Do you wonder what a new 22,000 seat Wizards' stadium will be like? Well take a look at an almost identical stadium, as mentioned in the CSL study--the 22,500 seat Columbus Crew Stadium which opened in 1998. Just watch this video as you see what it's really like when the stadium is in use--then let's see if a noise ordinance will even make a dent in the noise. [Be sure the sound is on when you view this video clip.]

The text accompanying the video clip reads: Scene from the Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio after the United States clinch their fifth straight World Cup berth with a victory over Mexico. ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClGHQw749PM

This is a World Cup celebration. But this is a real eye opener for the noise levels that can occur. A Wizards' stadium would be used not only for Wizard games but for rock concerts and other functions. A person we've contacted near the Columbus Crew stadium says the soccer noise is tolerable compared to the rock concerts.

When we have to begin a project by talking noise and light ordinances-- then it's time to put this in a place where this will not be a problem.

The Columbus Crew Stadium

By Shirley Phillips for NeighborhoodNet

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