carolinafuture

NY, Boston, Chicago, and San Fran all have public transportation that take their citizens yards away from the stadium. Huge difference between Charlotte and New York. A downtown stadium will offer guests more options to eat, sleep, drink, shop, and play downtown spending more money in the community.

Well I agree with not footing the bill as there are many other avenues to pay for a new stadium. But there are reasons why the city should give more money. It's a huge tourism draw as you know. Especially for concerts, games, and other events. This has a direct effect on the local economy which gives local businesses more money and raises property values in the area. But as I understand it, selling the name of the stadium and other marketing tools should be used to pay for the stadium. Through the supported data, the owner should make a substantial amount of money to foot the bill. especially with the ticket sales rising and an estimated annual attendance of 600,000+. Thanks for the welcoming!

I really want this to be built downtown soon. This will bring so much to an already great downtown. Hopefully we can work on more green space as well. I love the fact that I wouldn't have to pay $300 for my family to go see a game. Between dinner, tickets, drinks, parking, etc., it will have a huge economic impact on the city of Charlotte. Also, I'd look for ACC games to be played at the new stadium as well as other tournaments. Huge for hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, shops, and other tourism related businesses. More condos and development would surely surround the new ballpark which is another exciting aspect of this project. Lots to be excited about with this.