Originally Posted by New World Order (Post 17401551)

Leaving downtown is sure going to be fun on Royals game nights.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17401265)

Enjoyed the suburbanite and boomer comments on FB yesterday... traffic and congestion nightmares, one way streets, cats and dogs living together, won't ever attend another game ever!!!

Hell, it took me an hour and a half to get out of WS game 7 in 2014 and at least an hour to get out of the 2021 AFCCG.... downtown won't be any worse than that.

The one hope though is managing the flow of people and vehicle traffic... Sprint Center events have been annoying in the past because they funnel everyone right in front of the parking garages where no one can leave due to all the foot traffic. Just a little bit of thought towards managing that and traffic lights and so forth would go a long way.

Originally Posted by New World Order (Post 17401551)

Leaving downtown is sure going to be fun on Royals game nights.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17401629)

It's not like they tore down the original Gates BBQ to build the arena and P&L... what was there before, Temptations?

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni (Post 17401586)

Downtown is a shit hole...to be fair everywhere in the US

Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 17401638)

I have no idea what you're talking about unless by 'shithole' you mean corporate chain restaurants and bars in the P and L.

The business district part of downtown is your normal stuff.

This stadium going in south of I-70 will be destroying a very hip, happening arts/music/brewery/restaurant district full of life. Nothing shitty about it.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17401629)

It's not like they tore down the original Gates BBQ to build the arena and P&L... what was there before, Temptations?

Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 17401675)

There was nothing there north of I-70 then. I had no problem with the arena, other than the tax abatements and corporate chain restaurants and bars that have nothing to do with KC dominating everything and funnelling all of the money out of the city. It stands as a huge missed opportunity.

This plan has all of the same actors, with the added goat**** of destroying a KC success story to replace it with another round of tax abatements and corporate chain bullshit funnelling the money out of the city again.

This isn't progress, it's a grift.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 17401670)

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Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 17401638)

This stadium going in south of I-70 will be destroying a very hip, happening arts/music/brewery/restaurant district full of life. Nothing shitty about it.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 17401398)

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.