When you take into account use and benefit, there is no comparison. Street cars can be used everyday by anyone. Baseball stadiums are hardly used at all.
It's like comparing a tent to a wheel barrow. If you like to camp the tent seems like a lot of fun, but you could actually use the wheel barrow. The city's problem was that they were going for the shiniest one. They could have proposed smaller, more focused routes; instead of the economic generator dreams. Wasn't Houston's first line between Rice and UofH?
Besides, attendance for the Missions is not great. Soccer draws better, but it seems like the city missed the bus on that as well when the Hamburgler killed a chance after he was first elected. I read an
article recently where the scorpions could no longer afford to sponsor their youth academy teams, and could not get any corporate help to step up. Most teams in MLS and their league do this. That kind of news doesn't help the chances for getting an MLS franchise. While the fans have certainly stepped up, it seems SA business leaders are unable to step up to the plate and pinch hit.
If government is not involved, they can build whatever they want. If someone is wanting funding help for a stadium, kill it.
As far as the Alamodome goes, as homely as it is, it is actually versatile and can be used for many events. It was built to attract football because the NFL told the city that was the thing that prevented them from getting a team. Turns out it really wasn't. And, as much as things have changed, the city is still in the same position, watching from the dugout. At least they are saying AAA and not MLB. As much as Wolfe has done for the city, he still can't shake that jones for baseball.
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