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Municipalities Apply Smart City Tech to Enhance Safety of Busy Entertainment Districts

State Tech Magazine

People flock to urban entertainment districts for sporting events, nightlife and social gatherings, often making them tricky places to patrol for safety. In the county of Arlington, Va.,

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Follow up: arenas and stadiums as "performing arts centers" attractions for cities: experience versus retail

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

As commercial districts shift to what I sometimes call "eater-tainment" (" Successful retail today often includes food, experiences, social elements, and isn't rote ," 2016), the reality is that when going to a sports event, consumers aren't interested in shopping at retailers--unless they sell team merchandise exclusively--they want experiences.

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This Philadelphia Inquirer article on the issues around Market Street East is a tour de force

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

billion transformation of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex ," PI ] Salt Lake City, San Antonio are the others). billion transformation of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex ," PI ] Salt Lake City, San Antonio are the others). Proposed Las Vegas baseball stadium. The point in the St.

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2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts, Billboard Magazine

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There were a series of articles by smaller communities, about how the quality of their city as an events-sports destination was high, despite the size of the community or whether or not they actually had a sports team, for example Fort Worth doesn't (" Here’s why Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena was named Billboard’s No. I was too parochial.

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Camden Yards baseball stadium is 30 years old

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Ringer has an excellent article, " The Baseball Stadium That “Forever Changed” Professional Sports ," assessing the contribution of Camden Yards--a throwback designed baseball stadium which opened in 1992--to baseball, other professional sports, and cities. Camden Yards in 2003. Getty Images photo.

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Tempe referendum fails to support Phoenix Coyotes hockey complex

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I guess the same goes, sometimes, for professional sports leagues. Metropolitan Phoenix has about 5 million residents and is the 12th largest television market in the US (although value of local television rights for sports is cratering, see " The Way You Watch Sports on TV Is Changing. Here’s Why ," New York Times ).

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Wizards and Capitals teams staying in DC after all and the failure of the mansion tax referendum in Chicago have one thing in common: failure to take the time to build consensus

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Sports Arena in Alexandria. arena plan collapses, politicians and dealmakers trade blame " and " Proclamation: Governor Glenn Youngkin Statement On Monumental Sports & Entertainment Project.") Finally, I hate losing. So I'd rather set myself up for success by taking the necessary time to build support. Also see " After Va.

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