![]() It may never have the kind of character, sense of place, accessibility and engagement with the city that soccer stadiums do in cities in Europe and Mexico.įortunately, future pro teams in Utah do have better real estate options in the capital city. On the other hand, RSL’s Mountain America (formerly Rio Tinto) Stadium has, despite some effort from Sandy’s government, very little of these benefits. Vivint Arena, where the Jazz play, is directly adjacent to a burgeoning restaurant and bar scene, many established hotels, tourist destinations and transit options that can bring visiting fans to and from the airport as well as local fans from across the Wasatch Front. Furthermore, I believe it would be a mutually beneficial relationship. ![]() Who’s Sandy?Īnyway, what I am saying is that I believe that Salt Lake City proper, the well-established capital of both the state and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, deserves to host a professional team that actually bears its name. Let’s be real, “Real Sandy” doesn’t really have the same ring to it. Ironically, the Utah Jazz’s arena is in downtown Salt Lake City and Real Salt Lake has, despite the name, set up shop in Sandy. But this leads to an obvious question: If you are successful in bringing a Major League Baseball or National Football League team to the Beehive State, where will the new stadium be built?ĭo you really want a 49ers-type situation, where the “San Francisco” team has its stadium an hour’s drive away from the actual city? Are you really going to put the stadium in Draper or Daybreak, where an ocean of asphalt will likely be needed to satisfy the needs of game day parking? Where there will never be a true urban neighborhood surrounding it? In an era where auto-oriented sprawl is being rightly criticized for being inefficient and wasteful, is the state of Utah going to allow an opportunity like this to go to the suburbs? Sports fans from across the state are salivating at the possibility, whether it’s real or just hype. Recently, there have been rumors and news that Ryan Smith, owner of the Utah Jazz NBA basketball team, and a cadre of other interested parties are seeking to bring more professional sports teams to Utah.
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