Why Stadiums’ Life Spans Keep Shrinking

Professional sports stadiums and arenas in the United States are getting younger and younger — at the cost of billions for taxpayers. These sports teams have fallen into a 30-year cycle of tearing down and rebuilding, or at least significantly renovating, stadiums that are often perfectly fine. With the average age of stadiums today reaching 24 years, and flashy new builds like SoFi and Allegiant setting new standards, experts predict that the US is on the cusp of another construction boom. But is it necessary? And just what is driving the need for new stadiums?

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