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This one is kind of a shame. The current stadium is an edge-of-town monster in a sea of parking lots. And so it shall now continue to be for the indefinite future.
The new one was going to be a downtown fixture that would've been a huge boon for public transit, downtown activities, and neighborhood businesses in an area that, frankly, should be doing way better.
No one likes stadium projects, but this is a rare opportunity to show people a better future through practical urbanism. This move helps hold the city hostage by car dependency that much more.
You know aside from all the evidence historically otherwise.
What's cool is they could still put public transit that goes to the current stadium.
In San Diego for Qualcomm (where the Chargers used to play) has tram stops right outside the lot, and bus stops within the lot itself.