Royals Announce New Ballpark in "The Heart of Downtown KC"

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

I feel like it's good for the image of the city in the national scale, just like the new airport was something overdue, that section of downtown KC needs some work. It's the hub of travel through downtown, but it's been the same since I was a kid. I feel bad for the businesses that will be bought out or moved, but we need to stop pretending this is being done for the Royals in anyway shape or form. I could care less about the Royals getting a new ballpark, but what it does for the city I think needs to be done sooner or later.

Big empty buildings are great for a city?

And keep caring less, I suppose.

[Gravedigger]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Big empty buildings are great for a city?

And keep caring less, I suppose.

Big empty buildings like the KC Star Mausoleum? I'm not going to tell people to be in favor of supplying funding through taxation for a team that has newly changed owners without any sort of competitive guarantee, but any kind of a new stadium for the Royals or the Chiefs is going to cost money that will be passed onto the fans at some point. It's almost inevitable, and we don't want to become St. Louis when it's all said and done.

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

I feel like it's good for the image of the city in the national scale, just like the new airport was something overdue, that section of downtown KC needs some work. It's the hub of travel through downtown, but it's been the same since I was a kid. I feel bad for the businesses that will be bought out or moved, but we need to stop pretending this is being done for the Royals in anyway shape or form. I could care less about the Royals getting a new ballpark, but what it does for the city I think needs to be done sooner or later.

I think this is the right answer.

[BigBeauford]

Good for the city, and I'm sure it will be a passing curiosity for residents who live in the area. I just can't see how this will translate for the die-hards and older fans. No additional parking sounds like a bad time that I wouldn't bother with more than once a season.

[mr. tegu]

I think this helps in some aspects for the city as a whole but I don’t believe it improves anything for fans and in fact probably makes it worst in many ways. Can’t see my family of four with a 6 and 8 year old going to a Saturday night game downtown.

[Eleazar]

The parking question has to be answered because cities with downtown ballparks either have better mass transit than KC or have some sort of parking facilities that can handle the crowds... in most cases, both.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by Eleazar

The parking question has to be answered because cities with downtown ballparks either have better mass transit than KC or have some sort of parking facilities that can handle the crowds... in most cases, both.

A parking garage connected to the stadium will probably be necessary.

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[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Eleazar

The parking question has to be answered because cities with downtown ballparks either have better mass transit than KC or have some sort of parking facilities that can handle the crowds... in most cases, both.

You ain't gotta worry about parking with this team. No one is going to show up to watch in the first place.

[New World Order]

Leaving downtown is sure going to be fun on Royals game nights.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by New World Order

Leaving downtown is sure going to be fun on Royals game nights.

Downtown is a shit hole...to be fair everywhere in the US

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni

Downtown is a shit hole...to be fair everywhere in the US

I have no idea what you're talking about unless by 'shithole' you mean corporate chain restaurants and bars in the P and L.

The business district part of downtown is your normal stuff.

This stadium going in south of I-70 will be destroying a very hip, happening arts/music/brewery/restaurant district full of life. Nothing shitty about it.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

I have no idea what you're talking about unless by 'shithole' you mean corporate chain restaurants and bars in the P and L.

The business district part of downtown is your normal stuff.

This stadium going in south of I-70 will be destroying a very hip, happening arts/music/brewery/restaurant district full of life. Nothing shitty about it.

We have that same neighborhood 1 block from Coors.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

This stadium going in south of I-70 will be destroying a very hip, happening arts/music/brewery/restaurant district full of life. Nothing shitty about it.

I see the one block of Grand where there's Cigar Box, a Ramen place, Kobe Q, Prime Bar... am I missing anything?

Yeah, it would suck if they replaced The Belfry with some generic place, or a few other places... but not seeing much in the construction zone between Grand and Locust and 17th and to the north.

I'd love walking from Taps on Main or Oak and Steel to a game or having a beer after (and not being local, then walking to a hotel for the night)... huge, massive improvement over the K in that regard.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

I have no idea what you're talking about unless by 'shithole' you mean corporate chain restaurants and bars in the P and L.

The business district part of downtown is your normal stuff.

This stadium going in south of I-70 will be destroying a very hip, happening arts/music/brewery/restaurant district full of life. Nothing shitty about it.

You were saying?

[bdj23]

Originally Posted by New World Order

Leaving downtown is sure going to be fun on Royals game nights.

It took me over an hr to get out of the parking lot at Kauffman stadium the last Royals game i went to. Truman is a mess on gamedays. It just dissipates quickly once you get on the highways.