Daily News | Major Chinatown business-and-community group announces its opposition to a Sixers arena
“It’s disappointing when Market East is in the midst of economic decline and after our attempts to work with PCDC, that they would reach this decision without seeing our official proposal,” the team’s developing partnership, 76 Devcorp, said in a statement. “We remain committed to developing this project in a way that protects the city we love and benefits all of Philadelphia.
PCDC said its surveys found overwhelming opposition to the project, countering the team’s assertion that many people in the neighborhood were quietly open-minded and willing to hear more information. PCDC found that 93% of business-owners, 94% of residents, and 95% of visitors oppose the arena. while driving foot traffic, business and spending in a downtrodden stretch of the corridor that reaches from City Hall to Independence Mall. The Sixers are unhappy at the Wells Fargo Center, in South Philadelphia, where they have played since 1996.
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