Getting more from a stadium
March 28, 2008
According to a Philadelphia Inquirer commentary, “Amid all the justifiable enthusiasm of this region’s getting another major-league sports franchise, an important issue seems to have been lost. Part of the reason for spending Delaware River Port Authority and state dollars to attract the new soccer team and build a stadium has been the potential economic development for the waterfront in Chester, one of the nation’s most impoverished cities.”
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