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> All 3 of them have excellent public transit to the stadiums. IF your family lives somewhere that is also served by that transit. Most of the stadiums listed
by rco8786 4y ago
> All 3 of them have excellent public transit to the stadiums.
IF your family lives somewhere that is also served by that transit. Most of the stadiums listed are not served by transit that is reasonably accessible to where families tend to live.
> parking was only something that applied to people from the suburbs.
Exactly. That place with all the families.
- Kon-Peki 4y ago> IF your family lives somewhere that is also served by that transit Well, that's not the fault of the baseball team. > Most of the stadiums listed are not served by transit that is reasonably accessible to where families tend to live. This is definitely the fault of the baseball team. Look at Atlanta, for example. They moved from reasonably close to downtown to way out in the middle of nowhere, just to get away from the city. What about the other sports teams in Atlanta? Oh, a brand new dome right next to the train station? Hmm...
- rco8786 4y agoI’m not blaming the baseball team? Unsure where that comment came from. The article, and my response, is just acknowledging reality that things have gotten more expensive including parking, and that mostly people still drive to these sorts of venues. Most people still drive to the new Atlanta dome. And Turner Fiekd had effectively 0 public transit prior to that move anyway unless you count a singular temporary bus shuttle route, as did Fulton Co before that. You have never been able to take public transit to a Braves game.
- willturman 4y agoPark and ride lots exist exactly to facilitate suburban access to urban centers via public transportation. Most of these lots are free. Parking in a city is a luxury, and is not necessary for access to urban entertainment venues.
- rco8786 4y agoAgain, not true for loads of places. Most American cities are hugely dependent on cars as the primary source of transportation.
- willturman 4y agoThat's obvious. It's also not necessary to drive to the stadium to see a baseball game in the 30 American cities that support Major League Baseball Teams with the exception of Atlanta, Dallas (Texas), Anaheim, and Kansas City, of which, only Atlanta has built a stadium in the past 25 years. Driving to a venue to park your personal metal box in the populated city centers where 85+% of MLB stadiums exist is a luxury, and is not an expectation that can be extrapolated to an average attendee of a Major League Baseball game. As mentioned by a different commenter above, I wouldn't even think to drive to Fenway. Or to games in San Francisco, Oakland, New York, Seattle, San Diego, Washington, and on and on.
- rco8786 4y ago> is a luxury, and is not an expectation that can be extrapolated to an average attendee of a Major League Baseball game This is exactly what the article is about. It used to be a normal thing for normal families to do, but the prices have gone up significantly. You wouldn't drive to Oakland? Why? It's quite literally a stadium surrounded by parking https://www.google.com/maps/place/RingCentral+Coliseum/@37.7503942,-122.2003849,1054m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7057c9bec0f06fd5!8m2!3d37.7515946!4d-122.2005458 https://www.google.com/maps/place/RingCentral+Coliseum/@37.7...
- willturman 4y agoStadiums used to be on the outskirts of cities surrounded by huge parking lots. Candlestick, Qualcomm, Kingdome, Astrodome, among many others. These stadiums have been replaced by modern venues in the hearts of American cities and emphasize public transportation access and walkability to surrounding shopping and entertainment districts. Expecting to drive a car into the heart of a city and not pay exorbitant prices for parking is absurd. [1] I wouldn't drive to the Oakland Coliseum because it literally has a dedicated BART stop accessible by everywhere else in the Bay Area. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking