Top Ten Transit to NFL Stadium Connections - the Best Access, Frequency, and Overall Usefulness!

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People from the U.S. don't agree on a lot, but one thing that reliably brings them together in the local NFL team. This week we look at which professional American football stadiums have the best transit connections, why having plentiful transit near a stadium might be a good idea, and whether 50,000+ capacity stadiums should even be located in transit-rich environments in the first place.
We count down the ten best NFL stadium-rail connections, with some surprises along the way. Did you have the New York Giants or Jets on your list? Not so fast! The Chargers or the Rams? Surely you jest! We tour every corner of the US in this video, looking at how SEPTA, CTA, MBTA, RTD, and a variety of other transit agency acronyms help gridiron fans get to and from games while someone else does the driving.
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Links and resources referenced in the video:
- NPR on the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl win: www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...
- Jacksonville Jaguars Gameday Xpress bus service: www.jtafla.com/schedules/game...
- Charlotte transit system maps: charlottenc.gov/cats/rail/Pag...
- Cleveland.com on the Waterfront Line service suspension: www.cleveland.com/news/2021/0...
- Cleveland RTA service alerts: www.riderta.com/service-alerts
- Denver RTD Broncos game day service: www.rtd-denver.com/news-stop/...
- Sound Transit (Seattle area) Northgate Link opening: www.soundtransit.org/blog/pla...
- Seahawks transportation webpage: www.seahawks.com/game-day/tra...
- Atlanta Falcons / Mercedes-Benz Stadium transportation webpage: mercedesbenzstadium.com/parki...
- MLSSoccer.com on Atlanta united attendance: www.mlssoccer.com/news/atlant...
- Pittsburgh's Gateway Clipper shuttle service to Steelers games: www.gatewayclipper.com/shuttl...
- Metra service to Chicago Bears games: metra.com/bears-fans-add-metr...
- SoFi Stadium paring information for Chargers and Rams games: www.sofistadium.com/parking-i...
- NJ Transit Meadowlands service: www.njtransit.com/meadowlands
- Levi's Stadium transportation webpage: www.levisstadium.com/getting-...
- Minnesota Vikings transportation webpage: www.vikings.com/stadium/publi...
- Metro Transit (Twin Cities) Vikings game service: www.metrotransit.org/vikings
- Curbed on modern multifamily housing: archive.curbed.com/2018/12/4/...
- Vox on modern multifamily housing: www.vox.com/22650806/gentrifi...
- NY Pizza: www.foodrepublic.com/2016/12/...
- Chicago "pizza": www.pizzachicago.com/blog/201...
- Is Chicago pizza pizza: www.eater.com/2014/3/21/62576...
- Slate on Pfizer: slate.com/human-interest/2021...
- Reuters on Moderna: www.reuters.com/business/heal...
- Indianapolis Star on...ugh: www.indystar.com/story/news/h...
GTFS: developers.google.com/transit...

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@lazyidiotofthemonth 2 года назад

You actually understated Minneapolis' light rail, which provides access to all five major sports teams, the University of Minnesota Campus, including all of its Sports Arenas, Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airports, and the Mall of America.

@cadekachelmeier7251 2 года назад

ALSO, it stops near-ish to the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum!

@Kishanth.J 2 года назад

I like how the Atlanta’s stadium isn’t surrounded by a blanket of asphalt, it actually looks like a good uses of space around it.

@jayayebee 2 года назад

Even the street level of that portion of downtown is elevated. So, much of the parking is underground or in the gulch, which is overdue on being redeveloped.

@adamt195 2 года назад

@@jayayebee This. The stadium is elevated above a massive abandoned rail yard. So the parking decks are super tall and have access under the road to the stadium.

@ran4sh 2 года назад

They're good at hiding it, there's plenty of parking in the various surrounding parking decks.

@Kishanth.J 2 года назад

@@adamt195 that amazing

@donathankemp1627 2 года назад

There gonna change the gulch into a live, work, and play area called centennial yards.

@Dan-qv9xy 2 года назад

Having to drive to a sports event is one of the biggest buzz kills. No drinking. Having to walk across a giant parking lot. Expensive. Traffic is always a nightmare.

@loganpineda123 Год назад

I’m born and raised in central Florida, I never did anything BUT drive to sporting events (Magic, Rays, Bucs & Lightning) I went to NYC And that Monday took the train directly to MSG to watch Orlando play the Knicks. So much more of an easy experience

@davidburrow5895 2 года назад

The Twin Cities light rail is always packed on both Vikings and Twins game days. It's nice to be able to take the train directly to either stadium. The basketball and hockey arenas are also pretty well connected, though a bit further from rail stations.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Just off the top of my head, I don't think any metropolitan area has been more thoughtful about siting their pro sports facilities than MSP.

@Connor_Herman 2 года назад

@@CityNerd Denver does a decent job with Ball Arena - the station is very close to the arena and only a stop away from Empower Field. As you mentioned, Empower Field is really quite the walk from the station but it is still convenient. The black eye is Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. For something that opened in 2007 in an area that was being largely redeveloped from the old Stapleton Airport, I would've liked to see something like an A line spur/tram on Central Park Blvd. Minneapolis did a great job with the location of Allianz Field being right along the Green Line.

@Willgo373 2 года назад

@@CityNerd Yeah I don’t know about other cities but both the college football and MLB team (in addition to NFL) have stations deliberately placed right next to the stadium. NBA is a 3 minute walk, MLS is a 7 minute walk, and NHL is a 12 minute walk.

@lukesmeby 2 года назад

@@CityNerd if I ever go to US bank I don’t live in the cities so I just park far away and take the rail right to the station.

@HotKarlMalone 2 года назад

I think the Green Line should have been called the Stadium Line. MLB, NBA, WNBA, NFL, Big Ten, MLS, NHL venues all on one line.

@pcariola1 2 года назад

NRG in Philly can load 40k per hour for events I believe is the highest capacity single station in the US They also run express trains to and from games (Eagles and Phillies) which is like 9 minutes to center city and connections to all other rail It’s actually quite efficient and very well used for games and events. They will usually have 4+ trains waiting and boarding post games. They really move a lot of people in a put quickly

@295g295 2 года назад

Remember that that sports stadiums had been a few steps from Broad Street Subway when the Pattison Avenue station was built. Starting about 25 years ago, the [3] stadiums were rebuilt a block or more away.

@bobsykes 2 года назад

I like this. The saddest loss is the former Oakland Raiders stadium, which has its own BART station connected by a walkway, something like a three minute walk, and takes you anywhere in the entire Bay Area, plus, the Amtrak Capitol Corridor train runs a special extra train before and after football, plus all the regular service, which takes you to anywhere from Downtown San Jose to Sacramento. But of course, they moved to Vegas...

@jpg3702 Год назад

Agree. And they want to move the stadium to downtown, shoe horning it into another mega development.

@greenmachine0555 2 года назад

Worth noting for Philadelphia, when the eagles play, the subway trip from the stadium postgame is free and they run closer to every 5 minutes. I believe that they stage most of the not in service BSL trains on game day by the stadiums to expedite the process.

@yiannisd8286 2 года назад

They also run game day express trains

@295g295 2 года назад

@@yiannisd8286 express trains for Phillies baseball games too

@jamesgardner6499 Год назад

Wells Fargo Arena and Citizens Bank Field are also at the same stop. The stop gets a lot of use.

@HessianHunter Год назад

It's a shame that the Philly stadiums are so surrounded by asphalt in one of the few North American metro areas with robust regional rail systems. The lack of development surrounding the Pattison avenue stop is embarrassing.

@douglasconnolly6357 Год назад

"the subway trip from the stadium postgame is free and they run closer to every five minutes." I wonder if they're doing that to cut down on drunk driving deaths.

@Maunico0809 2 года назад

The only time the Meadowlands Rail line appears on GTFS is only when it’s in operation, I’ve ridden it, 18 minutes between Met Life and Secaucus and the trains that continue to Hoboken add an extra 10 minutes. It’s also great as the line operates during the event as well, providing great service for those who are late or leave early!

@suleymanahmed8844 2 года назад

I feel like the LA Rams' move to SoFi has to be qualified as a "dishonorable" mention. Both their St Louis stadium and their temporary home at the Coliseum were both really transit-accessible. They moved AWAY from transit, twice.

@iancypes5911 2 года назад

Too be fail, the Crenshaw Line was supposed to have been completed 3 years ago. SoFi would slot in just above Charlotte if the line was complete, mainly because it connects to a larger network but has a similar long walk from station to stadium.

@justsamoo3480 2 года назад

@@iancypes5911 Crenshaw line stations are all like 3 km and 2km away (that’s like 20-30 minutes) from stadium AND the forum. Planers of SoFi stadium clearly didn’t have transit in mind, when they were planning for the stadium, neither did Metro. Also that people mover will be shit for transit accessibility.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Good point. I think that Edward Jones dome is/was ugly as sin, but super transit-accessible for sure.

@ChristinaaArmani 2 года назад

Yes! I was there recently. Couldn’t get an Uber and had to wait over an hour for a taxi smh

@Geotpf 2 года назад

@@justsamoo3480 Metro had no idea the stadium was going to be there when they planned the Crenshaw/LAX Line a decade ago. And it's not like giant empty lots of land are common in greater Los Angeles-the people building it worked with what they had. At least it looks like they will build that people mover, although you are right it'll probably suck.

@nikolatesla5553 2 года назад

Seattle's transit to the game is actually very good and only getting better. Not only did those three more stations open on the North end of Seattle but four more stations even further North will be opening in a couple of more years. And there will be another line going to Bellevue and Redmond. You also didn't mention the Ferry service and water taxis that are 15 minutes from the stadium.

@lawrencewestby9229 2 года назад

I've both driven to MetLife and taken the train there for games and concerts traveling from Long Island. I'd choose the train any day. As someone else mentioned, the NJT train schedule on a Sunday going from NY Penn to Secaucus Jct. could be better but the shuttle trains to the stadium run frequently and the station is right next to the stadium.

@ThatOtherTom 2 года назад

Agreed, I think this RU-vidr has never been to MetLife Stadium. The only reason to drive there is if you want to tailgate. The traffic is nightmarishly brutal, it takes forever to get into or out of the stadium by car. Meanwhile, the train stop is right in front of the entrance and you can get to or from the stadium using mass transit very easily from NJ, NYC, Westchester, and Long Island. The transfer from Secaucus to MetLife is no big deal, it’s a short ride. A lot of people are coming in from NYC and NJ, and it doesn’t make sense to have multiple direct lines running to the stadium, it makes more sense to have one direct line from Secaucus and from there, you can head to NYC or deeper into NJ.

@peskypigeonx Год назад

@@ThatOtherTom Couldn’t they at least go to Hoboken though?

@evanmeranchik6465 Год назад

@@peskypigeonx the transfer from the meadowlands line to hoboken at secaucus is very easy.

@larryk731 Год назад

Was at metlife for Elton John with friends - me and 1 friend took the train - I was at my car I. Secaucus in 15 minutes. Friends who drove 1.5 hours to leave parking lot plus all local traffic

@marblehillpjs Год назад

It's not as easy to get there as it is to the other stadiums in nyc

@alexbutler9343 2 года назад

Getting to the meadowlands on transit was really fun. We started on a subway to get to the New Jersey Transit transfer and with every stop more and more Jets fans got on, so you just had to follow the sea of green jerseys chanting "JETS JETS JETS"

@HiipHopAnonymous 2 года назад

I was surprised that MSP did not make the list for airports or even honorable mentions. I LOVE that rail service and have gone from Airport to UofM and Mall of American many times. One of my favorite cities.

@HessianHunter Год назад

He said in the comments of the airport video that he just plain missed that one. I think he said it would have ranked 3rd or 4th in the list had he included it.

@chuck2453 2 года назад

The ATL Dome Marta station is actually underneath the stadium. Still sometimes easier to walk from Peachtree center or vine city depending on what you're doing due to the crowds.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Did they redesign the station? I was just going off what I saw on the stadium website (and Google maps). Man, I have got to get to Atlanta soon.

@chuck2453 2 года назад

@@CityNerd not really there was just always an exit at the bottom of the Georgia Dome (now the Home Depot Backyard) so it was extended a few feet when the Benz was built. Probably only open on game days. Anyway great content and definitely come down and check us out. Also you may have some interest in the centennial yards project planned for the gulch area next to the Benz/State Farm.

@laryanryan9170 2 года назад

The Benz sits between two stations. The Omni/State Farm arena station on the east side of the stadium. And the Vine City station across the street on the west side of the stadium. To cross Northside dr. the city built that 30+ million dollar bridge connecting the stadium to the train station.

@TommyJonesProductions 2 года назад

@@CityNerd - I think you'd be impressed with Atlanta and its commitment to alternative transportation, given that it was built around the automobile and is surrounded by rural GA, which is a totally different culture than here in the city.

@litz13 2 года назад

The Dome station stretches from the State Farm entrance over to just underneath the Gate 2 plaza entrance to MBS. The actual track path then goes directly next to MBS (underground) to Vine City. If you dig up a picture of MBS and the Dome prior to its demolition, the track path is directly under the gap between the two buildings. It made demolishing the Dome very, very tricky - not only did they want to NOT scratch or dent a brand new $2b stadium, but the MARTA tunnel was literally feet from the fall zone.

@travisfinucane 2 года назад

Glad you mentioned Levis. The VTA light rail is right outside the stadium, and they stack up lots of extra trains when the game ends, but the service itself gets you nowhere fast. Caltrain is excellent, but on weekends the trains are hourly, and make every stop. So light rail to Caltrain in Mountain View is 30 minutes, average wait is 30 minutes, and the ride to SF is 50 minutes. About two hours to go 40 miles. There is also an ACE train stop about a 10 minute walk from the stadium, but I don't know much about that one. ACE heads east into the CA Central Valley.

@295g295 2 года назад

Levis Stadium id the closest NFL stadium to roller coaster trains.

@lrdxgm 2 года назад

You could take the VTA light rail to Milpitas and take the BART, that's "just" 1 hour 40 minutes instead of 2 hours with VTA + Caltrain. Or the commuter train (the Amtrak station is pretty much the same distance as the VTA stop) to Oakland (Arena) and take the BART from there, that supposed to be "just" 1h20m. But seriously, who cares about SF. There is a city right next to the stadium with 15% more residents: San Jose, and you can take both the VTA or the Amtrak trains to downtown in "just" 30 min. But yeah, all options still suck compared anything in the video.

@IAMNOTGOODWITHCOMPUT Год назад

ACE connects to Bart doesn't it?

@travisfinucane Год назад

@@IAMNOTGOODWITHCOMPUT ACE connects to BART in Pleasanton. Not useful for people trying to go north from Santa Clara.

@Marko343 2 года назад

The Chicago Bears are supposedly purchasing a horse race track 20 miles outside of the stadium which apart from a very small commuter rail stop is going to be a giant parking lot and most likely drop them way out of the top 10. As a side note Minneapolis also has the pedway which is an indoor walking path connecting the entire downtown to the stadium. I was there for a game at the end of 2019 and a very large amount of people walked. It was freezing and I didn't need a coat from our hotel to our seats. If I recall it was a 20-30 min walk but was great as a option to have.

@user-cs4fg1rm5k 2 года назад

Houston's light rail runs thru downtown, only 8 miles, very convenient to stay at hotels there or come from the convention center. Also, the stadium, which is co-owned with the county, host the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 3 weeks out of the year and gets over 2 million visits during that time. It does this along with rapid buses

@Theincredibledrummer 2 года назад

Enjoyable as always! How about top ten underrated transit systems in North America?

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Interesting. I always have a hard time figuring out how something is "rated" in the first place, though. Most of this kind of stuff is kind of "properly rated" in the aggregate of public opinion, I find...but I'll give it some thought!

@gpacific246 2 года назад

@@CityNerd Along these lines, I'd be interested in Top Transit Systems in Cities Without Rail, and/or Top Transit Systems in Midsize & Smaller Cities.

@offthewoodwork3626 2 года назад

@@CityNerd As someone living abroad and planning to move back to the US soon, I've been very surprised with how extensive the rail transit options are in some cities. I think Cleveland and Philadelphia are the two that surprised me the most.

@KWMacdonald 11 месяцев назад

The only time my father ever rode mass transit was when he took us kids to Browns and Indians games, when we'd take the Red Line on Cleveland's RTA (CTS when I was little). I'll always remember returning from Cleveland's AFC Championship loss to the Oakland Raiders in January 1981. It was way below zero, and the cold penetrated the car I sat in with my fellow Browns' fans. The crowd, which had been so rowdy on the way down to the game, sat in stony silence. I never felt more a Clevelander.

@ran4sh 2 года назад

In Atlanta, using MARTA to the stadium is popular enough, that not only do the CNN and Vine City stations get used, but so do the Five Points and Peachtree Center stations. Peachtree Center gets use because it is on the north-south line so some north-south passengers will choose to walk that distance to avoid dealing with the east-west line and/or the transfer at Five Points. I live in the suburbs where I can drive to either Indian Creek (last station going east on the blue line) or Doraville (last station going north on the gold line). I usually use Doraville because more Atlanta destinations are on the north-south line, but for stadium events I use Indian Creek so that I can use the blue line and not have to transfer. When leaving the game I use Vine City station because eastbound trains are usually empty when they arrive.

@TommyJonesProductions 2 года назад

Thank you for not driving into the city. Signed: all of us ITP.

@brbarlow195 2 года назад

@@TommyJonesProductions I say dig up all the interstate in ITP and replace them with parks and rail. But hey I’m not in charge.

@504ever4 2 года назад

I'm actually surprised that the Superdome in New Orleans is not on here. Only a few blocks away from two streetcar lines and a whole ton of bus routes that go nearby. In a pretty easy spot to get to. It's downtown, and New Orleans is already a downtown-oriented city. Easy to bike to - one of the QBs used to bike to games - and easy to walk to from most places downtown. The one knock against it is that New Orleans bus lines can be sketchy. But the streetcar takes people to games all the time.

@jrm78 2 года назад

The 18th street Metra station just outside Soldier Field only serves the south side of the city and northwest Indiana suburbs, so it doesn't exactly see heavy usage. The main commuter rail stations for the city are Union and Ogilvie and they're about a 45 minute walk, though they offer free gameday shuttles with a game ticket. The buses still take 15 minutes and get hung up in stadium traffic. The CTA, while relatively nearby, really only has stops in the Chicago city limits and only barely extends out to the inner ring suburbs, so if you're in the outer suburbs, driving is generally the best option. That said, the transportation options to Soldier Field are a damn sight better than the ones going to the proposed new stadium on the Arlington Racetrack site in the northwest suburb of Arlington Heights.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Second mention of Arlington Racetrack here. You're killing me. That's awful.

@janweber2889 2 года назад

@@CityNerd As someone from the south side & south suburbs of Chicago, the Metra Electric line is actually well used every day of the week, but when there are games or events in Chicago, be it at Soldier Field or Millenium Park or Grant Park, you can be sure the trains fill up. Also, when the South Shore Line double-track project is completed, you can be certain that those trains will see significantly higher passenger numbers on gameday (the prospect of driving to Chicago and finding parking for a game is still a daunting prospect for many in Northwest Indiana, so anything to alleviate that is a plus). The double track project will cut 20-30 mins off the current travel time from the Indiana state line to Chicago, and it will allow shorter headways between trains. Metra is a very important commuter service in Chicago that really makes working and attending city events possible for hundreds of thousands of people each year.

@TheOfficialChillClan 2 года назад

You should do this for MLB stadiums. The MLB framework for building next stadiums includes requirements for transit and proximity to urban centers

@dwaynerichardson5380 2 года назад

I've been to all but two stadiums and could give my input on transit access.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

It's gonna happen.

@sebastienhardinger4149 2 года назад

For Philadelphia, there are extra game time trains. Though there's only one line, the stadium complex is located in deep south philly so the only place you would ever go on transit is back north on the Broad Street line. I would also give it a bit of cudos that despite the obscene amount of parking, the same transit serves all the pro sports stadiums simultaneously, so you aren't spreading the menace of parking to multiple places - it's contained in one crappy area The big shame is the Rams moving out of the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl had awesome transit and would probably be #1

@tylerkochman1007 2 года назад

you meant LA Memorial Coliseum

@tylerkochman1007 2 года назад

You should do baseball stadiums next. Of course, Chicago will rank highly here. Wrigley and Guaranteed Rate are a stone’s throw from their Red Line stations. (With Wrigley, it is literally less than a 300 foot walk from the station to the nearest entrance of the stadium) In addition to the Red Line, you can also access Wrigley from the Brown Line (12 minute walk to the Belmont station). Wrigley also gets Purple Line Express service at the Sheridan Station (7 minute walk away) Guaranteed Rate (which, unfortunately, has a sea of parking) also has good access to a Green Line station, and a Metra station.

@arthurcooperman3106 2 года назад

NY would take the cake tbh

@mrAhollandjr 2 года назад

He did do a baseball stadium video. Wrigley was number 2 on the list and Boston was number 1, though that video was more about blending in with the urban area than actual transit, but transit access was covered. Guaranty Rate Field would make a transit list as it is walking distance to the Red and Green Lines as well as the Metra Rock Island service. PACE has 2 suburban express bus routes that serve the stadium as well.

@anonymike8280 Год назад

I left Chicago 47 years ago and I can tell you, you are very confused. If you get to Belmont on the Ravenswood (Brown Line), you take the Howard (Red Line) to Addison. You don't use the Green Line or the Metra to access the White Sox park. You take the Dan Ryan (Red Line), and that's it. In my day, you might have gotten jacked up for your pocket change or even roughed up walking from the 35th St L station to Comiskey Park. Today, nothing will happen. You can even stop for a Starbucks. But take the Red Line. Chicago has always been a war zone where if you're a kid and you're outside your neighborhood, you are in serious deep do-do except in certain neutral zones. Adults- not so much. But you never know.

@tylerkochman1007 Год назад

@@anonymike8280 Addison is a nightmare departing game days. I’d much rather walk to Belmont and board there after a game than wait at Addison for a two-seat ride/transfer

@anonymike8280 Год назад

@@tylerkochman1007 I used to come up from the South Side, often on the (then) Illinois Central, to go to Wrigley. I wish I had figured out that the Ravenswood did not take much longer to get to Belmont than the subway did. Sixty years later, I think I am still jangled from riding the subway. The subways in New York and Chicago are absolute anachronisms. If we were a real country, we would have rebuilt them to contemporary standards decades ago. One of my ideas for Chicago is to build a subway branch that goes from Clark and Division under Clark Street to Wilson Avenue. The actual route would La Salle north to Clark and then Clark north. I have seen a number of schemes for upgrading the L system. One of them is to put the present track from the incline south of Armitage to Wilson Ave. underground and develop the real estate above. for mixed use. Won't happen. My thought is, if the subway was built as I have envisioned it, the old elevated structure would have to remain in place nevertheless. Chicago's land availability problems are not as great as people imagine. The North Side is medium density urban and much of the rest of the city is slowly emptying out and becoming piece-by-piece available for gentrification.

@52_Pickup 2 года назад

Awesome video! I absolutely love that I called US Bank stadium as the number one. I have my dislike over its designs but I appreciate how good it is on transit connections, and bicycle infrastructure, while restricting parking to a minimum. We do win on something

@Mark_Cadden 2 года назад

Love this channel. Found it while browsing some interesting NBA/NHL arenas and now I’ve binged a lot of these. Great stuff

@liamtahaney713 2 года назад

I think you overlooked the fact that philadelphia is the best connected network as far as the region is concerned. it is extremely easy to transfer from any line in the whole rail network (one of the largest in the country) to the BSL to get to the stadium. Another major consideration is the stadium is nowhere near downtown, which is an excellent thing in my opinion. It manages to be easily accessible without destroying the urban waterfront in center city. SEPTA also usually runs nonstop subway service south from the center of the city, making gameday acces even better. You cannot ignore that unlike almost any other city on this list, the majority of the metropolitan region can easily make it to a game with public transportation, not just the people who live in the city proper.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

That's fair. I kinda feel like the Philadelphia stadium area is gross from an urban design perspective, but the regional siting (and keeping eyesores out of downtown) and connections are pretty good.

@dustinbranham9746 2 года назад

Railgating -- that's amazing!! I live beside a park and ride lot on the light rail line in Charlotte, and the trains are packed on game days. The transit authority here runs shorter headways on game days, and I'd say it works really well because parking near the stadium is minimal, and the city has been very effective in encouraging transit usage. We also have a newly opened street car that is an 11 minute walk. This means we have two rail connections within about 10 minutes of the stadium. Not saying we should be further up the list, but it's worth mentioning. Great vid, thanks for the effort you put into this unique channel. Also, where do you live? I haven't watched all your vids yet, but I glean you're keeping this close to the vest, eh?

@shawng8613 2 года назад

Another interesting and well thought out video. Thanks for making it.

@bravocogs Год назад

I just found this channel a few weeks ago and I really admire your content! I’m enjoying sifting through all of your videos and I just watched your video about stadiums that best fit their city’s grid. I’m from the Indy area and the whole time I was thinking about how purposefully poorly Lucas Oil fits Indy’s grid. Thank you for throwing it in here as the perfect example of a “hulking monstrosity!” It’s unfortunate it’s rotated the way it is and surrounded by parking lots when it’s so close to the mostly useless but gorgeous Union Station. It’s otherwise a nice looking building that aesthetically fits the other brick buildings nearby.

@djrocko410 2 года назад

Can confirm the walk to Fedex Field from the metro station. Went to a music festival at the stadium, parked at the metro station. It took 20 to 25 minutes to walk to the stadium. I'm also surprised Baltimore made the list as well. The light rail stop is right next to the stadium and you can go to the airport and the northern part of baltimore county using the light rail. The subway is less than 5 blocks from the light rail once you get downtown in like 3 stops so you can go north west that way as well.

@MarloSoBalJr 2 года назад

Just need to build a rail line heading into Eastern Baltimore City/County

@sebastianjoseph2828 Год назад

Baltimore needs at least 3 more lines of light rail or metro rail to be useful unfortunately. I take the light rail into O's or Ravens games sometimes, but only because I live 10 minutes from a station. For most people in the area, you need a car, even in the city core.

@michaeloreilly657 2 года назад

I think you overestimate the importance of Light Rail. It's usually far too small for the volumes attending stadiums.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

I hear you on this -- I didn't differentiate between, say, a two-car LRT and an 8-12 car heavy rail, which could definitely make a difference in wait time after a game lets out. Good feedback, thanks.

@sebastianq_15 Год назад

For Atlanta, I would say most people use the GWCC/CNN center stop. It lets you out at the “front” of the stadium if you want to call it that. Still see some fans use Vine City as well.

@Tomcat01nj 2 года назад

Philadelphia has been served with heavy rail service, a 6-car train, on the BSL subway for several decades. These trains are normally packed with standing room only. The frequency is every 10 minutes pregame and every 5 minutes (and free) postgame. On game day SEPTA has Express Service on the BSL, meaning: There is only ONE stop between City Hall (Downtown) and Pattison Avenue (Sports Complex), the Walnut-Locust stop (This connects, via an underground concourse, with PATCO for fans in the NJ burbs). At the City Hall stop you can connect underground with the MFL subway, SW Trolleys or walk in the underground concourse to Suburban Station to connect with the extensive Regional Rail Lines Network to the Airport, Amtrak and the PA burbs.

@johnsamoilis6379 6 месяцев назад

and to Trenton which connects to NJT

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад

Great that you started with Europe. Awesome that you kept this snarky.

@JoshKablack 2 года назад

The Heinz Field transit station was connected to our subway by an under-the-river tunnel which cost over half a billion dollars (at the time) to build. While this makes for great service to our stadiums in Pittsburgh, it was a point of contention that so much was spent to add just one stop instead of trying to extend our rail to anywhere other than our southern neighborhoods and suburbs.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Cities spend a lot of time bending over backwards to accommodate their sports franchises! I can imagine that was definitely contentious.

@UncleAl3 2 года назад

In Chicago one can also take the CTA museum campus bus from the loop to the Field Museum and walk one block to Soldiers Field. This bus also stops at the Roosevelt Rd. CTA station.

@alydamarincovich5704 Год назад

I honestly love taking transit to games in Seattle because it is so much more convienent. I live to the south of the city and honestly even if you are walking all the way to Pioneer Square after a Sounders game it's still quite handy and the trains are frequent enough that it only takes two or three trains to fully empty the platforms leaving the SoDo area. It will also be handy once the new extension opens across the water because it'll mean that people can get to Bellevue and the eastside without having to drive to games with eastbound trains leaving from International District station.

@thedelgadic1 2 года назад

If only the los Angeles chargers were still in San Diego, I think Qualcomm stadium would have made the top 10, probably in the top half. The green line of the mts Metro rail had a dedicated stop for Qualcomm a few hundred feet from the stadium in the parking lot. I think on Sundays they had it coming every 7 minutes or so, and there is not far to get to downtown, or connect to the blue or orange line, or to the coaster commuter rail.

@tspryaviation 2 года назад

I totally agree. I miss the San Diego Super Chargers. I’d take the trolley there every Sunday to use my season tickets. I actually think it would’ve been number 1. It came every 5 minutes for 4 hours before kickoff to 30 mins after kickoff and 30 mins before games end to 4 hours after games end. Other than that it ran every 10 minutes and every 7 minutes during the game. I worked for MTS as a trolley operator and whenever there was a special event either Padres or Chargers games, that was the schedule. I worked Padres games often.

@Yvonne-Bella Год назад

Same for the Raiders. The Coliseum would at least be in the top five with all the connections it has

@kesschristopher 2 года назад

Have to disagree about MetLife Stadium. I think it belongs in the top 10. Now, it is unfortunate that there is the transfer at Secaucus and originally, trains were supposed to be able to run through off of the NEC directly to the stadium. But even with that transfer there, you’re able to get to MetLife via rail from a bunch of places in New Jersey and New York, just from catching the train. I’ve been up to MetLife for a playoff game, coming from the other end of the NEC in Trenton. It was extremely easy to get off at Secaucus, go down to the lower level and get the train to the stadium. Same process if coming from New York proper or any of the other places that New Jersey Transit serves. You could come from as far away as Belmar and make it to a game. I’m from Baltimore and I’ve been to M&T Bank Stadium numerous times and the furthest that you could be and get to the stadium, even with just one transfer, is 20 or so miles to Owings Mills or Hunt Valley because the MARC Camden Line doesn’t run on weekends or after roughly 6PM on weeknights. You can get to MetLife from 3 times as far away in New Jersey. So yeah, the fact of the transfer at Secaucus makes the trip feel less convenient than others, but when you consider that you could wake up that day in South Jersey and get to the stadium without driving from that far away, it’s still a good connection. And it’s right outside of the stadium, just like at M&T.

@iancypes5911 2 года назад

MetLife is gonna be middle of the pack until the Secaucus Loop gets built. The transfer throws a big wrench into any public transit plans for games, but a single ride connection to Penn Station would be a godsend.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Good perspective. I did think about adding a factor that gives credit for the overall reach of the transit network and convenience/frequency of the system...but then New York is going to come out on top of every list I make! Which may reflect objective reality...but doesn't make for a very fun video. Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

@GABESTA535 2 года назад

@@iancypes5911 I think the Meadowlands Rail Line would need to be electrified first too.

@CaradhrasAiguo49 Год назад

doesn't switching from MARC Penn / Amtrak at Baltimore Penn to the southbound Light Rail count as "one transfer" to M&T, so it's technically possible to attend with max 1 transfer from NoMA / Capitol Hill?

@christophergeistc2603 Год назад

I took the train to Met life back in November from New Haven. With the subway transfer from GCT to Penn. It was still faster then driving. The shuttle train from Secaucus jct. drops you off right at the main gate to the stadium. From my observation. I think at least one third of the audience arrived by train.

@stopmotiontacos 2 года назад

I was happy to see Pittsburgh make the list. I wish we had better rail coverage. But we do have pretty good bus coverage and BRT throughout the city and to outlying areas. Sadly we are not a growing city anymore and we get little to no transit funding from the state. So no room for rail investment.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

I love a city that punches above its weight.

@meeks102 2 года назад

I use vine city Station for falcons games. It's sorta tbe back door into the stadium itself but there's a nice bridge to cross the street and easy access.

@adammillar6775 2 года назад

Would love to see a video like this about MLB stadiums! So many are right downtown

@jessicaholtz1645 Год назад

I love going to Mercedes Benz stadium for Atlanta United, the whole area is very walkable and all the parking is tucked away under the stadium and the Georgia World Congress Center. I pretty much always take the train on game day and its a great experience. Marta is pretty great for transit with in the perimeter, although there is lots of room for improvement, I really wish they would build a line out to cobb county.

@zeroone8800 2 года назад

MetLife Stadium tried to run a public transit Super Bowl. The pre-game worked fine. The post game was a disaster.

@chanachon56 2 года назад

Could you elaborate?

@rickcobos1724 Месяц назад

WrestleMania in 2019 was also disastrous, I was pissed and didn’t even attend it. Thankfully the last 8-hour single event model the company used for it.

@litz13 2 года назад

I ride MARTA to any event at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta (albeit for soccer games, but it's the same stadium as the Falcons). Two and a half bucks, and about 25 minutes from the northern suburbs. Vs an hour's drive, $40 parking passes, and probably $20 in gas burned. No brainer. Regarding MARTA stations, it depends on which stadium entrance you are using. Gate 1 is the lower level entrance, and is closest to Vine City. Gates 2/3/4 are the upper level entrances, served by the CNN/Dome station. The walk from either station is maybe 30 seconds.

@brbarlow195 2 года назад

Oh yeah I forgot about have expensive parking in Atlanta is… that’s why I take Marta 😂. On my last trip to LA to I was shock how affordable is parking is there compare to Atlanta.

@seanmax2854 Год назад

I use the GWCC/CNN station, but I come from the east. The Vine City station is separated by a weirdly shaped pedestrian bridge, also. Another thing you missed about transit options to the Benz is that you don't HAVE to transfer at Five Points, because it's only about a 15 minute walk to Peachtree Center that will get you on the Red/Gold lines (north/south lines) without the hassle of post-game crowds at GWCC/CNN and 5P.

@westregent66 2 года назад

I've taken public transportation to a few Vikings games both at the old Metro Dome and at US bank stadium and it is quick as very easy👌. Definitely would recommend

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Must. Railgate.

@cody6678 Год назад

@@CityNerd I'm not sure if they still run the special, but Surly a local brewery used to pay for your train ticket if you park your car there and buy a beer on Minnesota United match days. Win - win lol.

@carlpeterson8279 2 года назад

Great video. I was shocked to see MN at the top. Btw "skol" is pronounced skole (rhymes with sole)

@MrPriebster 2 года назад

I was just about to get mad at you for not including Minneapolis but glad to see it as number 1!

@rickcobos1724 Месяц назад

One of the biggest reasons I miss Seattle. Getting to park at Southcenter, grab a burrito for the game (outside food allowed!), and hop on the bus or train straight to downtown. Even better when I resided near Kent Station and didn’t have to drive at all.

@bradleydilks6376 2 года назад

I will have to let CATS know they made it on a Top 10 list for transit. Charlotte is just getting started with transit. The planned Silver line will basically have a stop at the station and our Amtrak station is moving to about 2 blocks from the stadium. With the intercity train we get people from across NC. Fun fact about the field is that it is comprised of a dump truck of dirt from each county in NC and SC. It was a way to unite the team as Carolina. Just found your channel and look forward to more videos.

@andrewdiamond2697 2 года назад

Wow. I live 3 miles from Sony Ericcson...I mean Panthers...I mean BofA stadium, and didn't know about the dirt from everywhere.

@bradleydilks6376 2 года назад

@@andrewdiamond2697 it was a way for Jerry to say it was the Carolina team. I did a behind the scenes tour of the stadium and it was one of the facts they mentioned.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

That detail on the dirt is cool. Had no idea, thanks for sharing! With our former Transportation Secretary having come from Charlotte, I kinda expect to see some progressive things happening.

@andrewdiamond2697 2 года назад

@@CityNerd Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the USA and has been for the last 2 decades. Neither transit nor highway growth have kept up, but the better news is that Charlotte has been stronger than average on the development of bicycle lanes/routes, catching up on parks, and is ahead on electric car charging locations at parking meters and parking lots.

@chrisdonohue3843 Год назад

In Atlanta, I go to the Vine City stop rather than the GWCC stop after an event at Mercedes Benz. Even though I'm heading east, it's easier to get on at Vine City because then you get first dibs on a spot rather than trying to cram on at GWCC. Also, if you're going on the North/South line, it's an easy enough walk from the stadium to Five Points. Also, one of the unique advantages to Gillette is that on event days, you can access the station on the MBTA from Boston or Providence. Even though the stadium isn't really anywhere near Boston, it's nice to have the access from both cities given the proximity to Providence.

@joshuabrown6732 2 года назад

I'm surprised Charlotte made the list. I just found this channel today and I love it already

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Welcome aboard! Choo choo

@jimpern Год назад

When I go to games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, I usually drive to the H.E. Holmes MARTA station and exit at Vine Street; not only is it closer to the stadium than the GWCC/Stadium/Arena station, I don't have to change trains to get there. My beef with MARTA is that they generally do not increase capacity or headway on game days, so the trains after the game look like sardine cans!

@VVierzbowski Год назад

I love the Chicago Bears fan’s favorite method of gameday mass transit. Park at millennium park garage and ride to the south side of the stadium in a Chicago school bus.

@RobPenguinsSince78 2 года назад

Here is a Coloradan perspective from someone who goes to Broncos games via the RTD trains. Yes, the C Line is ran both before and after the games, even on Sunday. RTD also adds a couple extra trains of various lines before the game, and it stacks up a bunch of trains of various lines that it releases as soon as the game is over. While the Empower Field at Mile High Station that servers the C, E, and W lines is a 10 minute walk to the East, do not forget about the Decatur - Federal Station that servers the W line only and is a 9 minute walk South from the stadium. Additionally, if you head North from the Empower Field at Mile High Station for just two stops, maybe 5 minutes, you can get off at Union Station and on Sundays the A, B, G, and N lines all run. The A is the most frequent route and runs every 15 minutes. If you head South from the Empower Field at Mile High Station, you can catch the H line on a few stops. The first being 10th and Osage which is just a 5 minute ride.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Yeah, I'm impressed by how well-connected the RTD rail system is -- not only for Broncos games, but Coors Field and the Pepsi Center (are these still the naming rights holders??) are nicely connected, too. Thanks for the local insight!

@ttopero 2 года назад

@@CityNerd I have to adjust my expectations down for transit to Denver facilities, as only Ball arena (formerly Pepsi center) has an adjacent light rail stop. Neither Coors Field (we’ll see how long they pay since they’ve deserted us) or Mile High Stadium have direct connection to rail; walking isn’t very far, but we’re talking about suburbanites typically who think walking from the outer spaces of a mall parking lot is far away. What we do have going for us is a decent network for getting out to the burbs. This is the key benefit over Minneapolis, which is really slow to expand.

@sgurley22 2 года назад

Atlanta United fan here. I live east of downtown, and i typically arrive at the stadium via the CNN/state farm arena/mercedes stadium. However I leave via vine city (1 station to the west) because eastbound trains are typically already full by the time they arrive at the CNN/State farm arena station.

@laryanryan9170 Год назад

Vine City station or I walk to Five Points because that's where the north/south crowds get off and transfer.

@larryk731 Год назад

I have used the train to go to MetLife stadium for a day Jets game and an Elton John concert. Both times the train was packed. For the Jets game my friends took local trains to Secaucus and connected without question. For the night concert I drove to the Park n ride near the station and took the train due to the terrible night schedule. NJ transit has a policy of filling the trains at the end of events and leaving seemingly regardless of time. Secaucus also has loads of trains going to New York.

@lite1979 Год назад

I wish we had a subway/train to Orchard Park from Buffalo, NY. "Railgating" at University Station would be amazing!

@nicoallen6224 2 года назад

Went to a Jets game from New York to the Meadowlands. Connection was pretty smooth, probably 20 minutes layover max. Meadowlands rail ride was also short so that was a plus.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

I've had mixed feedback on Meadowlands Rail, but mostly positive. Glad to hear!

@lesliefranklin1870 2 года назад

Great list. Of course, the weak link in all of this is that the other transportation systems away from the stadium are still on a Sunday schedule. So, if you live in the suburbs, not downtown, you might be able to get to the transit station closest to where you live. However, the buses from there to your neighborhood are not likely running because they are for commuters and don't run on Sundays. You had better hope they have a park-and-ride option.

@bobuhnitza Год назад

I've lived in New York, St Louis, and now Los Angeles. 1. MetLife Stadium - One of the most popular ways to get to MetLife Stadium is by bus from Port Authority. At the end of the game, two or three buses can load at a time and leave every couple minutes. It's pretty convenient. 2. SoFi Stadium - There's shuttle service from the Crenshaw Green line to the stadium. It's not the best, but it's serviceable until the people mover is complete. I usually drive to the terminal green line station and take the train in. Until the regional connector is complete in late 2022, a triple train transfer + shuttle is just too insane. The regional connector will cut it down to a very doable single transfer + shuttle/APM. 3. Edward Jones Dome - I actually never went to a Rams game in St Louis, but I can confirm that the train provides great access to Busch Stadium. The Dome is an added 15 minute walk from Busch. It's a shame that STL Metro is almost exclusively used for game days. I always got weird looks or concerned looks when I told people that I would sometimes take the train.

@manavgajera4985 2 года назад

On game day, Metlife stadium (NYC) has pretty good transit options. Nj transit runs train every 10-15 minutes. Also the at the secaucus junction, you can connect pretty much whole nj transit system. Also Metlife bunch of nj transit buses (not just on game day).

@scottgrimmlyon 2 года назад

Making the transfer at Secacus is a pain though. It’s a lot of up and down and waiting around with a sea of people (especially at the end) I wish they would just have a stop at Secaucus for NJT and then keep the shuttle running to Penn Sta. Also regional commuter trains are annoying to load that many thousands of people on and off of, narrow aisles and no where to stand. It would be best if they could run a PATH train back and fourth from Penn for game-day.

@TheScourge007 2 года назад

Atlanta does run some extra trains on game days (I've been pleasantly surprised a few times with that even when not going to the stadium) and Mercedes Benz can also function as a good spot for stadium rock (saw the Rolling Stones there once). The trains on those days are PACKED. It's definitely a boon for the Blue/Green line in particular which is the less used lines compared to Red/Gold. I've got lots of complaints about how Atlanta does infrastructure and the density cliffs outside mid/downtown (not to mention how crap a lot of the bus service is), but there's a lot of good stuff along the MARTA train lines.

@JoelVillarini 2 года назад

Check out the Tren Urbano in San Juan, PR. The Hato Rey station serves both the CBD and the island's largest stadium.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Oh believe me, I want to get San Juan into one of my vids somewhere. I've actually taken the Tren Urbano and visited Hiram Bithorn, a few years ago...but I think I got off at Roosevelt, and not Hato Rey. None of the ped signal heads were working when I was walking around the CBD, so it was a challenge...any progress on that? It's a city (and island) that could really use some more investment, obviously, but there's a lot to love about that place regardless. Caught a game in Mayaguez, too -- super fun.

@reyesojeda9603 2 года назад

Bruh... Seattle shoulda been number 2 or 3 on this list. Easy 10 min walk to/from Stadium Station (Chinatown is the same but it's just easier to communicate Stadium Station to the novice crowds) with 10 min headways and extra trains running on game day events. PLUS...now that Link has opened up in the north part of town, this line be BUSY at both ends going to the stadium. So nicely done, coverage-wiae : )

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Seattle is nicely set up with both of those stadiums. I usually hate it when two stadiums are together because it ends up being an urban design disaster (Kansas City, Arlington, Philadephia -- all awful), but SoDo is actually OK.

@David-si8vq 2 года назад

Yeah, he brought some serious shade to Seattle! Also, the Amtrak station is really close to both stadiums, so it’s really convenient for those of us living south on the corridor to make a day trip to see one of those 81 home games.

@minnybiker4505 2 года назад

Putting Mpls at number 1 earned a subscription. Hehehe. Not to mention the Gophers, Timberwolves, MN United and the Wild are all accessible on the rail lines, also.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Someone asked for a video about which cities have the best overall connections to stadiums/arenas (or something like that). Twin Cities would be very high on that list!

@BobbyUnverzagt 2 года назад

Speaking of bike valet at sports stadiums, at Providence Park in Portland (where the Timbers play) they close Morrison St to put out an enormous bike parking area which is super cool. At the last weekend game it looked like there were close to a thousand bikes parked there!

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Yeah, I've biked to Timbers matches! It's incredible

@willwalker474 2 года назад

One major feature of the Pittsburgh system is that between the final stop at Heinz Field (Allegheny Station) and the southernmost stop in Downtown (First Street), the ride is free. Also, the light rail drops you off right at, or very near, the doorstep of each of the three major stadiums, with PNC Park and PPG Paints Arena being serviced by the North Shore and Steel Plaza stations, respectively. Again, all free within the Downtown/North Shore zone.

@295g295 7 месяцев назад

11:30 - In Houston, that rail-line seems made to serve the abandoned Astrodome stadium.

@clewrslr 2 года назад

Cleveland actually has another station that is about a 5-10 min walk to the stadium and that would be the East Ninth Street station on the Waterfront line. Unless its closed, which i doubt, so you can walk from Tower City but why?? Also muny parking lot has a great tailgater thing going on as well.

@timk1480 2 года назад

Baltimore’s rail is pretty simple. The light rail runs from bwi airport to hunt valley. So the stadium is directly connected to the airport. However, did you take the regional Marc access into account? Camden yards is also right there. If the m and r station was crowded the Camden yards station is walkable too.

@adiuntesserande6893 2 года назад

I look forward to seeing you do this with MLS stadiums. Providence Park, where the Portland Timbers play, doesn't even *have* parking. The only option is public transit.

@tspryaviation 2 года назад

San Diego had a great transit connection before the Chargers moved to LA and they tore down the stadium once they left. I’d definitely check it out despite it not being there anymore

@Matt-dx6jz 10 месяцев назад

Vine city in atlanta is the best one, they built a bridge that helps you cross the street which was once a major issue (required lots of crossing guards and slowed traffic)

@LeimertDreamer Год назад

Curious if this video was made when the Raiders still placed in Oakland where the Coliseum would place (if at all) on this list? It always felt so convenient to BART or drive there with the “Coliseum Station” having a direct bridge to the stadium and the 880 freeway being adjacent.

@hamburglar83 10 месяцев назад

Soldier field has a great system where the giant parking structures underneath millennium park is linked with buses to the stadium and they actually drive a route below lakeshore drive not accessible to traffic. Walk to the transit is atleast through a beautifully park and metra south shore trains is right next to stadium (you didn’t mention) but heck, you can live in west Michigan and make it to games without any driving

@jamesfrye3868 2 года назад

With Pittsburgh’s LRT, you probably should’ve mentioned that the trip from Heinz Field to Downtown (all stations between Allegheny and First Avenue) are free. You can easily transfer to buses from there they get you nearly anywhere in the city.

@gatorpatric0 2 года назад

Atlanta - Going to the games many people disembark at CNN Center or Vine City (depending on which side of the stadium you sit, its a massive stadium that takes a while to walk around). Leaving the games, the trains at those stations are so packed that alot of people walk 10 minutes to the hub, 5 points. A lot of the people on the train transfer at 5 points so its easy to hop on at 5 points going east bound. ALSO! Talking about headways. MARTA stacks up eastbound trains and runs about a 3-5 min headway after the games. Not something that you would catch looking at the schedule.

@brbarlow195 2 года назад

Facts… I was questioning the headway too because I can leave my seats and be home in under 20 minutes

@alk61695 2 года назад

I attend many events at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and always take the train. The thing that annoys me about the train is their schedule. Because most games are on a Sunday, New Jersey Transit runs on Sunday schedule, despite there being a game. Going to the stadium from New York Penn, if you miss the 12:15 train, the next train is 1:07pm. This is for a 1pm kickoff. Going home, the shuttle trains run frequent but once at Secaucus, I've waited 45 minutes to catch the Penn Station train. Though if everything runs smoothly (which is very rare), it actually is a better option than driving.

@zeroone8800 2 года назад

On weekends, the schedule to Penn Station is designed to allow the North River Tunnels to be single tracked for maintenance. That is an Amtrak issue not NJT.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Cool insight. Thanks!

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Yeah, that's rough -- you would hope for better coordinated service on gamedays. Sounds like there's a Sunday capacity limitation from the reply below?

@zeroone8800 2 года назад

@@CityNerd It takes 5 minutes from interlocking to interlocking through the tunnels. To maximize single track throughput, they convoy for 25 minutes clear the tunnel, and do the same in the other direction. I had a Sunday Northeast Regional get delayed by police activity at Penn Station New York, while waiting at Penn Station Newark. Penn Newark was dead for 30 minutes. As Newark is about 30 minutes from New York, on weekends it empty for 1/2 hour, and then busy for the next 1/2 hour.

@alk61695 2 года назад

Sometimes it is easier to take the bus from Port Authority to MetLife Stadium as it is more of a straight shot through the Lincoln tunnel.

@DanielGarcia1980 2 года назад

They have brought the C line back into use for game days at Empower Field @ Mile High. It gives residents of wealthy South Metro Denver a transit option on game days. Don't want to piss off the wealthy. ;-)

@Novers 2 года назад

Worth mentioning that mta runs a weird Yankee train(weird because I don't quite know where the transfer is) on game day that you can take the train in from CT/nj a slightly easier subway transfer

@kierannelson2581 2 года назад

In Queensland, Australia, State Gov stadiums have no car parking at all so they are generally located next to rail, if available, and all have a bus interchange.

@jesusmaciasfranco6276 10 месяцев назад

As a Santa Clara resident I’m glad you dishonorably mentioned Levi’s. Most resident don’t like that abomination since it causes so many traffic, noise and crime issues. Public transportation around here is bad as it is and Levi’s stadium only worsens this. Additionally, the flight of the blue angels every other time there’s an event there is a constant annoyance, especially since there rarely is a warning of any sort to neighbors.

@mkallend 2 года назад

Amazing. Would love to see one on baseball. Hard to imagine a better one than Wrigley, but I like to keep an open mind.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

Baseball is on the list.

@litz13 2 года назад

Yankees. There's literally a subway stop at the stadium.

@mkallend 2 года назад

@@litz13 Right. There is at Wrigley too. The only difference is that Wrigley is moderately close to downtown Chicago, and Yankee Stadium is in….the Bronx.

@litz13 2 года назад

@@mkallend that is true

@tylerkochman1007 2 года назад

Guaranteed Rate, for its sea of parking, is also superbly served by public transit. NYC also has strong transit access for its two baseball stadiums

@rokksula4082 2 года назад

Lumen Field in Seattle is also 12 min walk from Colman Dock which serves ferries from Bremerton and Bainbridge, as well as passenger only ferries from West Seattle, Vashon, Southworth, Bremerton and Kingston (although only West Seattle has regular weekend schedule; I don’t know if Kitsap ferries run extra on game days though). I bet a lot of people arrive to the game via a ferry.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

I've got a ferries/water taxis video on the horizon somewhere. Love the Washington State Ferries (and Pierce!).

@ChristinaaArmani 2 года назад

Citynerd I am local understand the Baltimore rail stadium perfectly. There is light rail and metro. I can see how it would be confusing for visitors though.

@hashbrownfob 2 года назад

In the Twin cities, all our Major stadiums (plus a lot of college stadiums) on the same train line. Some of those college stadiums are a short bus ride away

@tubro541 Год назад

I wish you had also included CFL stadiums in your list, just to see if any of Canada's football stadiums are among North America's best connected by transit.

@MrStrickland90 28 дней назад

when i go to atlanta united games, i always go to the cnn center stop. they typically close all the roads on that side of the stadium so when you come out of the station it’s a huge ped-only area with tons of other fans and quite the vibe

@MexiPenguin11 2 года назад

I always enjoy your videos but I definitely would reconsider Seattle's rating (disclaimer, I live in Seattle). The transit options to Lumen and T-Mobile go beyond the Link and Sounder. Amtrak also stops at that station, and you will have people take the train coming from as far South as Portland and as far North as Vancouver (when the border was open), both of which are no more than a 4 hour train ride (makes for a perfect overnight trip). In addition, Washington State's extensive ferry system stops near the stadium as well, with the Seattle station being a maximum 15 minute walk to the stadium. You can take the ferry from a variety of islands like Bainbridge or stops like Bremerton in Washington and they all run at regular intervals, ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours. While I am sure this list is meant for closer residents, the transit options available for those who would normally need to drive 2-3 hours (I grew up in the SF bay and used to drive close to 2 hours in traffic 1 way to 49er games at Candlestick) is really great.

@matthays7800 2 года назад

Good points! Two more: One is the wealth of buses, including both Metro and Sound Transit. Another is the relatively high capacity of Link by light rail standards, beyond frequencies. Northbound it's grade-separated through town (southbound it's a mix), and the trains are 400' long. I'd factor these far more than the proximity to a single station.

@MexiPenguin11 2 года назад

@@matthays7800 points I didn’t originally consider but make a huge difference!

@CityNerd 2 года назад

As a native Seattleite and current Portlander, and I can totally vouch for the relative convenience of taking Cascades to M's and Hawks games. (Nobody from Portland or Vancouver is going to a Sounders game unless they're up to no good.) It just a criteria I was using...this was just about traveling by rail within a metro area.

@MexiPenguin11 2 года назад

@@CityNerd Thank you so much for the reply! Keep up the awesome content :)

@jmstransit Год назад

Just wanna point out Vancouver, we have departures every 4 minutes/500 passengers leaving our NHL/CFL arena district after each. Arena workers can handle living 20/25 miles (30/40km) away and have a job at the stadium thanks to the Expo Line.

@JohnR-wf2hh Год назад

I would love to see a similar analysis with baseball stadiums!

@JohnR-wf2hh Год назад

Nvm just found out you did one! Gonna watch that now

@owensmyth5627 2 года назад

I took NJ transit to a jets game this year and we were in penn station from the stadium in 25 mins

@rayfinkel2539 2 года назад

Although the headway is 30 minutes, Philadelphia has a 30 minute ride to four stations downtown (I'm including University City on Penn's campus). There are fours airport stations, and one other neighborhood station very near the airport (it provides train service for nearby jobs centers). $6.75 to downtown and $9.25 to any rail station in the suburban system (via transfer).

@franzzrilich9041 2 года назад

I just checked the Cleveland RTA site: the transit rail line from downtown Cleveland to the football stadium is still not in service. It has been like that for some time. One possible explanation is that the line follows the Cuyahoga river and the inner harbor. It is also downwind from the Whiskey Island salt mine. Salt, moisture, and electronics do not mix.

@axjmd 2 года назад

You also missed the platform with Angel's stadium in Anaheim California. Right in their parking lot is a Metrolink/Amtrak station and YES they operate more trains for events at the stadium. This stadium was even enhanced not long ago.

@CityNerd 2 года назад

This was for NFL stadiums only. I've taken transit to an Angels game and can confirm it's lovely! May do a baseball version of this type of video in the future.

@TommyJonesProductions 2 года назад

The Angels don't play football.