Most sports teams don't have transportation demand management requirements ("Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities").
That's the case for the DC area teams. The Washington Nationals baseball team has refused to pay for late night transit service when games run late. With a few exceptions, the Washington Wizards basketball team and the Washington Capitals hockey team have paid for late night transit service when games run late.
The Daniel Snyder managed Washington Commanders (nee Redskins, and Washington Football Team) never were interested in paying extra, pretty much force people to drive, make walking to the stadium from nearby Metrorail stations very difficult.
Which interestingly includes the potential for late night transit service after Thursday night's game.
We don't know if that includes similar arrangements for other night games that go late in the future.
If it does--again, we don't know--it is a big step forward for TDM and special event planning in the DC area.
It's unfortunate the author of the piece didn't ask about this in terms of the future.
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Some teams, if not required, have set up extraordinary transportation demand management relationships, involving free transit access to and from games.
-- "Seattle, All Star Baseball Game, free transit throughout the city and metropolitan area," 2023
-- "Transperth transit (Perth, Western Australia) provides free transit to certain events, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on 2/12/2023," 2023
-- "Seattle Kraken expansion hockey team sets new standard for transit benefits in transportation demand management: free transit with ticket,"
-- "Sadly, DC won't show so well during the Baseball All-Star Game," 2018
Metro Transit offers free rides for Sunday's Vikings game
ReplyDeleteFans will be able to take fare-free rides between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on all Metro Transit buses, light-rail trains and the Northstar commuter line.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune, 11/10/23
Metro Transit and Molson Coors are teaming up to offer free rides to Sunday's Vikings-Saints game at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Fans will be able to take fare-free rides between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on all Metro Transit buses, light-rail trains and the Northstar commuter line.
Last year, when the Free Rides football season program returned to the Twin Cities it provided 47,572 complimentary rides for the Vikings vs. Cowboys game on Nov. 20, 2022.
"U.S. Bank Stadium is one of the most transit-accessible stadiums in the nation and we are happy to be a part of what makes events here such an enjoyable experience." said Metro Transit General Manager Lesley Kandaras.