Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard

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I’ll give up my season tickets. DC is pretty central and easy to get to on the Metro. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money.

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This was almost a full year ago

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/03/23/crime-sports-capital-dc-monumental

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Did anyone tell them that all big cities have crime and that their safety is on par with other big cities?

There she is! Mrs. “Crime is Up Everywhere” so those folks getting mugged should just grin and bear it.

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn’t tell Mr. Leonsis about all the bike lanes that are planned?

And the thousands of well over market rate vouchers, he should be pressed to supply FREE season tickets to all!

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DC will pony up. With all the businesses leaving and work from home DC can’t afford to lose the events.

DC can't afford both the Caps/Wizards and to go after the Commanders or whatever their name is. The council chairman believes that the NBA and NHL teams are the better bet because the arena is used much more than a football stadium would be, and is therefore the stronger economic engine. Bowser is chasing football, when MD is likely to bid aggressively. DC may end up losing all of the teams.

I think this is a real possibility.

Losing the arena may be the kind of consequence DC needs to snap out of the thrall to Democratic Socialists of America and Harriets Dreams, so, could be beneficial in the long run.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll give up my season tickets. DC is pretty central and easy to get to on the Metro. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money.

Three or four more stops down the yellow line. Not the biggest deal. The arena will probably be a tad smaller than Cap One so that’ll help absorb the loss of folks like you who won’t want to come further south. There is a relative dearth of restaurants in PY but that would be rectified if this really happens.

Don’t forget MSE can save significant tax $$$ moving operations from DC to VA. Corporate tax rates are lower. Although Alexandria does have a BPOL tax.

This would be a boon to the tax base in Alexandria and help fund schools, the APD and the ACFD as well as provide some seed money for the affordable housing they desperately need after committing to such a large unit increase several years back.

I was opposed to moving the Skins there 30+ years ago but this seems to be a different beast entirely. I think they will build high-ish mixed use along the east side of Rt 1 and that would basically face the proposed MSE build site and shield it from Rt 1 traffic. It might also work well with the HQ2 development going on. I’m mildly intrigued, albeit skeptical.

[Anonymous]

PP here… I also wonder if Justin Wilson not seeking reelection has anything to do with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
DC will pony up. With all the businesses leaving and work from home DC can’t afford to lose the events.

DC can't afford both the Caps/Wizards and to go after the Commanders or whatever their name is. The council chairman believes that the NBA and NHL teams are the better bet because the arena is used much more than a football stadium would be, and is therefore the stronger economic engine. Bowser is chasing football, when MD is likely to bid aggressively. DC may end up losing all of the teams.

I think this is a real possibility.

Losing the arena may be the kind of consequence DC needs to snap out of the thrall to Democratic Socialists of America and Harriets Dreams, so, could be beneficial in the long run.

So DC should stand up to socialism by giving a private corporation $600 million?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll give up my season tickets. DC is pretty central and easy to get to on the Metro. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money.

Three or four more stops down the yellow line. Not the biggest deal. The arena will probably be a tad smaller than Cap One so that’ll help absorb the loss of folks like you who won’t want to come further south. There is a relative dearth of restaurants in PY but that would be rectified if this really happens.

Don’t forget MSE can save significant tax $$$ moving operations from DC to VA. Corporate tax rates are lower. Although Alexandria does have a BPOL tax.

This would be a boon to the tax base in Alexandria and help fund schools, the APD and the ACFD as well as provide some seed money for the affordable housing they desperately need after committing to such a large unit increase several years back.

I was opposed to moving the Skins there 30+ years ago but this seems to be a different beast entirely. I think they will build high-ish mixed use along the east side of Rt 1 and that would basically face the proposed MSE build site and shield it from Rt 1 traffic. It might also work well with the HQ2 development going on. I’m mildly intrigued, albeit skeptical.

Noon for alexandria? The history of these deals is the locality getting hosed. Bidding against DC is going to leave the winner with a terrible deal

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll give up my season tickets. DC is pretty central and easy to get to on the Metro. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money.

Three or four more stops down the yellow line. Not the biggest deal.

i counted six. could be extra 30 min including changing trains and walking to stadium. 1-hr both ways. that'd be a lot for many.

[Anonymous]

Wow, this might really happen.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll give up my season tickets. DC is pretty central and easy to get to on the Metro. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money.

Three or four more stops down the yellow line. Not the biggest deal.

i counted six. could be extra 30 min including changing trains and walking to stadium. 1-hr both ways. that'd be a lot for many.

Okay? But will be way easier to get there by driving and Uber, and way less crime than in DC now which is an even bigger turn off. There will be plenty of NBA fans from VA that could make the games though NHL I’m less sure of.

Cities are dead in post pandemic era. Homelessness, crime, half empty offices, it’s just not a destination any more. With the rise of Uber, and self driving (and self parking) cars with cheap electric fuel, it’s just going to get worse for cities. Not to mention the endless pot smell in DC which is inescapable, at least in PY it will be spread out a bit more.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll give up my season tickets. DC is pretty central and easy to get to on the Metro. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money.

Three or four more stops down the yellow line. Not the biggest deal.

i counted six. could be extra 30 min including changing trains and walking to stadium. 1-hr both ways. that'd be a lot for many.

Okay? But will be way easier to get there by driving and Uber, and way less crime than in DC now which is an even bigger turn off. There will be plenty of NBA fans from VA that could make the games though NHL I’m less sure of.

Cities are dead in post pandemic era. Homelessness, crime, half empty offices, it’s just not a destination any more. With the rise of Uber, and self driving (and self parking) cars with cheap electric fuel, it’s just going to get worse for cities. Not to mention the endless pot smell in DC which is inescapable, at least in PY it will be spread out a bit more.

As a VA resident I would be much more likely to go to games in VA than I would to DC games.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here… I also wonder if Justin Wilson not seeking reelection has anything to do with this.

Doubtful. I am not Justin mega fan, but people give him way more credit for power than he ever had. He's not the same as Bowser.

Someone leaked this, which is interesting. If people want to complain, call Youngkin or the Virginia Economic Development.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
DC will pony up. With all the businesses leaving and work from home DC can’t afford to lose the events.

DC can't afford both the Caps/Wizards and to go after the Commanders or whatever their name is. The council chairman believes that the NBA and NHL teams are the better bet because the arena is used much more than a football stadium would be, and is therefore the stronger economic engine. Bowser is chasing football, when MD is likely to bid aggressively. DC may end up losing all of the teams.

I think this is a real possibility.

Losing the arena may be the kind of consequence DC needs to snap out of the thrall to Democratic Socialists of America and Harriets Dreams, so, could be beneficial in the long run.

So DC should stand up to socialism by giving a private corporation $600 million?

Not at all. I don't support that.

But, consequences are a great learning tool.