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Originally Posted by Bricktrimble
Be careful what you say. I can see the Pirates or Steelers in 10 years ask to move the stadium because there isn't even room for tailgating for their fans. Oh boo hoo, we need a new stadium (taxpayer funded of course).
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Seriously though, look at where the football stadiums are located in the major urban cities:
New York - Giants and Jets play in East Rutherford, NJ
Boston - Patriots are all the way out in Foxborough, MA
Philly - Eagles play in far southern Philly, near nothing in particular
DC - Redskins play in Landover, MD
Chicago - Soldier Field isn't all that close to Downtown, being on the near South Side - though it's a bit closer than the other examples
Los Angeles - Rams play in Exposition Park - kinda far from Downtown
San Francisco - 49ers play in Santa Clara
There are also numerous smaller cities - New Orleans, Buffalo, arguably Seattle - which put their football stadiums further from town.
I'd say that PNC Park has a great location and can stay, but ideally Heinz Field would have been rebuilt somewhere like Ridgemont - allowing for easy access off of the highway, but the city to still take advantage of the revenue.