Fans voice mixed reactions as Chicago Bears release stunning AI-rendered video of new $3.2BILLION lakefront stadium proposal

Daily Mail ^ | 4/24/24 | Jack Bezants

[Libloather]

Chicago Bears have released some stunning AI-generated images of a new stadium that could be built on the city waterfront - but not all residents in The Windy City are impressed.

The NFL team shared the pictures on Wednesday afternoon, before Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson led a press conference about the proposals.

According to FOX32 Chicago, the stadium will cost around $3.2billion to build with the Bears paying for $2billion themselves. It would hold 65,000 people with a target opening of 2028.

The stadium will not only host sporting events - music concerts will be held there as well and 14 acres of green space and athletic fields will surround it.

But as the proposals were released on Wednesday, there was one recurring them in the reactions on social media: 'What about the parking?'

One fan wrote on X: 'We parking our boats in Lake Michigan?' while another said 'Apparently there is no need for parking'.

[1Old Pro]

Another Corporate Playground.

The taxpayers that funded this sure won't be at any future Super Bowls held there.

[dfwgator]

If it starts raining really heavily, and I see pairs of animals heading into that stadium, I’m grabbing my swim trunks and running.

What's a cubit?

[mairdie]

That picture shows the building almost abutting the Art Institute of Chicago. Can't think of anything more off-putting than listening to screaming while trying to enjoy the peace of mind that comes from looking at art. The entire area includes underground parking below the park. But doubt even that is enough to handle stadium crowds. A main bus line fronts the complex on Michigan Avenue. Talk about crowding in a commercial area that was being wrecked anyway by blatant thieves.

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[Dilbert San Diego]

It seems the useful life of stadiums keeps shrinking.

I think it was about 20 years ago when they completely rebuilt Soldier Field for the Bears. Now a 20 year old renovatation is just nit good enough?

They got a little over 30 years out of the new Comiskey park for the White Sox , and now the White Sox are agitating for a new Stadium.

If no public money were involved none of us could object too much to private businesses building new facilities as they see fit. But they are asking for Hefty public subsidies for little if any public benefit resulting from such an investment

[dangus]