I am not a fan of the Redskins...

4 September 2003

I am not a fan of the Redskins...

… and I’m even less likely to become one after this afternoon:

Fans headed to the Washington Redskins’ season-opening game tonight will have to contend with more than just the traffic crush that comes with having a prime-time sporting event at FedEx Field and a star-studded concert on the Mall around the same time that thousands of rush-hour commuters are heading home.

At the 86,484-seat stadium in Landover, many will encounter new parking arrangements that confused and maddened some fans during the exhibition season.

Having lost 5,000 parking spaces at the former US Airways Arena, where a shopping center is under construction, the Redskins have rented about 5,800 spaces at a patchwork of office parks along McCormick and Apollo drives in Landover. Fans accustomed to paying for parking at the Jericho City of Praise church lot will also be redirected; those spots are reserved for season ticket holders.

That’s my parking lot they’re talking about - Inphonic is right off McCormick. At 4pm the place will turn into a zoo - there’s already talk that we won’t be able to come back after lunch.

Thank you, NFL.

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