CityNerd | The Most Urbanist Soccer Stadiums in North America: 10 Cities That Do Association Football Right @CityNerd | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
If you go to the home grounds of most association football ("soccer") clubs in Europe or South America, they are dovetailed into a central city or dense neighborhood location, and they provide lots of choices in how to travel to and from the match.
North American sports venues -- particularly those in the United States -- usually aren't like this. They're often in a far-flung suburban location, surrounded by a moat of surface parking, and difficult to access for anyone who can't or doesn't want to travel my personal motor vehicle.
Association football, as played in the MLS, NWSL, and Liga MX sometimes provides a different roadmap to stadium success. Some of the best examples are designed to nestle into a neighborhood, they're located near transit and bikeways, and they strive to minimize parking footprint.
Today's video explores the best venues North America has to offer, and shames lots of venues that apparently haven't learned any lessons at all from the continents that originated the beautiful game.
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Disproportionately Busy Airports: youtu.be/EVgzh7wyj9A
- The 10 Most Urbanist Ballparks: youtu.be/aXQx1_Zi1BA
- Top 10 Cities for Ferry Travel: youtu.be/PUaNGCY6JZo
- 10 Most Important Stations for North American High Speed Rail: youtu.be/dpdz6HcZj84
- Top 10 NFL Stadiums for Transit: youtu.be/iclUbbnWzog
- The 10 Most Urbanist NBA/NHL Arenas: youtu.be/Tpg7atI59A0
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Resources:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Major_League_Soccer_season
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Mexico
- mlssoccer.com/players/tesho-akindele/stats
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Images
- Tesho Akindele By Klinsmann2011 - Tesho Akindele, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42198873
- Audi Field By Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States - Audi Field, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76594499
- Audi Field aerial By Duane Lempke - Duane Lempke Photography, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119120155
- Providence Park bike parking By sarahmirk - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50049590
- BC Lions By Julien Silva - originally posted to Flickr as BC Place Vancouver, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7153008
- Thumbnail BC Place By Ryan Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59604687
- Thumbnail Exploria Stadium By Steveo89 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57408106
- Thumbnail Estadio Nemesio Diez: By PresidenciaMX - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69689757
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Inquiries: nerd4cities@gmail.com
If you go to the home grounds of most association football ("soccer") clubs in Europe or South America, they are dovetailed into a central city or dense neighborhood location, and they provide lots of choices in how to travel to and from the match.
North American sports venues -- particularly those in the United States -- usually aren't like this. They're often in a far-flung suburban location, surrounded by a moat of surface parking, and difficult to access for anyone who can't or doesn't want to travel my personal motor vehicle.
Association football, as played in the MLS, NWSL, and Liga MX sometimes provides a different roadmap to stadium success. Some of the best examples are designed to nestle into a neighborhood, they're located near transit and bikeways, and they strive to minimize parking footprint.
Today's video explores the best venues North America has to offer, and shames lots of venues that apparently haven't learned any lessons at all from the continents that originated the beautiful game.
----------
Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.
patreon.com/CityNerd
----------
Twitter: @nerd4cities
Instagram: @nerd4cities
----------
Tesho Akindele on Twitter: @Tesho13
Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Disproportionately Busy Airports: youtu.be/EVgzh7wyj9A
- The 10 Most Urbanist Ballparks: youtu.be/aXQx1_Zi1BA
- Top 10 Cities for Ferry Travel: youtu.be/PUaNGCY6JZo
- 10 Most Important Stations for North American High Speed Rail: youtu.be/dpdz6HcZj84
- Top 10 NFL Stadiums for Transit: youtu.be/iclUbbnWzog
- The 10 Most Urbanist NBA/NHL Arenas: youtu.be/Tpg7atI59A0
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Resources:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Major_League_Soccer_season
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Mexico
- mlssoccer.com/players/tesho-akindele/stats
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Images
- Tesho Akindele By Klinsmann2011 - Tesho Akindele, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42198873
- Audi Field By Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States - Audi Field, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76594499
- Audi Field aerial By Duane Lempke - Duane Lempke Photography, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119120155
- Providence Park bike parking By sarahmirk - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50049590
- BC Lions By Julien Silva - originally posted to Flickr as BC Place Vancouver, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7153008
- Thumbnail BC Place By Ryan Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59604687
- Thumbnail Exploria Stadium By Steveo89 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57408106
- Thumbnail Estadio Nemesio Diez: By PresidenciaMX - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69689757
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Inquiries: nerd4cities@gmail.com
