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Sports mega project? Heh, do tell more.

by loloquwowndueo 2y ago

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
Quite literally a section in the Wikipedia article.
- loloquwowndueo 2y ago
  Aha, I’m just not sure a stadium has the same level of developmental or economic impact as a high-speed rail line, power generation, airports or road infrastructure. It’s also usually far less challenging: build new structure on old stadium’s parking lot, demolish old stadium and turn that into a parking lot, done. None of those new stadiums in the US even have the capacity of say Maracanã or Azteca, both built in the mid 20th century.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > not sure a stadium has the same level of developmental or economic impact as a high-speed rail line, power generation, airports or road infrastructure They’re a total waste of money. But the point remains that America is adding power generation, roads and airport infrastructure at a fast clip. Given China has clearly overbuilt, it’s not clear how much of their non-power infrastructure is actually yielding.
    - loloquwowndueo 2y ago
      Well that was not the point I was replying to :) but sure.
gosub100 2y ago
billion-dollar stadiums paid for by tax dollars for those poor billionaire sports team owners because their current stadium just doesn't work anymore :(. But think of all those jobs it will add to the economy from people selling beer and hotdogs.
- grecy 2y ago
  It’s worrying when you get downvoted on HN for telling the truth [1] [1] https://theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/05/buffalo-bills-new-stadium https://theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/05/buffalo-bills-new-... The way things are going I fear the day will come you’ll get downvoted for saying the earth is round or that men walked on the moon.
  - tzs 2y ago
    That article mentions: > With a median household income of under $28,000, a ticket to an NFL game is out of reach for many residents I was curious about that, since I have no idea how much attending major league pro sports in the US costs. According to this site [1] in 2023 the total cost (ticket, beer, hot dog, and parking) to attend a Buffalo Bills game was around $140. The most expensive were the San Francisco 49ers at just over $200 and the Las Vegas Raiders at just under $200. The least expensive was the Arizona Cardinals at about $110. [1] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/nfl-ticket-cost-inflation-over-the-last-decade/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/nfl-ticket-cost-inflation-o...

Sports mega project? Heh, do tell more.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

Quite literally a section in the Wikipedia article.

loloquwowndueo 2y ago
Aha, I’m just not sure a stadium has the same level of developmental or economic impact as a high-speed rail line, power generation, airports or road infrastructure. It’s also usually far less challenging: build new structure on old stadium’s parking lot, demolish old stadium and turn that into a parking lot, done. None of those new stadiums in the US even have the capacity of say Maracanã or Azteca, both built in the mid 20th century.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > not sure a stadium has the same level of developmental or economic impact as a high-speed rail line, power generation, airports or road infrastructure They’re a total waste of money. But the point remains that America is adding power generation, roads and airport infrastructure at a fast clip. Given China has clearly overbuilt, it’s not clear how much of their non-power infrastructure is actually yielding.
  - loloquwowndueo 2y ago
    Well that was not the point I was replying to :) but sure.

gosub100 2y ago

billion-dollar stadiums paid for by tax dollars for those poor billionaire sports team owners because their current stadium just doesn't work anymore :(. But think of all those jobs it will add to the economy from people selling beer and hotdogs.

grecy 2y ago
It’s worrying when you get downvoted on HN for telling the truth [1] [1] https://theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/05/buffalo-bills-new-stadium https://theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/05/buffalo-bills-new-... The way things are going I fear the day will come you’ll get downvoted for saying the earth is round or that men walked on the moon.
- tzs 2y ago
  That article mentions: > With a median household income of under $28,000, a ticket to an NFL game is out of reach for many residents I was curious about that, since I have no idea how much attending major league pro sports in the US costs. According to this site [1] in 2023 the total cost (ticket, beer, hot dog, and parking) to attend a Buffalo Bills game was around $140. The most expensive were the San Francisco 49ers at just over $200 and the Las Vegas Raiders at just under $200. The least expensive was the Arizona Cardinals at about $110. [1] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/nfl-ticket-cost-inflation-over-the-last-decade/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/nfl-ticket-cost-inflation-o...