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Originally Posted by Zarley
The way the Flames have handled this really bothers me. The location is great, the concept is good, we are in desperate need of a new stadium, and a Melbourne style central sports and entertainment precinct would be a great asset to the city. The poor design they've provided has killed public enthusiasm for what could be a really great project.
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The thing is that we all kind of already have one of those in Vic Park/East Village. There are existing sports venues, casinos, restaurants, bars, public transit lines, new residential condos, soon to be new museums/library/hotels...all within walking distance. There's still plenty of room for improvement, but the momentum is there.
Why try to create a new sports/entertainment district from scratch, when you can just further improve the existing one? Trying to recreate everything in WV will stunt what's happening in Vic Park, and in the end we'll probably end up with two mediocre ones.