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Originally Posted by New Era
Just for comparison, from where, and when? I love it when the tourists come to town and tell me how easy it is to get around when they are traveling at less than peak time. I took a cab from a hotel right off the 101 and did the trip in 30 minutes in light traffic. Did I mention I did it at 3:00 in the afternoon? Phoenix has great roads, but when rush hour hits so does gridlock. Same trip between the hours of five and seven PM, when most residents would be traveling, is a gong show and adds 30-45 minutes to any trip, thanks to rush hour congestion. That is indicative of a city with 4.2 million people.
Scottsdale is hardly the measure that should be used to determine where the fans are coming from. Just like you shouldn't say that the commute from Mount Royal (the community) to the Saddledome is so quick that fans shouldn't complain about location of the building or support facilities. Most "fans" live in the 'burbs. That's your measuring post. Take into consideration the need to get home after work, get the kids, and then make the trek to the arena. Not as easy as suggested.
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Other thing about Scottsdale to Glendale - Scottsdale covers a pretty massive area. It’s relatively easy to get to the arena from the north end by TPC or the Mayo. But if you are in the south, nearer to the aquarium etc it’s much farther and there’s Camelback mountain in the way so it’s not a direct trip.
The entertainment district around the arena is fine. It’s just out in the middle of nowhere - they put it in a concrete island with massive parking (for the football games). If the complaint is that it’s dead - that’s because the trip is long and there’s no transit. No one is going to the bar after a hockey game because you either have to drive or get an Uber or something.
The hockey team would do fine if the arena was better located, unless it’s now too late and people have given up on it.