What is going on at Red Wings arena site?

[emu steve]

There are many, many lessons to learn about sports facilities and the threat to attendance including HD television.

Here is an article on the Washington Redskins' stadium, FedEx.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...f5c_story.html

"Fans in recent years have complained of a poor experience at the Landover stadium, marked by snarled parking, rowdy fan behavior, long lines, frequent advertisements and large numbers of interlopers from visiting teams. At the same time, the home viewing experience for fans of all 32 NFL franchises has dramatically improved, thanks to large high-definition TVs and the NFL’s own RedZone network, which shows every scoring play."

I can attest:

The time I went to watch the Lions play the 'Skins: I had a very long walk from the subway, our seats were lower deck but under an overhang, considered obstructed [[like looking through a cardboard cutout window), couldn't see the replays, etc.

The traffic jams on the Capital Beltway for 'Skins games are legendary. Most fans do not live near the stadium and the exits, local roads, etc. are not good.

Compare that to Ford Field: Great location, great seats, etc.