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Originally Posted by dlphg9

Yeah there is no issue with parking. It's just the distance you have to walk. No sane person is going to stop going to games because the stadium is downtown, but more people will come to the games.

Ehhh there'd be a problem. There are places and times as an urban resident that downtown parking costs asinine amounts such that I'd rather roll the dice with an uber driver that could be anywhere between someone who shouldn't be driving themselves let alone passengers or a serial killer since it would be cheaper than the rates in a garage or a lot.

A downtown stadium exacerbates that. You can get an idea in the next few seasons about how many cars get parked at Kauffman and cross reference what paid attendance is that day. Given that you know what a pre-paid parking pass goes for and how much it is to pay cash at the gate, you now have a good guess about how much people are willing to fork over for the privilege of having their car within a short walk of the stadium.

Garages are expensive now: they're going to be even worse with a stadium that's going to be in operation between the months of February and October.