Despite bankruptcy, Detroit’s new $400 million dollar hockey rink is a “go”

Hotair ^ | 07/27/2013 | Bruce McQuain

[Publius]

It’s not a monorail at all. It’s a linear acceleration train identical to Vancouver’s Skytrain. At least Skytrain is a success because it goes places where people want to go and carries a vast number of people daily. But then, Vancouver is a successful city.

[SIDENET]

Yep, over budget, over estimated time, and mostly empty.

Only 400 million (the same price as the hockey rink) for 2.9 miles of "People Mover".

Liberalism at its finest.

[ncalburt]

Way better demographic situation and ton of Asian money.

The tiger stadium is a nice .

[GOPJ]

Or maybe a maglev train ... that's what Detroit could build with all their excess tax money. The hundreds of millions of dollars a maglev would cost could provide jobs... and people could ride in style to pick up their disability checks...

Or Detroit could build a Disney World theme park and a Space Station with a Unicorn farm... Must be fun to run Detroit - where reality doesn't matter.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Just brought this up last night in a conversation. The uniformed see it as a way to bring revenue in...I just do not get it. Whole world = nutso

[MeshugeMikey]

Visit The Quaint CIty Of Detroit where EVERYTHING..... is SIMPLY SURREAL!

[MeshugeMikey]

who in their RIGHT MIND...with a dollar to their name.....would .....

allow me to repeat the word SURREAL...again

[Jane Long]

Will the stadium accept EBT cards?

Exactly. Who can afford to go to these games? If they build it, people will come? Wild.

[Jeff Winston]

Ha. Ha ha ha ha.

I mean, seriously.

[sr4402]

“Throwing good money after bad”

[airborne]

The Detroit Redwings have always filled their arena, and they've always put a winning product on the ice.

That being said, it should be a good enough investment that no tax dollars would be needed.

Private business could finance it.

I'm still angry at our government here in PA for making taxpayers foot $47.6 million of the $321 million cost of Consol Energy Center. A deal was in place that would have given the owner a gambling license in exchange for using no taxpayer funding.

But Ed Rendell refused, giving the gaming license to one of his buddies in Pittsburgh.

[GeronL]

It should be done privately, there is no excuse for this stuff

[airborne]

It should be done privately, there is no excuse for this stuff

Absolutely!

[airborne]

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[PaleoBob]

The thing is, there is no real relationship between the cities and the franchises named for them. The “profit” and jobs so many prosper from comes mainly from suburban fans and Big Media income streams. If every square foot of Detroit was used to a purpose like that of the Red Wings, Detroit would be fat and prosperous.

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[EQAndyBuzz]

The Red Wngs are the only thing in Detroit that makes any money. Unless the Wings themselves are putting up the money, this should be a non-starter.

On a lighter note, with my son going up to the Northeast to play college hockey this year, I am officially out of retirement and will be coaching again.

[Dr.Deth]

Sorry Mom, the mob has spoken.

They should build a $440M basketball arena while they're at it, and change the NBA team's name to the "Detroit Pissed Ons"

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Detroit HAS a monorail. It’s called The People Mover and has been operable in a loop through downtown for more than 25 years. Few people ride it because you are trapped on there between stops with everyone else and that includes the odd urban feral.

[Old North State]

Or maybe a maglev train ...
I think they should build a space shuttle. Our old ones are no longer in service, and with all the contributions the Muslims have made to science in the last thousand years, the local population could knock one out no sweat. Then they can clear another couple dozen square miles downtown and let it rip. Plus, people could line up on the Canadian side of the river without getting shot or mugged and watch the lift-offs. Voila! Tourist attraction; problems solved, Q.E.D.