they structured the San Antonio bid to include Austin
by plaid_pants (2017-02-02 11:38:10)

In reply to: I don't understand why Austin isn't all over this.  posted by KeoughCharles05

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Toyota field is on the North East side of San Antonio to make the commute less painful for Austin residents.

The San Antonio bid also has the advantage of having the Spurs management behind it. MLS likes rich owners that know what they are doing.

Eh
by KeoughCharles05  (2017-02-02 15:14:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That's still an hour-long commute from downtown Austin, assuming no traffic (which is basically never the case on IH-35). The northern suburbs are more or less out, and the suburban location of the field in San Antonio isn't going to appeal at all to the base I was suggesting would make a downtown Austin location successful.

That said, I'm sure the San Antonio bid is going to do well in its own right. I'm just surprised Austin wasn't able to get anyone involved to put a serious bid together.