Thoughts
by El Kabong (2024-01-18 10:48:45)
Edited on 2024-01-18 10:50:55

In reply to: Reinsdorf in talks to build a new stadium at Roosevelt and  posted by dwjm3

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I agree it's a great idea, but I'll believe it when I see it and not a nanosecond before.

Looking at a map, the area is bigger than I thought, and includes the St. Charles Air Line tracks that the railroads involved have been desperate to abandon. There'd be SOME room for parking, certainly more than I thought there would be. But they'd need some kind of egress to the south -- Clark & Wentworth would be hard-pressed to handle cars headed for the Cermak exit to 55/90/94.

They'd also need more public transportation infrastructure -- platform expansion of the Roosevelt station, probably a new station on the Rock Island (so much for Lou Jones, although that also serves IIT).

I guess if the Cubs can do it given their land-locked situation -- very little parking, only one L line at the nearest station -- the Sox certainly can pull it off in a more flexible area.

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