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Originally Posted by cardeza
And unlike most cities, the stadiums have plenty of parking AND are close to mass transit. Many other cities that have relocated arenas downtown were bringing them in from suburban areas nowhere near transit or urban activity. Whether people like it or not, a huge proportion of fans coming to sixers/flyers games are from NJ and the burbs and love it's location. I heard that the Pistons attendance has dropped since they moved into their new downtown arena- apparently many loyal suburban fans have not made the transition to what they perceive as a less ideal location.
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Center city is not downtown Detroit.
You keep ignoring the biggest reason this will happen. The sixers want it to happen and the owners can afford to make it happen. They don't want to be tenants in the flyers building for reasons I've laid out.