We might just be arguing semantics. Of course the owners will try to get whatever fees from hosting other events they can. But these stadiums are built specifically for the game of soccer, to create more of a European club feel, so I don't think of them as "multi purpose venues" by design.extremely wealthy investors that happen to have ownership in other sports & entertainment capital ventures get to build those stadiums for their own private benefits by LEASING THEM for other venues, IOW those stand-alone soccer specific structures aren't soccer-specific that much BTW Soccer-specific GEODIS park is hosting rock concerts this summer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodis_Park
I give you the Dorchester Bay site--access to red line and 93I keep reading contradicting statements about how close this actually could be.
This is as close of a slam duck as possible. A direct connection to the orange line (via bridge) and a CR stop next door to Encore (I know there’s an issue with the slop of the bridge over the river) are the only things short of making this an A+ idea.
I can’t really think of another area in the region that the stadium should be placed in…
You wont get the neighborhood associations on board with that in a million years. Complete non starter thereI give you the Dorchester Bay site--access to red line and 93
Huh? You think Kraft is going to sell this stadium to a college after he builds it? Better chance the Patriots move to this stadium.and basic stadium could be easily resold to a local college or school and be able to recoup his money back
Totally--but it's a great location. Everett is drafting off of Boston and the impacts on Boston will be primarily negitive (traffic) while Everett benifits from the $. It's a good example of why we need regional planningYou wont get the neighborhood associations on board with that in a million years. Complete non starter there
This is an interesting idea--it's also near existing sports complexes like the one at Roxbury Community college. Honestly, this makes way more sense than the White Stadium plan (IMO)The so-called Crosstown site (across the street from BPD headquarters) is still available and would be served by three commuter rail lines, Orange Line, and sort of E-Line, not to mention more than a dozen bus routes. It is a far better location in my opinion, but the city continues to look for a unicorn housing, commerce, and cultural center development.
To be clear, that's exactly what I have in mind, I wouldn't want the city to subsidize anything. But the location is good, and if they were to sell it for the right number, it could be a win for all involved.I'm generally opposed to public money (in this case, in the form of land) going to support the very rich owners of sports teams so it's tough to see this as a better option. Maybe if they paid market rate for the land and then built the stadium on their own dime