Public Transportation and Allianz Field

Before construction could even begin on Allianz Field, there was much be done on and around the site where it would be sit. Assessments of the area would have to be performed and steps would have to be taken to repurpose the site. Systems would have to be put in place to capture and reuse rainwater. Plans would have to be made to green the space. But putting the home of Minnesota United at the intersection of Snelling and University Avenues came with at least one built-in advantage: a robust public transit infrastructure.

“Snelling and University Avenue is THE busiest intersection in the entire state of Minnesota,” said Justin Borrell, General Manager of Allianz Field. “Everything that came…