The Kansas City Star recently reported that Kansas City funded a study for a downtown stadium. They selected four sites that could possibly work downtown. The Kansas City Royals are set to stay in Kauffman Stadium until 2030, but that doesn’t mean this still couldn’t happen somewhere down the line.
While I think a downtown stadium is a great idea for a baseball team, it may not be a good fit for Kansas City.
Transportation Culture
Downtown stadiums are great. They also only work in certain areas. Cities such as Chicago, New York and Boston—to name a few—have stadiums located downtown.