The Texas two-(thousand) step

October 1st, 2009 3:13 pm · 2 comments

As a Steeler fan I will eternally hate the Dallas Cowboys - so this story warmed my evil little heart:

The new Cowboys Stadium has a seating capacity of 80,000, but that doesn’t include the potential 35,000 extra fans Jerry Jones would like to cram into his new glory hole via Party Passes. That’s 115,000 potential people in place, at a stadium that has precisely 12,000 spaces on site, all of which cost up to $75 each. There are an additional 18,000 spots within a mile of the new digs, also costing between $50 and $75.

The Cowboys say the parking situation at the new stadium is a wild improvement over old Texas Stadium, which had only 16,000 spaces nearby. But that stadium had a capacity of 65,000. The House That Double J built could squeeze in nearly double that number.

Ah, but there’s a plan to relieve you, Mr. Cowboy Fan. The Dallas Morning News reports that city of Arlington just approved additional parking spaces for outside the Cowboys new stadium. These spaces will cost as “low” as $25, and will be located within a 1.2 mile radius of the new place. And hey, what’s an extra .2 miles? You’re already hoofing it a mile. Consider it your pregame workout!

Oh, and just how many extra spaces did the town approve? A whopping 746 of them. That should solve the problem entirely.

Sure, notes Blue Star, you could carpool, “but that’s for dirty treehuggers.”

Dirty treehuggers who don’t have to hoof it.

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Artie See
10/1/09
6:05 PM
Why not build a trolley system? If you believe the people who want one in Lancaster, people will gladly pay just for the novelty of riding it.

If a streetcar system would be so good for Lancaster City, why not there?
ArtVandolay
10/2/09
11:07 AM
Are all Steeler fans a little nervous? Bolts Sunday night.
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