Post by bearsinhouston on Oct 2, 2024 8:56:11 GMT -6
I feel strongly that the Bears should build the South Lot. Warren is correct when he says that may be the most beautiful piece of property in the entire world! Maybe the Opera Hoise in Sydney can compete? You don’t pass on that iconic setup to build a friggin Walmart in the burbs.
Outside of the lakefront views (which are only good early season and only seen from the east side of the facility), the location utterly sucks.
It's impossible to get to driving or via public transportation, there's no parking, the traffic is miserable, there's no tailgating facilities, no restaurants or bars, it's a long long walk (often in the cold), and the stadium itself is small and very very outdated. As much as people love the nostalgia of a lakefront site, the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits. It simply doesn't have the space or access needed and in addition the team would never own the land and would have to deal with years of red tape and city graft to even get a construction project off the ground.
Downtown is a pipe dream IMO and sooner or later Kevin Warren is gonna have to face that.
I’m not sure Warren will ever face that fact, but I do think that it will be untenable due to the tax and opposition issues. If AH can continue to sweeten the deal and flip the scales in his mind, maybe he finally will give in. I get the lakefront but everything else so obviously points to AH being better. At least in my view. He said breaking ground in 25 so within a year it should be solved one way or another
