January 18, 2008 - 4:02pm
The plan for a new soccer stadium could help ease the challenges of parking at the new baseball stadium.
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is expected to pick a developer for a 110-acre plot of land known as Poplar Point in Southeast by the end of the month. That land sits adjacent to the new ballpark, across the Anacostia River. Some of the possible plans for that plot of land do include a soccer stadium for D.C. United.
D.C. Council Chair Vincent C. Gray believes if a soccer stadium is built, parking around that complex could be used to add 4,000 to 5,000 additional parking spots for Nationals Park.
"Poplar Point really is very close to the site of the new baseball stadium, " says Gray.
With 20 to 25 dates reserved for soccer, Gray says baseball fans would have access to the soccer stadium lots.
"You could park over at Poplar Point, come across a pedestrian bridge, or otherwise be transported the short distance to the baseball stadium," says Gray.
The plan for more parking, along with Metro's recommendation that fans use the Green Line, could help ease the flow of crowds once the park opens. The first scheduled event at the new ballpark is March 29, an exhibition between the Nationals and Orioles.
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Adam Tuss, WTOP Radio
WASHINGTON - The plan for a new soccer stadium could help ease the challenges of parking at the new baseball stadium.
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is expected to pick a developer for a 110-acre plot of land known as Poplar Point in Southeast by the end of the month. That land sits adjacent to the new ballpark, across the Anacostia River. Some of the possible plans for that plot of land do include a soccer stadium for D.C. United.
D.C. Council Chair Vincent C. Gray believes if a soccer stadium is built, parking around that complex could be used to add 4,000 to 5,000 additional parking spots for Nationals Park.
"Poplar Point really is very close to the site of the new baseball stadium, " says Gray.
With 20 to 25 dates reserved for soccer, Gray says baseball fans would have access to the soccer stadium lots.
"You could park over at Poplar Point, come across a pedestrian bridge, or otherwise be transported the short distance to the baseball stadium," says Gray.
The plan for more parking, along with Metro's recommendation that fans use the Green Line, could help ease the flow of crowds once the park opens. The first scheduled event at the new ballpark is March 29, an exhibition between the Nationals and Orioles.
(Copyright 2008 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
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