Preface
Acknowledgments
The Author
Urban Change, a Loss of Centrality, and New Destinies for Downtowns
Introduction
Sports, Entertainment, and Culture for Image, Attracting Human Capital, and Economic Development
The Beginning of an End to the Need for Central Cities
Why Should Cities Care about Sports, Entertainment, and Culture?
Sports, Entertainment, and Culture: The Trinity for Redevelopment
Misplaced Revenues, Misplaced Values
Goal and Organization of This Book
Endnotes
Teams, Cities, Elites, and the Real Value of Big-Ticket Amenities
A General Framework for Investments in Big-Ticket Items
The Value and Appropriateness of Big-Ticket Items
Amenities, Human Capital, and Economic Development
Organic Urban Change versus Planned Redevelopment
Business Leaders and Urban Redevelopment
The Unbalanced Playing Field between Teams and Cities
Challenging the Leagues in Court, at the Statehouse, or in Congress
Revitalization and Development as an Alternative to Subsidies
Summary
Endnotes
Indianapolis as the Broker City
The Indianapolis Plan: Goals, Objectives, and History
Indianapolis, Sports, and Redevelopment: What Was Built, How Much Was Invested, and Whose Dollars Were Spent?
Has Indianapolis Been Changed by the Sports and Downtown Redevelopment Strategy
Challenges on the Horizon: Subsidies and Revenues
Indianapolis: The Broker City to Be a Major League Winner
Endnotes
Shared Risk, Shared Returns: San Diego's Unique Partnership for a Ballpark, Convention Center Hotel, and a New Downtown Neighborhood
Introduction
The Padres and the Need for a New Ballpark
Politics of San Diego's Sports World
Task Force II and the Generation of Substantial Public Benefits
Public Benefits and the Stigma of Subsidies
Scorecard on the Ballpark District: What Was Built
The Scorecard: Taxes Generated
The Ballpark District: Development, Land Use, and the Best Use of Urban Land
The Ballpark District and San Diego: Mutual Risk in a New Model for Public/Private Partnerships
Endnotes
A White Elephant, an Arena, and Revitalization: Using Location and the Glitz of L.A. LIVE to Rebuild a Downtown Area
Introduction
Thinking Outside the Box: Bringing the Lakers and Kings Downtown
Downtown Los Angeles: Liabilities and Assets
Sealing and Selling the Deal
Los Angeles' Investment and Returns
Rebuilding Downtown Los Angeles: L.A. LIVE
Rebuilding Downtown: Other Iconic Projects
Conclusions
Endnotes
Columbus, Major League Sports, and a New Downtown Neighborhood: A Failed Initiative and a Privately Built Arena
Introduction
Fighting for a Toe Hold in Professional Sports
A. The Arena District Plan
Columbus' Arena District: An Early Assessment
Columbus' Arena District: What Was Built
Conclusions
Endnotes
Can a City Win When Losing? Cleveland and the Building of Sports, Cultural, and Entertainment Facilities in the Midst of Population Declines and Job Losses
Introduction
The Crisis of Confidence
Cleveland's Hail Mary Pass: Downtown Revitalization as Symbols of Confidence
Results of Cleveland's Hail Mary Pass
Extra Benefits from Building Amenities: Regional Cooperation
Amending Cleveland's Major League Loser Status: New Leases
Business Leaders and Downtown and Community Development
Conclusions
Endnotes
Stagnation, Crime, and Population Change: Reading's Volunteer Leadership Group and a Focus on Sports, Entertainment, the Arts, and Culture to Revitalize a Small City
Introduction: Economic Change in a Small City
Changes in a Small City: Economic and Racial Separation
Into the Breach: A Volunteer Leadership Group and Its Focus on Entertainment
Reimaging Reading: From the Outlet Capital to a Mid-Atlantic Arts Center
Reading's Leadership Group and Community Development
Measures of Success
Conclusions
Endnotes
Sports, Culture, Entertainment and Revitalization: Turning Subsidies into Strategic Investments
Introduction
Subsidies to Investments in the Aftermath of the Credit Crisis
Lessons Learned: Similarities within Differences
Lessons Learned: Advice for Other Cities Looking to Sports, Entertainment, and Cultural Amenities for Revitalization
Recommendation 9: Level the Negotiating Table
Conclusion
Endnotes
References
Index
