One of my favorites, just remembered it, and this article is from the AU’s perspective.
I like that they have to explain it to Aussies because they don’t understand why there would be a need for massive parking lots.
Not all US cities have reliable or widespread public transport networks, so it’s likely that a similar number of Americans drive to and from concerts. As such, most stadiums in the US are surrounded by vast parking lots to accommodate all the vehicles - but not in Australia.
@ajsadauskas @Faceman2K23 @scrubbles @philip all of the older, suburban football grounds in Melbourne are close to train stations or tram routes, with very limited parking. i think the practice of taking PT to major events was well-established decades before Waverley was even thought of
@luciedigitalni @Faceman2K23 @scrubbles @philip True, and good point.
I meant more, the experience of 70,000+ people trying to leave the Waverley Park car park was enough to convince most people that a car-centric stadium is a really awful idea.
@ajsadauskas @Faceman2K23 @scrubbles @philip oh no doubt. quite an incredible project in hindsight for the one city that was able to resist the forces trying to rip out trams across the globe