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Originally Posted by fotze
I don't want any of my tax dollars going towards reducing anyones commute. I want the new stadium.
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I'm torn. I want the arena too, and I do consider it a public good that warrants some public funding, but the Mewata location increases my commute to games.
The problem with the west end, of course, is the giant clusterpuck that is Crowchild Trail. We'd have to start all games at 9PM just to allow traffic time to reach the arena, though god only knows where they'll park.
As far as the delay goes, I think the Flames know Stampede Park is the ideal location, but they are probably fighting the Stampede on parking. Dropping hints about Mewata or Firepark and whatnot are likely to create pressure on the Stampede to cave. There is no way they want to lose a facility that brings two million people a year to their park.