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Soccer Stadium, Concert Venue Planned For Downtown
6th and Michigan complex would transform Westown and impact local concert business.
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This is fabulous and unexpected news!
I was expecting more today on what Josh Krsnak will be developing to the tune of $40 million around The Avenue or even something concrete about the Bucks and Frank Productions developing a concert venue/hotel in the Deer District. (Wonder how this project impacts that…and who the promoter will be for this new venue. There IS backstory, here.)
As I often do, I was looking at a map of Milwaukee wondering about “Library Hill,” which is what I call Kilbourntown west of 6th. 🙂 This project, if it succeeds, will be a tremendous boost to all of downtown west of the river, and to Milwaukee in general.
And…a new pro soccer team? So…much…here…
Is this a joke – artificial surface for Division I and possibly professional soccer? A bad idea for players’ well being based everything I’ve read.
ESPN conducted a poll of MLS players in March 2018, one question asked about playing on artificial surface…
If a stadium had an artificial surface, would it impact your decision to join that team?
Yes: 63%
No: 36%
No answer: 1%
Some player comments,
“No. As long as they train mostly on grass.”
“Hard yes. I don’t like turf, plain and simple. The times I played on it, it takes a day or two extra to recover.”
Phil Simms former NFL QB feels all NFL stadiums should be grass. Mike Florio, NBC sports writes “Artificial surfaces don’t give like grass fields do. Feet get stuck when planted. The forces that don’t get pushed into the soil end up going elsewhere. Like into the joints of the leg connected to the foot”.
Obviously the artificial surface is for lower cost ease of scheduling. But does artificial surface jive with the statement “The beauty of soccer is that all across the world, communities rally behind their city’s club to support the players, the team, and each other.” if you are risking player injury merely for economic reasons?
Will this project close 7th street or James Lovell Dr. when coming off the interstate?
@Gordon – Based on the rendering, no. Vacating the street would take council approval as well.