Comments on: Can We Learn Something From the New Cowboys Stadium?

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:43:24 +0000

The Nets are having so much trouble moving to Brooklyn because their plan sucks, guys. Overriding zoning so you can place a basketball arena directly across the street from brownstones and little wood-frame houses, subsidized with a billion dollars-plus of taxpayer money and enabled by eminent domain, was a bad idea doomed to failure from the start.

And the Dodgers moved to LA because Robert Moses thought their proposed ballpark would generate too much traffic — not because neighbors thought it was out of context. Sorry, but there’s a lot more nuance to the Atlantic Yards story than “density good, NIMBYs bad.”

And last I checked, a basketball arena is hardly necessary infrastructure.

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:58:12 +0000

As usual Larry read between my lines. Thanks man.

By: Larry Littlefield

Larry Littlefield — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:53:03 +0000

“Re anons observation: when you build it near mass transit the neighbors oppose it because it is ‘out of context’ exactly why the Dodgers moved to LA.”

And the Nets are having so much trouble moving to Brooklyn.

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:22:06 +0000

Re anons observation: when you build it near mass transit the neighbors oppose it because it is “out of context” exactly why the Dodgers moved to LA.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:19:11 +0000

The voters of Arlington should get what they deserve. The problem in this instance is that their decisions affect those who don’t get to vote on the issue. If you live in the city of Dallas and want an alternative to the current drive/park situation at Cowyboys Stadium, you don’t have it because the good people of Arlington won’t let you have it.

By: Deacon

Deacon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:36:35 +0000

The people of Arlington got the stadium and now they also got the traffic. Let them suffer. Saying things like “We don’t want those kinds of people.” meaning those that would use public transport if it existed, in their city. Let them suffer 20 000 cars for seasons of Sundays. I love it. Their ignorance is typical here in the Metroplex. Let it bite them in the ass.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:57:40 +0000

And then there is the situation in the Meadowlands, where a rail line was built but is overwhelmed by the number of people trying to use it. It only highlights the problem of a stadium that is built at a site completely isolated from urbanity and from any regular transit service.

By: J

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:40:13 +0000

It’s funny you mention that transit use will drive parking demand (and price) down. The Prudential Center and NJ Devils in Newark heavily promoted the new arena’s proximity to transit. The people who were upset most by the results: Parking Operators.

By: john

john — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:52:03 +0000

Parking lot too big or too far away to walk? “May I suggest a Segway”. Sick.

By: MrManhattan

MrManhattan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:11:03 +0000

Reality: Revenge of the “Dirty Tree Huggers”!!