Rumor has it that the A's owner is trying to sell their MLS team to raise money for the ever rising estimates of a Las Vegas stadium.
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Rumor has it that the A's owner is trying to sell their MLS team to raise money for the ever rising estimates of a Las Vegas stadium.
There's also infrastructure, which is the responsibility of the government entity dealing with that (roads, etc.).
Well, we'll see in Oakland if that's true, won't we? And it's not universal--it's about 80%. One thing I doubt the economists take into account is the intangibles. And if they are correct, I'd like to see real-life case studies to prove it. There are differences, of course. The NFL only has a handful of games a year, so the economic impact is much, much smaller there. Arenas and baseball have a lot more dates. And sometimes the opponents "cheat" in assessments of the cost. One example here in Columbus--a pedestrian bridge was built over the Olentangy River to connect the Olentangy bike trail to downtown. It also gives good access to the new soccer stadium. For that reason opponents of stadium funding claimed that pride as part of the public costs. Only problem was that the bridge was planned a number of years before the stadium was even an idea. It's quite useful--but really was not a part. So I see the point but am lso a bit skeptical of it.
This article was a good read about St Louis City (MLS)
Stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars − 4 lessons from St. Louis
The newest stadium in St. Louis is a case study in ‘patient capital.’
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Well, we'll see in Oakland if that's true, won't we? And it's not universal--it's about 80%. One thing I doubt the economists take into account is the intangibles. And if they are correct, I'd like to see real-life case studies to prove it. There are differences, of course. The NFL only has a handful of games a year, so the economic impact is much, much smaller there. Arenas and baseball have a lot more dates. And sometimes the opponents "cheat" in assessments of the cost. One example here in Columbus--a pedestrian bridge was built over the Olentangy River to connect the Olentangy bike trail to downtown. It also gives good access to the new soccer stadium. For that reason opponents of stadium funding claimed that pride as part of the public costs. Only problem was that the bridge was planned a number of years before the stadium was even an idea. It's quite useful--but really was not a part. So I see the point but am lso a bit skeptical of it.
This article was a good read about St Louis City (MLS)
Stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars − 4 lessons from St. Louis
The newest stadium in St. Louis is a case study in ‘patient capital.’
Sports stadiums and taxpayer financing: A primer and research roundup
Research conducted over decades indicates sports stadium public investments almost never lead to massive economic gains for host cities.
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Team owners looking to build or revamp big league sports stadiums often seek public funds in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But research conducted over decades indicates these investments almost never lead to massive economic gains for host cities.
Correct. Similar to putting a Bryce Jordan Center on Pugh and Beaver.
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There is an old proposed planning map of campus that called for a new football stadium on Atherton St next to the then train station, now bus station.
Here's a development plan from January 16, 1929 by Charles Klauder that shows a proposed football stadium on Atherton St next to the train/bus station.
Klauder included the stadium at that location on several later development plans. Here's one from April 17, 1937.
Here's a development plan from August 18, 1946 by Harbeson, Hough, Livingson, & Larson that proposed a new stadium further west aligning roughly north-south at North Sparks St.
Imagine the traffic fun either of those locations would provide today.
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Let's Go Bucs!
Portland Pirates has a nice ring to it.
(There is an AHL team from Maine with the same same).
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