Proposed arena will add jobs, traffic

A report says Clippers complex would cause ‘significant impacts’ at 42 intersections.

The billion-dollar arena complex the Clippers want to build in Inglewood took another step forward Friday with the release of the draft environmental report for the project.

The report found that the privately financed Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center might create a “large number of significant and unavoidable transportation impacts” but would add almost 1,000 full-time nonconstruction jobs in the city, won’t contribute to gentrification or affect the viability of competing arenas in the region.

“We think the project that’s being shaped through this process is going to be the most fan-intensive basketball experience in the country,” said Chris Meany, the developer and project manager for the arena.

The complex would occupy 28 acres — including 22 controlled by the city — near the intersection of West Century Boulevard and South Prairie Avenue.

An 18,000-seat arena, featuring a sweeping roof that is designed to evoke the dia

One prediction Bill Plaschke failed to mention for 2020 is that when the L.A. Wildcats win the championship of the rebooted XFL, the game will be played before a larger crowd than attended any Chargers home game in 2019.

Ron Yukelson

San Luis Obispo

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So let me get this right. The Chargers are going to have a better record next year because they will be moving 10 miles from Carson to play in Inglewood and they won’t feel like a visiting team at home? With SoFi Stadium being bigger than Dignity Health/Home Depot/StubHub Center, won’t there be room for more visiting team fans to attend? Also, if they have felt that playing at home is like playing a road game, shouldn’t they have done better in actual road games?

What the Chargers need to do is move 101 miles south back to San Diego where the team and their name go together. Los Angeles Chargers is like Los Angeles Angels, it doesn’t work. Russell Morgan

Carson