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[–] cogman@lemmy.world 94 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

A massive failure in US city planning is that stadiums don't have bus and rail access.

Every major stadium should have a light rail station which exits right into the ticket booth. There's literally no reason why these things can't have huge public transport during major events. Anyone that's tried to leave one of these events knows just what a PITA it is.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where I live a local professional sports team is trying to build a new stadium because the current one is "difficult" to park at. This is based on feedback from fans and traffic studies during game days. So they want taxpayers to pay billions to build a new stadium with more parking garages. Instead of adding more buses and bus stops or light rail or any form of public transit to alleviate the problem at the current stadium, which is barely thirty years old.

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

Instead of adding more buses and bus stops or light rail or any form of public transit to alleviate the problem

But then I'd have to replace time inside my personal climate-controlled carriage with sharing space alongside the unwashed masses.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago

They already make taxpayers foot the bill for the stupid competitive exercise to be privately produced off of. Why add shit

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Or better yet, heavy rail (i.e. a proper subway, not just a streetcar).

[–] Macallan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The Diamondbacks stadium in Phoenix has this. Leaving the game by the light rail sucks though because it's packed and everyone is trying to get on at the same time.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This just shows that the train intervall is too big and that there should be more trains running, not that "ight rail sucks". It's a structural deficit, caused by too low of a budget for public transit.

[–] Macallan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I agree with you that they either need to add trains and/or reduce the time between trains.

But my point still stands that in its current state, it is not a pleasant experience.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Now imagine if each one of those people was in their own vehicle trying to leave the stadium at the same time.

That train with 100 people crammed into it is easily saving people hours worth of waiting in the parking lot for their turn to leave.

It's like this in England at least.