Anonymous wrote:So I just looked at a map of where the professional hockey and basketball teams are located. LA and NYC, cities on par with DC, each have 2 basketball teams and 2 hockey teams. This area could definitely support more.
Additionally, there are places in the middle of no where, like Oklahoma City, Calgary, Winnipeg, or Edmonton that have teams; there are hockey teams in places that make no sense - Florida (?!?!) has two hockey teams. It doesn’t even have any snow there.
Let Leonsis sell out DC and take his precious teams to Virginia and we’ll simply go and get new teams from somewhere that doesn’t really need/deserve them because of geography.

DC is much much smaller than either New York or LA. The metro area is half the size of LA and a third the size of New York.

So I just looked at a map of where the professional hockey and basketball teams are located. LA and NYC, cities on par with DC, each have 2 basketball teams and 2 hockey teams. This area could definitely support more.
Additionally, there are places in the middle of no where, like Oklahoma City, Calgary, Winnipeg, or Edmonton that have teams; there are hockey teams in places that make no sense - Florida (?!?!) has two hockey teams. It doesn’t even have any snow there.
Let Leonsis sell out DC and take his precious teams to Virginia and we’ll simply go and get new teams from somewhere that doesn’t really need/deserve them because of geography.

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Anonymous wrote:Awesome! I would finally go. People in this thread must all live in Maryland. Guess what, Virginia exists too!

DC is in the middle - good for everyone.

Actually the population middle is in Virginia.

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The idea that DC is still the anchor of the metropolitan region is old and obsolete.

- The majority of the region's population lives in Virginia
- The majority of the region's jobs are in Virginia
- The majority of the region's economic growth is in Virginia
- The city and Maryland's suburbs continue to fall further behind.

DC is still trying to figure out how to force federal workers back to the offices in DC.

+1. Agencies simply ignored the Zients memo. Without commuters at a greater number than 2-3 times a week, DC will continue to hemorrhage businesses. I read somewhere that on any given day, DC offices are at 70% vacancy. This will continue the spiral of increasing crime and decreasing services. Can’t fix it now.

Live in DC and agree. We have been here since early 90s and are planning to move to VA. MoCo has enough goofy ideas like banning traffic stops that make it look like it's chasing DC for poor policies.

IMO DC is not even close to the bottom of the cycle with floated policies like media vouchers and truancy rates close to 90% at some high schools, which doesn't seem to alarm politicians. Moving 5,000+ mentally ill, addicted or released convicts into the W3 tax base for the city and destroying the quality of life along Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues has been the chef's kiss. DC is chasing West Coast disastrous policies. When leases expire wonder if more federal agencies will relocate?

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Anonymous wrote:God, the number of effing scooters that are going to be left all over the path.

This is also going to increase crime monumentally in Alexandria. F you, Youngkin.

Why is this going to increase crime monumentally ?

Agree that is an odd take.

There is already a lot of development planned for that area, this will help support local businesses. Before DC completely dropped any pretense at civic order, Gallery Place was a thriving destination with the arena as the anchor - restaurants, bars, shopping, it was a fun day/evening out.

Often arenas are put in areas to help gentrification of sketchy neighborhoods, I don't see how in and of themselves they bring crime. Odd take. Potomac Yards is going to be booming.

I’m with the crime posters. Have you been to Pentagon City Mall lately? This will just be bring more crime down the line. The new metro and development around it has brought crime to Tyson’s Corner.

People steal from the malls and resell the goods. On a day with no game, what is there for criminals to do re: an empty arena? Do you not see the difference. And personally, I thought putting a metro stop at Tyson's was a horrible idea.

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Anonymous wrote:Awesome! I would finally go. People in this thread must all live in Maryland. Guess what, Virginia exists too!

DC is in the middle - good for everyone.

Actually the population middle is in Virginia.

+1

The idea that DC is still the anchor of the metropolitan region is old and obsolete.

- The majority of the region's population lives in Virginia
- The majority of the region's jobs are in Virginia
- The majority of the region's economic growth is in Virginia
- The city and Maryland's suburbs continue to fall further behind.

DC is still trying to figure out how to force federal workers back to the offices in DC.

+1. Agencies simply ignored the Zients memo. Without commuters at a greater number than 2-3 times a week, DC will continue to hemorrhage businesses. I read somewhere that on any given day, DC offices are at 70% vacancy. This will continue the spiral of increasing crime and decreasing services. Can’t fix it now.

Anonymous wrote:This is going to such a huge hit to the quality of life for nearby residents who NEVER SIGNED UP TO LIVE NEAR AN ARENA.

I live less than 3/4 of a mile away and I am livid.

LOL. The small area plan for Potomac Yards always envisioned an Uber dense, walkable community with thousands of units of high-rise residential living. Not sure why you feel livid. This was never going to stay as is.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. That will suck big time. Traffic is already horrible there. Leave them in DC.

You know there is a Potomac Yard metro stop now.

What % of people today metro to Capital One Arena? Not many.

People will still drive or Uber there. And traffic is already horrible. Dumb idea, Youngkin.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. That will suck big time. Traffic is already horrible there. Leave them in DC.

You know there is a Potomac Yard metro stop now.

DP. That's not going to make a difference. People are going to come from Ashburn with their bigass 3 row SUVs and want to drive/park. PY has metro, but's it's nowhere near as convenient.

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. That will suck big time. Traffic is already horrible there. Leave them in DC.

You know there is a Potomac Yard metro stop now.

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Anonymous wrote:All is not lost. Read about how Connecticut tried to get the Patriots to move to CT in the late 90s, which was basically a done deal….until it wasn’t.

Enough with this conspiracy theory. It’s not an act.

You don’t get the governor to change his schedule unless the deal is already signed.

I lived through the Patriots’ threatened move to CT. Complete with pressers with the CT gov. Did you read the SI article that’s a recap of events? There were loopholes in the agreement; MA political leaders woke up; shock, Pats found issues with the site and break the deal. Pats do not move to CT.

Just saying it’s not necessarily a done deal and the end of the world.

Ugh. That will suck big time. Traffic is already horrible there. Leave them in DC.

Anonymous wrote:How will this affect airport trafffic?

Airport traffic already sucks. Didn’t you see any the Thanksgiving holiday coverage? Take metro.

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Anonymous wrote:All is not lost. Read about how Connecticut tried to get the Patriots to move to CT in the late 90s, which was basically a done deal….until it wasn’t.

Enough with this conspiracy theory. It’s not an act.

You don’t get the governor to change his schedule unless the deal is already signed.

I lived through the Patriots’ threatened move to CT. Complete with pressers with the CT gov. Did you read the SI article that’s a recap of events? There were loopholes in the agreement; MA political leaders woke up; shock, Pats found issues with the site and break the deal. Pats do not move to CT.

You again? Why do you keep posting this?

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Anonymous wrote:All is not lost. Read about how Connecticut tried to get the Patriots to move to CT in the late 90s, which was basically a done deal….until it wasn’t.

Enough with this conspiracy theory. It’s not an act.

You don’t get the governor to change his schedule unless the deal is already signed.

I lived through the Patriots’ threatened move to CT. Complete with pressers with the CT gov. Did you read the SI article that’s a recap of events? There were loopholes in the agreement; MA political leaders woke up; shock, Pats found issues with the site and break the deal. Pats do not move to CT.

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Anonymous wrote:Awesome! I would finally go. People in this thread must all live in Maryland. Guess what, Virginia exists too!

DC is in the middle - good for everyone.

Actually the population middle is in Virginia.

+1

The idea that DC is still the anchor of the metropolitan region is old and obsolete.

- The majority of the region's population lives in Virginia
- The majority of the region's jobs are in Virginia
- The majority of the region's economic growth is in Virginia
- The city and Maryland's suburbs continue to fall further behind.

DC is still trying to figure out how to force federal workers back to the offices in DC.