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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drove to Caps game last night from inner MD burbs.  Left at 630 for 730 game.  Arrived early.  Was back at home by 11 pm, having watched the Caps prevail in OT.  4.5 hours.  If Caps move to PY, 4.5 becomes 5.5 hours at best, with the end result that I will not be attending Caps games in PY.[/quote]

Guess VA will have to do without those inner MD dollars! Enjoy those Bethesda restaurants then.[/quote]

If you think the team will sell enough tickets just from people who live in Alexandria, Potomac Yards, Del Ray and Pentagon City, you will be in for a surprise when the debt service on the bonds that comes from ticket sales and concession taxes doesn't cover the nut and taxpayers are left holding the bag.[/quote]

I think much of the shock and disbelief being expressed by DC residents and electeds stems from the fact that most of this crowd have never spent time in NOVA other than a Silver Line trip to IAD.  There is a tremendously wealthy, highly educated, law abiding, and yes, diverse population in NOVA that any sports team owner salivate over.  [b]The traffic hurdles are real, but with funding and planning they can be addressed.[/b]  [/quote]

How?

Route 1 is already a nightmare and it cannot be widened.
GW Parkway is not going to be altered for this.

There are no other car/bus routes into the area.

Metro is close to the end of the line, and it is just blue/yellow, meaning anyone who has to transfer has to add at least a 1/2 hour each way to their trip. And that is for metro. if you are driving, as the person up thread noted, it is at least a half hour, and on  a weeknight, significantly more to cross a bridge to get to Potomac Yards. And sure there is all sorts of wealth and potential interest in Fairfax, Ashburn, Leesburg, Prince William - exactly how are all those people going to get to a Potomac Yard arena by game time on a weekday? I mean even weekend car traffic is bad in that area so instead of a 3 hour or so time committment to go to a game, it is more like 4 hours and on a bad traffic day even more. For most people, that simply won't be worth it.

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The GW south from spout run to either the airport to RT1 or just straight to RT1 isn't bad right now. If the teams suck and attendance is low, it won't be too bad- probably no worse than going into the city. Parking is going to be the problem. If the city caps it like Mayor Wilson promised, people just won't go. [/quote]

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