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Originally Posted by Gordo
I'm a huge proponent of moving the 49ers down to Santa Clara (an NFL stadium belongs in a suburban environment, not an urban one, IMO), but I don't particularly buy that there is more money in sponsorships available in the South Bay than in SF for football. Football is pretty regional (only 8-10 home games a year, etc) - if there was a nice, new stadium in SF, it would likely garner the same sponsorships as one in Santa Clara.
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Why are you against NFL stadiums in urban environments? Soldier Field is pretty well-integrated into its neighborhood, and so are Ford Field and Lucas Oil. The Superdome isn't ideal, since the entrances are up on an elevated podium, but the parking is pretty compact.
If you provide high-quality transit access, then you can greatly reduce the needed parking. Tailgaters will complain, but only until they discover that they can drink freely during the game and hop on a train to get home.
Proper design can allow the stadium to be used for other events (soccer, for example, as well as concerts and rallys) and at that point the stadium becomes a real asset to the city.