Ten Cities That Do Sports Venues the Best (and Some Terrible Ones)

Different North American cities take different approaches to stadium and arena siting. To me, it says a lot about how cities view community events and the importance of urban environments as people places. Who does it well, and who does it poorly?

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https://www.cryptoarena.com/events
ttps://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2019/12/15/21020536/las-vegas-raiders-oakland-explained-relocation
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/117104...


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Images
NBA highlights    • NBA's Top 5 Plays Of The Night | May 12, 2023  
Oakland Coliseum By Mother's Cookies - "1984 Mother's Cookies Oakland Athletics Trading Cards - Checklist". Mother's Cookies Trading Cards. 1984., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
NFL map By © Sémhur / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
MLB map By Michael J at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
NBA map By Azure1233 - Vector map from North America second level political division 2.svg by Alex Covarrubias.Information and colours from NBA Conferences Divisions.PNG by Astrokey44.Combined by Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
NHL Map By Uncleben85 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
MLS map By User:RandyFitz - File:Major League Soccer club locations 2022.png, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
CFL map By Pharos04 at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by TFCforever., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Climate Pledge Arena By Sea Cow - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Seattle Center Coliseum construction By Seattle Municipal Archives - Flickr: World's Fair Coliseum under construction, 1961, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
KeyArena By Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA - KeyArenaUploaded by Dolovis, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
https://wowa.ca/vancouver-housing-market
Salt Lake temple By Farragutful - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
New Orleans Bourbon Street By bellemarematt - https://500px.com/photo/80993857/bour... (500px.com result list for cc-by-sa sorted photos), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
BB&T Arena for thumbnail By Yanjipy - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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