Posts tagged Stadiums
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Laurel nearly became a pro sports metropolis. Here’s how it dodged the Bullets (and some other teams).
The city of Laurel prides itself on its small town charm and historic areas, but during the 1980s and 1990s, multiple sports owners made plans to build stadiums there. Here’s what happened next. Keep reading…
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A stadium subsidy by any other name is still a stadium subsidy
Stadium subsidies are a waste of public funds, according to polls of both the general public and and economists. Amidst this nearly universal disdain, politicians have found inventive shell games that cloak colossal giveaways of taxpayer resources to billionaire sports team owners. Keep reading…
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The RFK site is one step closer to positive redevelopment—if Bowser and Evans don’t give it away to a billionaire football owner
Last weekend, the Washington Post reported that DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Jack Evans were working with Congressional Republicans, the Trump administration, and Washington football team owner Dan Snyder to insert a rider amendment to a bill that would help pave the way for the city to build a new stadium for the team at the current RFK site. Keep reading…
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Tell Mayor Bowser and Jack Evans: No secret Congressional deal for a stadium giveaway at RFK
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Councilmember Jack Evans, Trump officials, and Congressional Republicans are trying to put a rider in the federal spending bill that would make it easier to build a new stadium at the current RFK site. Keep reading…
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DC, Maryland, and Virginia shouldn’t compete over a new football stadium
Our region needs more regional cooperation, and competing with each other in a race to the bottom to attract the new football stadium is exactly the wrong direction to go. Tell your legislators today to support this pact! Keep reading…
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Bipartisan legislators aim to prevent a football stadium bidding war
An unlikely bipartisan team of legislators from Maryland, Virginia, and DC want to prevent a bidding war over the Washington football team stadium. Keep reading…
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National stories: David Beckham agrees that there’s too much parking
Now that his playing career has wound down, David Beckham wants to build a soccer stadium in Miami that features zero parking spaces. Look at a great visualization of how China's cities have added subway systems. The recent tragedy in Times Square highlights how smart infrastructure keeps us safe, and highlights questions we should be asking moving forward. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: SafeTrack extends its stay
SafeTrack slower than expected; Water taxis get real on service; Maryland might lose Uber; Stadium redesign; New Communities slow to start; Kaya’s contractor commotion; The plan is all about PPPs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big bike beginnings
Trails tie the knot; Bike more in Baltimore; United for DC United; 404: Operator not found; 10 over 400; Germany’s better housing model; US not invested in movement; And…. Keep reading…