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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's absolutely true that a government-financed stadium would lead to more development and economic activity. However, spending the money in almost any possible imaginable way would result in way more development and economic activity.[/quote]

Well yes, but if it's just a stadium used 12 times a year that is different than a stadium also used for concerts, that has mixed use, etc. Though to what extent mixed use can be placed there when it's a flood plane? Not sure.

Having lived nearby, not sure that stadium concerts are a great thing; generally concert events at RFK are pretty loud to the point of headache inducing.[/quote]

The city already has Nationals Park and CapitalOne Arena,  both of which host plenty of large concerts. The number of acts that can pull a crowd of 100k and for whom those two venues are too small are absolutely tiny - a couple of concerts a year and probably not much more. The main use for the stadium will always be NFL and the number of games in a season just aren't enough to justify the massive investment of cash and land. [/quote]

100%.

Few acts can justify a huge stadium and acts that cannot sell out such a stadium don't want to be playing to empty seats when they can pack a smaller venue like Nats Park or the available-year-round Capital One Arena.

The stadium would be a financial disaster for the District and a poor use of land. Building a The Wharf-like development without a stadium wouldn't be the best use, but would be better than anything with a stadium. [/quote]

I’m not sure if DC has the demand for another residential-entertainment district in this quadrant of the city.  Just look at H St NE which has cratered due to the development of Union Market; and the empty storefronts on Barracks Row and to some extent Eastern Marker. With Union Market, the Wharf, and Navy Yard, I’m just not seeing how another entertainment district can be supported.

So for that reason, I am actually in favor of a stadium at RFK because there is demand for that. But only if the development preserves recreational facilities, minimizes parking, and adds some housing. I just can’t see replicating Navy Yard there. [/quote]

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