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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The numbers here are simply BS.  The $75 parking fee is bizarre and far outstrips the other local arenas and stadiums.  The $751 hotel rate is well above what is readily available at other high end hotels.  On both parking and hotels, PY will be 1-2 Metro stops from Braddock Road, King St Metro, Crystal City, and Pentagon City, all of which will end up providing cheaper parking and hotels.  On 221 events a year, including 133 concerts and other events, does Ted really think PY will attract all of the local concerts and events.  I have serious questions about the regional demand for another concert venue.  So, ignoring the venues in DC and Maryland, Ted plans to take concerts away from GMU, Wolf Trap, Jiffy Lube Live, Filene Center, and Birchmere (latter being the best of all of them).  Moreover, the clear implication here is that he will pull events from his other 2 DC arenas, including Capital One Arena, and eventually including the Mystics and his other teams.  Ted is simply being intellectually dishonest when he claims that PY frees up Capital One to attract other events.
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I'm curious. By the time the new arena would open, do you think parking and hotel room prices will have gone down in area, remained the same, or increased?[/quote]

Yes, inflation will increase these prices.  But the public will have plenty of nearby options.  Now, maybe, Ted plans to do the "Dan" thing by trying to control in full the surrounding area, by overcharging for parking, by trying to prevent the use of nearby parking lots, by preventing fans from walking from nearby areas, etc.  Those neighborhoods from northern Old Town to Pentagon City will suffer.  As for hotels, maybe, Ted's plan is to market to out-of-town fans, given the proximity to Reagan, and the hotel rates.  Finally, given the driving and parking logistics and cost, Ted certainly will be discouraging families with young kids from attending weekday games.  In sum, while Ted is not (yet) at the Dan level, Ted certainly is working at it.[/quote]

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