | #33 |
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When San Diego decided to build Petco Park in downtown people had the same concerns some of you are complaining about.
However, the stadium did wonders to revitalize an aged, ugly portion of downtown San Diego and that area has thrived since. We have public transportation (trolley) as well as a number of parking lots/structures that help alleviate the congestion issue. Also helps that there's multiple freeway entrances near by. |
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02-14-2024, 10:33 AM | #34 |
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I want to know what the Chiefs get? Heated seats?
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02-14-2024, 10:40 AM | #35 | |
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02-14-2024, 10:44 AM | #37 |
Would an idiot do that?
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02-14-2024, 10:45 AM | #38 | |
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02-14-2024, 10:48 AM | #39 | |
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You also have to thin it was easy for you to park then walk into the stadium. Most ganes it doesn’t take long. Especially Royals games That’s the thing the flow of traffic will never improve. And most of the parking will be parking garages. It’s going to take forever to get in and then to get out And the streetcar is limited. The city needs light rail. Which will never happen |
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02-14-2024, 10:53 AM | #40 |
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I live pretty much the same distance from Kansas City and St. Louis. KC is like 20 miles closer or so not that big of a deal. When I go to a Royals or Chiefs game, I drive up and come home. But if I go to a Cardinals game, I get a hotel and turn a one day trip into two.
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02-14-2024, 10:56 AM | #41 |
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02-14-2024, 10:57 AM | #42 | |
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Thinking about the "congestion" concerns: 1. The stadium will seat 34,000. This is a smaller footprint. 2. I'm sure the team is counting on increasing season ticket sales to companies that have offices downtown. There are 10s of thousands of people who drive in and park at their corporate offices downtown every day. If you work at HR Block, or JE Dunn, etc. you're already parked in a lot, and can hop on the streetcar or walk to this stadium site. 3. There are MORE parking spaces within a few blocks of the new stadium location than at the current location 4. UBER man. Getting an Uber from Brookside/Waldo/JoCO to the Crossroads is an easy deal. It's harder to get them out to the current location. 5. Streetcar Between the streetcar, and rideshare services, and trying to attract more business people who just ... stay for the evening instead of commuting home... you're not going to have 34,000 people trying to drive down there and park for the game all at once. |
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02-14-2024, 11:00 AM | #43 |
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Also apps like SpotHero where you can buy a spot for a specified duration
I used it all over Chicago and for games at Chase here in PHX |
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02-14-2024, 11:02 AM | #44 | |
Would an idiot do that?
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They also had a bottleneck strategy several years ago... I remembered basically doing laps around the stadiums, it was so bad. And sometimes it's really easy to get out because they keep the lines moving, but other times not so much. The easiest way in and out is parking in like L and then walking back to your car and basically being out of that congestion. Very similar to downtown... I almost always park up at like 8th and Main and it's incredibly easy getting out. Parking garages aren't bad as long as there's a constant stream of cars leaving (and not being tied up by foot traffic or cross traffic).... it's no different than funneling huge parking lots into one or two exit paths. |
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02-14-2024, 11:06 AM | #45 |
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