NBA All-Star game for Oklahoma

[Snowman]

How is surface parking lot suppose to be better than a parking structure, unless they had built in an area where land was so cheap it could be offered complementary with tickets there is hardly any difference. Even then many if not most pro teams with surface lots charge for parking anyway. At least downtown there is free street parking after 6:00 and several garages in walking distance so you do not have a monopoly.

[kevinpate]

so, no parking lot at all was actually oh, but that one doesn't count? riiiight. thanks for that clarification.

[bluedogok]

Most downtown arenas that I know of do not have a large quantity of attached parking spaces, it is expected to park in area garages and surface lots around the venue. The urban ones that do have a large amount of parking (either structured or surface) around them were built just out side of downtown areas (like Dallas or Denver) on brownfield sites.

[SoonerBoy18]

How is surface parking lot suppose to be better than a parking structure, unless they had built in an area where land was so cheap it could be offered complementary with tickets there is hardly any difference. Even then many if not most pro teams with surface lots charge for parking anyway. At least downtown there is free street parking after 6:00 and several garages in walking distance so you do not have a monopoly.

At least people wouldnt have to struggle as much if there were more surface parking lots. They could have came up some type of landscaping where there would be a parking lot like San Antonio, or even Dallas. Just saying

[MDot]

At least people wouldnt have to struggle as much if there were more surface parking lots. They could have came up some type of landscaping where there would be a parking lot like San Antonio, or even Dallas. Just saying

San Antonio's arena is out in the boondocks so you can't compare the two. And to even request more surface parking lot downtown is just backwards.

[betts]

We've got too much surface parking in downtown OKC the way it is. And again, no one going to an All Star game from out of town cares about parking. They're not renting cars. Me, I'd walk to the games, but most people who live here have long since figured out where they park to go to the Peake.

[gopokes88]

Three years later I'd say we're still aways off but getting closer.

[Laramie]

Three years later I'd say we're still aways off but getting closer.

It's not an impossibility...

To host a weekend of celebrity-infused parties, complete with star-player glitz and glamour, the league requires cities to have 5,500 downtown hotel rooms. Right now, Sacramento has 3,500.

NBA Commissioner: Sacramento?s All-Star Game Hopes Rest On Number Of Hotel Rooms « CBS Sacramento

Oklahoma City will have close to 4,000 downtown hotel rooms come 2017. We should have 2,542 by mid year. If we continue to keep pace at this rate of 1,500 new downtown hotel rooms every 5 years, we could reach that goal come 2022.

Checking into OKC: More than 3,600 hotel rooms planned in next three years.

Checking into OKC: More than 3,600 hotel rooms planned in next three years | Oklahoma City News & Articles