OT: Rams and possibly Chargers to Los Angeles

[RR7]

Those are going to have to be some tall parking garages. Not nearly enough parking

 

[BonesJones]

Those are going to have to be some tall parking garages. Not nearly enough parking

You can also use the Moda Centers. Plus, I blew the stadium up a little to big. There'd be more space.

 

[RR7]

But not much. Especially looking at the location. You wiped out Broadway, so traffic in general around that area NOT on game nights is going to be a huge clusterfuck. It already is with the rose quarter, cutting off Broadway and rerouting it like that off of Interstate would be a nightmare. On Sundays...ugh

 

[BonesJones]

But not much. Especially looking at the location. You wiped out Broadway, so traffic in general around that area NOT on game nights is going to be a huge clusterfuck. It already is with the rose quarter, cutting off Broadway and rerouting it like that off of Interstate would be a nightmare. On Sundays...ugh

True, but you could figure out some sort of way to route Broadway through south of the stadium. Raise it up and over a parking lot type of thing.

 

[riverman]

I thought Dodge built Rams and Chargers in Detroit?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Green Box = Field
Red/White Box = Stadium
Gray Boxes = Parking Garages
Orange Box = Some type of Concourse
Green Lines = Roads (Some are already there)
Yellow Lines = On/Off Ramps for Bridge
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I-5 would be a nightmare if we put a stadium there lol I mean let's think the average Blazer game when they're good has what 18k fans? Times that by 4 and we have the average NFL attendance for a bad team. Top that with how portlanders drive... Ugh. if Oregon were to ever get a team it would not be in the city, have to put it in the outskirts somewhere. (Wilsonville?)

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

In the 2035 plan the area north of the RQ is slated to become a "parking district."

The Rose Quarter MLB stadium proposal had a solid plan in place for the traffic FWIW.

 

[BonesJones]

Fixed Broadway, Moda Center road structure unchanged. Adds more close parking for Blazer Games, theres a raised concourse overseeing the river (whatever major road that is could go under, or push it out. Would have to try to widen I5 somehow. But since parking is to the north and west instead of south (where a lot of Blazer parking is) traffic would take the right part of the onramp, which moves through faster.

 

[Strenuus]

Who cares. Football is a pathetic sport.

 

[BonesJones]

Everyone cares. Football is a man's sport.

fify

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Getting the city to approve funding/plans would be tough.

Portland's only real hope is if Phil Knight gets involved.

 

[julius]

The only way this is happening is if somehow Phil Knight gets to own part of the team AND the people don't have to pay for a stadium.

Also, having the games in Eugene won't be horrible, since it's 8 games (+ preseason) and usually morning. So it's not like they'd be returning to Portland at 10 or 10:30 at night.

Having the stadium by the RG would be a mistake. not near enough parking and it would just create a huge parking nightmare.

There's not enough (decent) parking for the Blazers and their capacity isn't even 20K. A 50K or so facility for football would be worse. The only way it makes sense is if the MC is (finally) torn down and made into parking.

But since it's not going to happen, I'm not sure why I just wasted my time thinking about this.

 

[BonesJones]

The only way this is happening is if somehow Phil Knight gets to own part of the team AND the people don't have to pay for a stadium.

Also, having the games in Eugene won't be horrible, since it's 8 games (+ preseason) and usually morning. So it's not like they'd be returning to Portland at 10 or 10:30 at night.

Having the stadium by the RG would be a mistake. not near enough parking and it would just create a huge parking nightmare.

There's not enough (decent) parking for the Blazers and their capacity isn't even 20K. A 50K or so facility for football would be worse. The only way it makes sense is if the MC is (finally) torn down and made into parking.

But since it's not going to happen, I'm not sure why I just wasted my time thinking about this.

Or you just don't schedule NBA and NFL games at the same time, combining that 20K with another 30K.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Phil Knight already owns a football team.

 

[Natebishop3]

Phil Knight already owns a football team.

If that's the case, he needs to fire the coach and the GM.