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KCtoBrooklyn wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:27 am Yeah, a lot of undue negativity here in my opinion. $120M isn't that much for a stadium these days. Children's Mercy Park would probably be well over $300M if built today and people's expectations might be skewed by it. While CMP is on the small side and it lacks some more modern designs you see in newer stadiums (safe standing supporter's section, steeper rake, etc), the quality of the finishes are pretty high.

CPKC Stadium reminds me a bit of a much smaller version of Nashville's Geodis Park, with the open metal exoskeleton (although I do like the look of Nashville's black better than white). Nashville definitely gets credit for building the largest soccer specific stadium in the US to date (30k), but from at least from the pictures, the level of finishes looks lower than CMP for instance. And it cost $335M.





Here's the money shot for KC urbanists.

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:53 am Didn’t see it mentioned here, but bicyclists turned out for this event. Blew past expectations on how many would bike to a game. Between people taking the streetcar and walking, or people who just walk, and those who biked, suburbanite heads collectively exploded at the idea of people doing such a thing. “PaRkInG? $50?!?! I’m NoT wAlKiNg In ThAt DiRtY, dAnGeRoUs CiTy!”
https://x.com/ael32090/status/1769137448649363789?s=46

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:38 pm I like how the Current stadium looks

chrizow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:40 am how are most people accessing the stadium since there apparently isn't much parking? park in river market and walk down, uber, or what?

chrizow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:40 am how are most people accessing the stadium since there apparently isn't much parking? park in river market and walk down, uber, or what?

KC_Ari wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:48 am Along those lines, To anyone that went: How full were all of the gravel lots around the stadium? Was there space? Completely filled? I worry that if they were full the owners will drag their feet on starting the development of those lots due to the ~$50 parking charges.

dnweava wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:17 am

KC_Ari wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:48 am Along those lines, To anyone that went: How full were all of the gravel lots around the stadium? Was there space? Completely filled? I worry that if they were full the owners will drag their feet on starting the development of those lots due to the ~$50 parking charges.

Port Authority owns those lots, not the team. They were only approved to be gravel because they are temporary.

KCPowercat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:59 am People were really enjoying the walk to the stadium from what I heard through the riverfront.

chrizow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:40 am how are most people accessing the stadium since there apparently isn't much parking? park in river market and walk down, uber, or what?

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:20 am

KCPowercat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:59 am People were really enjoying the walk to the stadium from what I heard through the riverfront.

KC finally discovering the joy of a nice walk! I’m proud of the Current for not caving to parking demands and actually making people just figure it out. There’s a lesson to be learned here

droopy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:23 am

chrizow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:40 am how are most people accessing the stadium since there apparently isn't much parking? park in river market and walk down, uber, or what?

I walked from the River Market starting at about 10am at the town of Kansas bridge. There was a solid stream of walkers ahead of me and behind me. The energy and excitement of everyone was awesome. Same experience reversing the trip after the game.

I had some friends take the bus but haven’t talked to them about it yet. They live in the River Market so no driving to get there. I worried the bus access may have been limited and an opportunity for lessons learned. Watching it from my walk I think I was wrong though. The busses seemed to be moving freely to and from the stadium. The lots owned by the Kempers had attendants and were charging $20 to park.

The car parking at the stadium seemed well used but I have no idea how full it may have been.

droopy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:23 am

chrizow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:40 am how are most people accessing the stadium since there apparently isn't much parking? park in river market and walk down, uber, or what?

I walked from the River Market starting at about 10am at the town of Kansas bridge. There was a solid stream of walkers ahead of me and behind me. The energy and excitement of everyone was awesome. Same experience reversing the trip after the game.

KC_Ari wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:27 am

dnweava wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:17 am

KC_Ari wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:48 am Along those lines, To anyone that went: How full were all of the gravel lots around the stadium? Was there space? Completely filled? I worry that if they were full the owners will drag their feet on starting the development of those lots due to the ~$50 parking charges.

Port Authority owns those lots, not the team. They were only approved to be gravel because they are temporary.

I'm aware. Technically the land the stadium is on is also leased. But the team was planning on going into a master development agreement for those lots. I don't know if that was actually made official in any capacity. If it was, I don't want them to drag their feet.

swid wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:00 am I biked - other than the wind (which was "fun" on the ride back), the only real quibble I have is that the last stretch along the river to the stadium doesn't have a dedicated bike route, so you're doing one or more of: dodging peds on the riverfront trail, riding through the construction zones, riding on the narrower sidewalk that had less foot traffic, or walking your bike the last quarter- to half-mile in.