Carolina RailHawks to Rebrand, Announce Bid for MLS (Charlotte, Raleigh: real estate, mover)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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I really want a stadium that would be seen from the above photo.
But, I am really warming up to my hypothetical on Capital Blvd. Especially if Capital Blvd and the railroad could be maximized for both moving people and getting a stadium as close to DT as possible.
Plus a stadium would clean out some of that riff raff businesses on that road.
This is a really interesting opportunity for the Triangle. There is very stiff competition for the next few MLS spots though. I think there is almost zero chance that Raleigh gets either of the next two spots (#25 and 26-those will prob go to Sacramento and St. Louis), but I think we have a fighting chance for #27 and 28.
IMO to be competitive the stadium will need to be close to some other existing uses. Downtown Raleigh would be best, but as others have said I'm not sure there is a large enough parcel available. The Southern Gateway location would have been ideal, but I think the remaining land there is too small w/ the school taking part of it. Dix is interesting, but I'm not sure if the public would go for that. Affordable housing is a priority for the current administration in Raleigh and I have a hard time seeing it being possible to displace an existing neighborhood like some have suggested for Heritage Park. If I had to guess, I think the announcement of the location will be North Hills. It is already amenitized and assembling the right size parcel will probably be easier.
Wake Med makes some sense since it would be the most economic option, but I don't think a location there would be enough to convince MLS to award a franchise. It just isn't the type of facility MLS leadership wants at this point, and now there is enough competition for franchises that they can be picky.
This is a really interesting opportunity for the Triangle. There is very stiff competition for the next few MLS spots though. I think there is almost zero chance that Raleigh gets either of the next two spots (#25 and 26-those will prob go to Sacramento and St. Louis), but I think we have a fighting chance for #27 and 28.
IMO to be competitive the stadium will need to be close to some other existing uses. Downtown Raleigh would be best, but as others have said I'm not sure there is a large enough parcel available. The Southern Gateway location would have been ideal, but I think the remaining land there is too small w/ the school taking part of it. Dix is interesting, but I'm not sure if the public would go for that. Affordable housing is a priority for the current administration in Raleigh and I have a hard time seeing it being possible to displace an existing neighborhood like some have suggested for Heritage Park. If I had to guess, I think the announcement of the location will be North Hills. It is already amenitized and assembling the right size parcel will probably be easier.
Wake Med makes some sense since it would be the most economic option, but I don't think a location there would be enough to convince MLS to award a franchise. It just isn't the type of facility MLS leadership wants at this point, and now there is enough competition for franchises that they can be picky.
North Hills would get a lot of push back from a traffic standpoint (and the fact that it isn't really planned to be thoroughly connected via transit). Ideally it should be somewhere on the proposed BRT or Commuter Rail lines.
Would have to be along St Albans somewhere heading back toward the Hilton. I don't see it happening, both for logistical reasons and the fact that the land is worth too much for a sports stadium. Way more money to be made putting office and apartments through there.
Wake Med makes some sense since it would be the most economic option, but I don't think a location there would be enough to convince MLS to award a franchise. It just isn't the type of facility MLS leadership wants at this point, and now there is enough competition for franchises that they can be picky.
MLS has a mixture of stadiums, some located in/near downtowns and other out in the burbs. Just look at the newest stadium, Avaya Stadium in San Jose, not near the downtown, it's actually right across the street from the airport.
Plenty of other examples of stadiums, not near the city/metro centers:
Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas
Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey (kinda close to downtown Newark, wouldn't want to walk between the two at night)
Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania (one of the poorest cities in the entire Commonwealth)
Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah
Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado
Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois
Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas
StubHub Center in Carson, California
The new Banc of California Stadium will be next to the LA Coliseum, but definitely not downtown and the new Minnesota United FC Stadium will be almost halfway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
I'm don't think a Wake Med location would be as much of a negative against getting an MLS expansion team as some people think. If they have the deep pockets to fund the stadium by themselves, I think MLS will look at that as more of a positive than where the stadium will be located.
So it looks like Malik really is serious about making soccer a thing in the Triangle, which couldn't make me more happy! I wonder how this new development will affect NCFC.
So it looks like Malik really is serious about making soccer a thing in the Triangle, which couldn't make me more happy! I wonder how this new development will affect NCFC.
Interesting, probably helps him out with a stadium as well because now he can have 2 teams playing in it.
So it looks like Malik really is serious about making soccer a thing in the Triangle, which couldn't make me more happy! I wonder how this new development will affect NCFC.
Some extra info about this. The National Women’s Soccer League is the top US women's league. So that is good for us to have a team already in the highest division. There are currently 10 teams.
Not a big surprise considering it was part of last month's announcement that they'd be bringing in an NWSL team within six months. Nice to see it moving quickly though.
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