Cities need life, and the 76ers' new arena will bring life to a section Philadelphia that needs it.
Union workers listen to Council President Kenyatta Johnson and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in the Mayor’s Reception Room at City Hall on Dec. 19, 2024 after Council gave final approval to the Sixers arena.at the Philadelphia City Council meeting Thursday is one of the more heartening displays of the citizens’ investment in their own environment.’ $1.3 billion arena project at Market East. The package passed, 12-5. It was a no-brainer. It will make the city better.I lived in Old City for 13 years.
There is a risk the arena flops. It will cost the city and state tens of millions of dollars to accommodate the project both now and later, and maybe more. It will clog traffic during its seven years of construction and it will cause congestion on nights when, eventually, there are basketball games, concerts, and other shows.
The project also will mean construction jobs in the short term, service jobs in the long term, and opportunities for businesses big and small to invest and grow. It will mean the revitalization of a struggling area.After all, there was no viable opposing strategy. I’ve lived here for 30 years. Market East always has been poorly utilized. Philadelphia is a vibrant international city. It’s heartbreaking to see a commercial desert in a section where there should be a centerpiece.
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