7 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

Yeah I'm thinking the folks queefing about getting mugged, etc have never been there?  That's a nice part of the city I think.  I've walked those streets and never once felt unsafe.  

Yeah, some folks are acting like anywhere you go in the Philadelphia city limits is dangerous.  Better not go to the Symphony - you might get stabbed!!   

15 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

Parking is not an issue. 

By 7pm, most office workers will be long gone. 

I'm sure it'll be fun getting out of a parking garage in 1 lane of traffic in to congested city streets. 

14 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Yeah, some folks are acting like anywhere you go in the Philadelphia city limits is dangerous.  Better not go to the Symphony - you might get stabbed!!   

Would be a bittersweet symphony lol

I'm hoping this will push SEPTA to run more late night trains on their schedules.  Being able to ride the regional rail into a game without having to transfer to the subway to head down to S Philly would be awesome.  

I've always preferred taking the train to and from games but catching the subway back to center city while hoping you don't miss the last run of your regional line isn't ideal.

22 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

Parking is not an issue. 

By 7pm, most office workers will be long gone. 

What about 5pm when fans will want to get down there and be parked so they can go to a bar beforehand and get a couple of drinks before paying for the overpriced arena ones?

17 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

So I just got a pretty crazy text from someone who is very connected politically in Philly and he said that the Sixers are going to be building a new arena at 8th and Market in Center City 

To me this is a horrible idea. The old city streets are too narrow to support that much traffic. Although 95 is near by I don't think there is enough access to that area.  Better to move it out to the suburbs

Getty ready for prices to be even higher, expect a $20 coke if it isn't already, the average fan is being priced out of these games

1 hour ago, ToastJenkins said:

That area is fine

not like they are building it north of 676

The crime will follow. 

2 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said:

The crime will follow. 

Infrastructure will follow. Security will follow. Pretty sure the billionaires investing in this know that customers getting murdered isn't good for business. 

6 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said:

The crime will follow. 

It's called gentrification

3 minutes ago, Lloyd said:

Infrastructure will follow. Security will follow. Pretty sure the billionaires investing in this know that customers getting murdered isn't good for business. 

Yea center city never has crime. The billionaires will definitely be able to control what happens blocks away when people are sheet faced. 

1 minute ago, DaEagles4Life said:

It's called gentrification

Yea I’m sure north philly won’t go for easy targets drunk at night leaving a game. 

4 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said:

Yea center city never has crime. The billionaires will definitely be able to control what happens blocks away when people are sheet faced.

Yea I’m sure north philly won’t go for easy targets drunk at night leaving a game. 

Ok Lynched

 

3 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said:

Yea center city never has crime. The billionaires will definitely be able to control what happens blocks away when people are sheet faced. 

Good god, man. Yeah, sorry we don't live in a crime-free society. The point is,  you're making it sound like it's gonna turn into the Warriors movie, and everyone else is like, yeah we've seen stadiums built in the USA before, not sure why this one is gonna bring about the fall of Rome.  

1 minute ago, Lloyd said:

Good god, man. Yeah, sorry we don't live in a crime-free society. The point is,  you're making it sound like it's gonna turn into the Warriors movie, and everyone else is like, yeah we've seen stadiums built in the USA before, not sure why this one is gonna bring about the fall of Rome.  

Brooklyn and DC come to mind how dynamics of a city can change if money flows into it

Which cities DON'T have downtown NBA arenas?   Every one I'm thinking of off the top of my head does.  

1 minute ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Brooklyn and DC come to mind how dynamics of a city can change if money flows into it

Right? I live a 5 minute walk from Barclays Center. 

Freakin lifelong suburbanites trying to act like I'm dodging bullets on my way to Target.   Yes, there's crime in cities. No, it's not a terrifying hellscape. 

Just now, Dave Moss said:

Which cities DON'T have downtown NBA arenas?   Every one I'm thinking of off the top of my head does.  

Memphis in the scary South has one downtown on Beale Street and I was never once shot at when had season tickets 

The Pistons moved their arena from Auburn Hills to Detroit 5 years ago.  The Cavaliers used to play at the Richland Coliseum years ago, but I think they've been in downtown Cleveland for a few decades now.

Yeah, the Cavs played here until 1994

 

14 minutes ago, Lloyd said:

Good god, man. Yeah, sorry we don't live in a crime-free society. The point is,  you're making it sound like it's gonna turn into the Warriors movie, and everyone else is like, yeah we've seen stadiums built in the USA before, not sure why this one is gonna bring about the fall of Rome.  

No. I’m acting like a city with a rise in crime, including car jackings will see an increase in crimes and car jackings when you bring in more people in a small area. Brooklyn had issues when the Barclays Center first opened and it took time for it to get better. But now with all the hipsters it’s basically a suburb. 

17 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Ok Lynched

 

Yea crazy that people become targets when drinking. 

13 minutes ago, Lloyd said:

Right? I live a 5 minute walk from Barclays Center. 

Freakin lifelong suburbanites trying to act like I'm dodging bullets on my way to Target.   Yes, there's crime in cities. No, it's not a terrifying hellscape. 

I’ve lived in the city most of my life. There’s a reason we don’t have an arena in center city. 

I am good if they do it. I’d go see a game when i come back to visit family. I did like the naval yard location years ago more but that had a ton of issues with it. it makes sense as the sixers want to own their own arena and they believe they can infuse money into that area to build it up. I just don’t want them to just get to the point where they say screw it and just build one in Camden. 

Just now, 20dawk4life said:

Yea crazy that people become targets when drinking. 

Are you by yourself in this situation?  

Just now, Dave Moss said:

Are you by yourself in this situation?