Added the AAA simply for comparison’s sake; I’m not saying that the Panthers should move to the AAA (the stadium isn’t designed for ice hockey), I’m just showing how stark the difference is in transit and walkability between two stadiums in the same metroplex
These walkability and transit scores for Sunrise are among the lowest in North American sports
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by project305
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After the arena deal ends they will build their new home in Fort Lauderdale. It will likely be the best landing spot for a permanent long term. home that can support walking, transit, and have some of the “sports district” real estate and partnerships that drive revenue.
^ my speculation
Cool, now show us Amerant’s drivability score. Amerant has some of the best highway access of any stadium ive ever been too.
Yeah I remember having to get ubers to and from the game a couple of times. It was like 150 round trip. That was in 2021 lol. I wish they had like a light rail or specially designated busses for the game. Would honestly help reduce some of the gre game and post game traffic
So many cagers in this thread 🤣🤣🤣
And the Kaseya center I have to step over homeless people lol
Unfortunately a reflection of lack of infrastructure for non-automobile traffic across South Florida. Moving east, which seems to be coming, would connect to Brightline and Tri Rail.
https://youtu.be/EtGUxnH01rs?si=pVxqPHCC3M754Jfp
I have no problem with it
didn’t even have to click on the post to know who was OP. Give it a fucking break man
It’s interesting to see people defending – through comments and upvotes – transportation to the arena in this thread.
For as long as I can remember, when other fanbases have pointed out low attendance at Panthers games, our fans have attributed lack of accessibility as a major reason. Specifically, it’s been said many times that it is extremely difficult to make it to a weeknight game by puck drop due to traffic.
I know y’all know what I’m talking about. So, which is it?
When did this sub-reddit turn into r/urbanplanning?
Who walks to the arena? Absolutely nobody. We don’t have a downtown arena. It’s just not walkable. It’s a ridiculous comparison to make.
I promise you that it’s perfect right where it is… South of 595, hockey *DIES*. It’s perfect driving distance for the pocket of South Florida that actually cares about the sport & team.
The new Iceplex is great & all, but location wise it’s ABYSMAL.
Why haven’t you been banned from this subreddit yet??? We get it, you hate Amerant Bank Arena. No one cares. Go preach to your congressman for all we care.
Seems like this fucking guy pops up every few months with the same complaints about amerant.
Last time you chimed in was after the ticket holder night where back office told fans that the plan was to move to downtown fll. Why are you still on about it? Stadiums in city centers are great but South Florida’s mass transit infrastructure is dog shit. Walkability in general in south Florida is horrendous.
They’ll move downtown eventually and hopefully bring better transit with it. If I had a convenient cheap option to take a train to a game with my kids I’d be all for it. For now I’ll just drive 20 minutes out west without complaining.
who the fuck walks in Florida?
You constantly bring this (moving the arena) up and are met with resistance every time. Get over it. We know you are unhappy with having to drive a car to the arena.
Free parking and easy access, I’ll take that over whatever bullshit transit score they have.
Moving to downtown FTL would be a huge mistake. Sure, the arena is easy “in the middle of nowhere” but I’m able to get there relatively fast all the way from where I work near MIA airport. People take for granted the highway accessibity. You might be driving a longer distance but time wise it’s much faster. I’d probably cancel my season tickets if we moved to a downtown area
Dude I live in Palm Beach County, near West Palm Beach… if you expect me to take the Brightline down to Aventura, and then take a bus to Sunrise 45 minutes away just to go to a game, you got another thing coming. I’ll take my very fuel efficient and faster mode of transportation down 95 to SW 10th/Sawgrass and get off Oakland Park. And then it’s 10 minutes from there…
I don’t understand what the problem is. Why do you want to limit the amount of fans being able to attend the game?
Lol I feel like I see a complaint about transit at least once every season zzz
I’d never walk anywhere near AAA arena. Over town is literally 2-3 blocks away
Welcome to most of South Florida . With some parts of Miami being the only exception. And most of those aren’t neighborhoods I would want to walk through, even though you technically can.
This thread is odd. This was definitely one of the complaints in the past from the fan base when defending low attendance. No/limited bus routes, arena is in the middle of nowhere, not friendly to access unless you have a car. I don’t think anything OP has said is particularly egregious; the delivery might not be there in the comments but… I do think walkability is a valid concern honestly. I can for sure say my arena experience has been way better in Vancouver than previously in Edmonton, as it has easy access to rail, busses, and walking. Of course, Amerant wasn’t built in an area where this is an option at the time, but I think the argument of supplying access to other modes of transportation is a fair one
Sunrise never took off like it was supposed to.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a push for an arena in downtown FTL in 10 years
honestly i’m fine with it. miami’s loandepot arena seems to fit your bill, but i’ve been there and it’s absolutely abysmal to get to, as well as the kaseya center, being from Davie myself.
Maybe it’s better this way? I mean think about it, instead of being stuck in that city and highway traffic going TO the game, then being stuck on that same traffic going out, it’s all the city traffic LEAVING the city, going down a highway built with the stadium in mind. Sure some non-car related transport would be nice, but for that to be sustainable while allowing those not in the same city as the stadium the same chance to go to the game, we’d have to build a greater intercity public transit/mass transit options. If you remember how long Brightline took (and is still taking!) as well as the costs of construction, and the cost of ticket, it ultimately outweighs any kind of benefit other than “muh options!!”
Stadiums shouldn’t be just dedicated to one city in my opinion, it should allow all people, regardless of city or suburb, to have the same chance to join in on a game. Amerant is ultimately the better compromise between WPB, FLL, and MIA, in my opinion.
The location is fine tbh, its the fucking traffic for 7pm weekday games. Without traffic its like 30 min from brickell
What a fuckin….. ughhhh…. This is just stupid. Besides walkability is great takes me 5min from my house you actually have almost every Broward county public bus stopped across the street. Couldn’t pay me enough to try and drive and park at AAA. It’s worse than the old Miami Arena
Idiotic article. That is one of the easiest venues to get into and out of. The Sawgrass Expressway and I-75 junction right there. Walkable, are you kidding? The Sawgrass Mills Mall is right across the street. You can hit the mall before or after and make a day out of it. To boot this venue is hell of a lot safer than anything in downtown Miami.
It’s also a lot more accessible for its fanbase which is from roughly Port St. Lucie south and from Fort Myers to Naples. That’s a heck of a lot more convenient for those in Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and Lee/collier counties than driving to downtown Miami. That’s the mistake that the Marlins made when they changed the name and moved to downtown Miami. They alienated their fans. People in Miami need to learn that people outside of Miami-Dade county do not consider themselves part of Miami!
This guy is a rude too. Suggest everyone do what I am doing and block this person and his liberal agenda of walkability/carbon footprint crap! Remove his soapbox….
They score is 100 when I’m walking from the free parking to the arena without having to use public transport
A transit score of 97 for AAA is insaneeeely high Miami public transport is not that good