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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poplar Pointe is a great idea! It's right off the river. It's right across from two other stadiums. It's right next to the 295 freeway as well as South Capitol Street, which also has access to 395 and 695, which also means that traffic can come in from two different ways vs. the one way at RFK. It's an area that's already used to nightlife and sports. It's a better view from the freeway, and will go good with the new South Capitol Street Bridge. They can even have boat access to the stadium since it's right off the river. It also sits right in between two metro train stations vs. the one station at RFK. It would fit nice with all the high rise apartments vs. the row houses at RFK. Not to mention that the people around RFK are no longer used to sports traffic and they don't want the new stadium anyway. Poplar Pointe already has 2 other stadiums across the river. Poplar Pointe itself is not residential aside from that one apartment building that's being built up the street from it. Poplar Pointe is literally a wide open space that's just sitting there. A big dome stadium would go perfect right there. Unlike RFK, it would be much more visible from the freeway, and would fit right in with the lights since that area is already lit up. RFK is 100% residential. The new dome belongs in a spot where sport and nightlife traffic already exists.[/quote]

Poplar Point was the original location for Audi Field.  I don't remember why that fell apart, other than Fenty lied, but there are presumably reasons why it did.[/quote]

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