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Professional Sports, Relocation and Urban Planning

Fernando Avila Urban Studies and Planning UC San Diego 3/08/2011. Professional Sports, Relocation and Urban Planning. Proposed site of the new stadium. Finding the Chargers a New Home.

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Professional Sports, Relocation and Urban Planning

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  1. Fernando Avila Urban Studies and Planning UC San Diego 3/08/2011 Professional Sports, Relocation and Urban Planning Proposed site of the new stadium Finding the Chargers a New Home People often view team relocation in a professional sport as a way for private organizations to profit, but they do not realize the effects these stadium moves have on the redevelopment and economy of a city. This study analyzed the effects on redevelopment that Qualcomm Stadium will have if/when it moves to a new downtown location in San Diego. To accomplish this feat I interviewed people with firsthand knowledge on the subject, conducted surveys with the general public, looked at different case studies, and used other mediums to come to a conclusion. The goal was to gain firsthand knowledge of redevelopment strategies in the city and how they will affect the people themselves. In my findings I have concluded that moving Qualcomm Stadium to the East Village part of downtown will not have the large public benefit that most people are led to believe. Although there will be some added economical benefits to this portion of downtown it will be very minimal in comparison to what is needed to finance the stadium itself. The proposed site downtown will consist mainly of taking out the MTS bus yard. Photo courtesy of kpbs.org. What do the people think? So what’s the verdict? A survey was conducted among 70 people, 30 of which lived in downtown before PETCO Park was built with the remaining moving in after. According to the small sample size people generally do not support public funding and do not think it would further help redevelopment, amongst other things. Other methods used in this project were interviews and case studies. See the paper for more details. Pictured above is development in San Francisco after AT&T Park was built (Photo courtesy of SF Gate). Though the Giants had success relocating, most experts believe with PETCO already being established a new stadium will not help ancillary development much more than what is going on already.

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