• dx1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    333·
    1 jaar geleden

    Man, stadiums are nearly up there with golf courses as “useless applications of urban land” aren’t they.

    • eestileib@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 jaar geleden

      If they get self-sustaining regular use they build community.

      NFL stadiums that get used 30 nights a year are ridiculous.

        • _Sc00ter@lemmy.mlEnglish
          41·
          1 jaar geleden

          Stadiums like this use their parking lot for commuters during the week and for the games on the weekends. I live here, the hockey arena, baseball stadium, and football stadium all share lots/garages that are always full during the week too

          We also have shit public transit so almost everyone is driving cars downtown from the burbs

      • Poob@lemmy.caEnglish
        8·
        1 jaar geleden

        Wait that’s it? Up in Canada our hockey stadiums get used for minor league teams, lacrosse, concerts, and all kinds is variety events. You ONLY play hand egg in them?

        • nbafantest@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 jaar geleden

          Football stadiums get used for concerts as well.

          It’s just rare that a big enough band is in town that can fill 70k seats.

          Taylor swift is doing her concerts at football stadiums, for instance.

            • nbafantest@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              1 jaar geleden

              I’ve been to a couple in football stadiums. I much prefer a 5000 or less venue.

              But you’re not going to get big bands going to that size venue, unfortunately

        • eestileib@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 jaar geleden

          I get community from my local sportsball fan club. We get together, sing, gripe/gloat about how we’re doing, and watch each other’s lives develop as we hang out at the tailgates year after year.

          The other season ticket holders and I recognize each other by this point even if we haven’t talked; wearing a team hat in public can start a conversation.

          It may not be a type of community you care to participate in, but it is one.

    • zephyreks@lemmy.caEnglish
      121·
      1 jaar geleden

      Stadiums are ok, but they’re usually surrounded by massive multiples worth of parking.

      • thegreenguy@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        111·
        1 jaar geleden

        This. Here in Europe they usually have transit stops and (very) little parking (by American standards). In Bucharest they close down the whole Road anyway when there’s a match.

    • Nurgle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 jaar geleden

      Pretty sure a large green space is infinitely better for the health of a city than a stadium complex.

  • darcy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    101·
    1 jaar geleden

    bottom image is abhorrent. those roads would get backed up quick. WE NEED MORE LANES

  • Parculis Marcilus@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    6·
    1 jaar geleden

    ASEAN countries have more or less similar problems as in America. It’s so infuriating having to compete with other traffics while sitting on a bus, not withstanding with all the show-off kids that ride their fancy cars or motorcycles.