The only written guideline pertaining to the proposed new Chicago Cubs spring training facility is the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the city and the baseball team. This is intended to be the framework for a final agreement to be entered into this summer. Among other things, this document specifies a stadium with a capacity of 13,500 to 15,000 fans and a parking lot for 2,500 to 3,500 vehicles. This would indicate one space for every four or five fans.
A study commissioned by the Cactus League in 2007 determined that the average party size attending Chicago Cubs games was 2.1 persons in size. Because virtually everyone arriving at the stadium will do so by private automobile, this ratio of persons per party would dictate a parking requirement equal to 6,400 to 7,100 vehicles or over twice the amount specified in the memorandum. This sort of a shortfall could spell disaster for the surrounding neighborhood as cars search far and wide for a place to park.
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