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That'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 t
by willturman 4y ago
That'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 These stadiums have been replaced by modern venues in the hearts of American cities and emphasize public transportation access and walkability to surrounding shopping and entertainment districts.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
- bombcar 4y agoQualcomm had a trolley station right up against it, before the stadium was torn down. But the city had expanded to surround the stadium.