A downtown arena for the Sixers can be a Philly thing, too

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over nine days to the nearby Convention Center. The city can easily handle 18,000 fans, especially after work hours. If smaller, more car-dependent cities such as Memphis can handle a downtown arena, so can we.

The Fashion District? Few are happier about this project than its owners. Paul Levy, who tracks nearly every statistic in town as a part of Center City District’s public policy research, estimated that the mall has a roughly 40% vacancy rate. Shrinking its footprint by a third would leave vacancy numbers at the Fashion District more. Levy said that storefronts along the Market East corridor are struggling with some of the same public safety issues that have hurt Chinatown.

As for SEPTA, there are few places that are better situated for public transit access. The proposed arena sits on top of all 13 regional rail lines and the Market Frankford line. It is a short walk away from the Broad Street Line, West Philadelphia trolleys, and PATCO. Two million people live within a short walk of a one-seat ride to the arena.

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