Bloomberg has a great article on the revitalization of our downtown west neighborhoods with the addition of our soccer-specific MLS Stadium (CITYPARK).
There's a lot to love about CITYPARK and St. Louis CITY SC:
- The stadium was mostly privately funded.
- The stadium site pays homage to Mill Creek Valley, which was bulldozed long ago.
- The stadium was thoughtfully designed to fit into the neighborhood at street level (with the pitch below street level) as to not disrupt the skyline with a large eyesore.
- The area around the stadium is incredibly walkable, and local businesses are popping up all over to support.
- The matches are fun as hell, and easy to get to via Metrolink/public transit.
St. Louis Fills a Downtown Void With Soccer
The $450 million MLS stadium CityPark aims to restore a patch of the city that mid-20th-century urban renewal policies all but destroyed.
Mark Byrnes
