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Originally Posted by The Lurker
Greektown Casino is both a very good and very bad example. While it integrates beautifully with the neighborhood the hotel tower sits on a massive parking deck that spans 13 floors and 2 city blocks. Imagine a parking deck as big as the OPO.
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Detroit doesn't have a functional transit system, Chicago does. There's no reason a Chicago casino needs to have that much parking,
even if you believe some fraction of visitors will insist on driving no matter what.
Also, Greektown's huge parking garage is pretty clearly a play to get sports fans to park there and maybe gamble a bit before/after. The casino itself doesn't need as much parking as it has, and they probably would have built less if there weren't two major stadiums just blocks away.