UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 10:51 pm
That would be significantly more realistic than running a train to TSC
They don't have a tailgate culture in those cities because none of them have stadiums in empty fields & parking lots like KC. We left people with no choice but to tailgate before games. Now they've grown here to think that is normal and standard.
How do you figure? If KC were to ever build a true LRT line, one of the only corridors it would even work would be the I-70 corridor from Downtown to some part of suburban Jackson County. And that would serve the TSC.
But that has zero chance of happening. And these other cities have far more robust systems than even a pipe dream I-70 LRT. They have dozens of miles of regional LRT and commuter rail and more comprehensive bus systems. KC barely has a functioning bus system and will have about 6 miles of mixed traffic streetcars that won't be near any stadiums and is not the kind of transit for major stadium events anyway. KC does not and will not have the kinds of transit systems that MSP, Denver, Seattle have for at least 30-50 more years. It is what it is.
And yeah, I understand the tailgating culture is pretty much unique to KC and it's kind of more of a college thing than an NFL thing. But that's part of what makes going to a Chiefs game so special and unique. You take that away from fans and that's just a recipe for disaster. I understand that the Hunt family would like to get the fans to spend more money in the stadium vs hanging out in the parking lots, but I think they can do that with a major renovation of Arrowhead or a new stadium out there while maintaining the tailgating culture.
Now your point makes total sense for the Royals and that's why they do need to move to a more urban area. Tailgating at a MLB game is not a thing at all anywhere else and is really not even a thing in KC even though many people say it is. Very few people tailgate so no big deal if that goes away. I would much rather KC have a more vibrant downtown than a few fans getting wasted and cooking bbq in the parking lot.
And BTW, lots of NFL stadiums are surrounded by a sea of parking lots and nothing else and they still don't tailgate anything like KC does.