Spurs Looking To Build New Stadium Downtown

[CGD]

Downtown (besides where the Riley's Believe it Or Not walkway) was pretty dead. Closed up shops. A stadium would do wonders.

Yup, was there for a conference 3 years ago and was saddened at how dead downtown had gotten. I suppose it’s all migrating the Pearl area?

[ambchang]

North American (and to an extent Australian) cities were built with the automobile in mind, it’s not a surprise as they were growing during the auto age. Most older world cities were built when the main form of transportation were horses, carts, bicycles or legs. Most North American cities have enormous sprawls and having a subway system with a decentralized population is not efficient or cost effective. Unless Americans are willing to give up (or more likely can no longer afford) 2500 two car garage houses and willing to move into condos and other high density housing, a subway system just doesn’t make any financial sense.

[CGD]

North American (and to an extent Australian) cities were built with the automobile in mind, it’s not a surprise as they were growing during the auto age. Most older world cities were built when the main form of transportation were horses, carts, bicycles or legs. Most North American cities have enormous sprawls and having a subway system with a decentralized population is not efficient or cost effective. Unless Americans are willing to give up (or more likely can no longer afford) 2500 two car garage houses and willing to move into condos and other high density housing, a subway system just doesn’t make any financial sense.

Yup and the success of remote work makes it even more challenging for proponents of public transit in the US. For example, the metro in the DC area (one of the best subway systems we have in the country) is struggling financially because the majority of Fed workers are still on hybrid schedules. Ridership is just not the same anymore.

[offset formation]

We need a lift type system that is relatively cheap compared to subways or trains and it'd fit into and around existing infrastructure. It'd scale out to suburban areas much easier.

It's the only salvation for urban sprawl cities common in the South and West.