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Originally Posted by T@T
Hogwash to the extreme. 
The place is literally 5 minutes by C-train from downtown. 15 minutes up the deerfoot from as far as 22x and 20 minutes from as far away as Airdrie. What exactly is central to you...the calgary tower sidewalk?
As they say..build it and they will come,that includes restaurants, hotels and shops.
BTW the best war-won-ton is already across the street and if you win the 50-50 draw so are the Ferrari and Jag dealers! |
Fire Park, no matter how amazing of a sports complex is built (even with hotels and restaurants) would be an isolated oasis in the middle of an industrial area. Being central, to me at least, is being part of the urban core of the city. Walking distance for the suits and collars who fork out the big bucks for season tickets, walking distance to more than the restaurants that the complex itself provides, etc.
If the goal is to make the new arena/stadium part of a vibrant, urban area, it makes a lot more sense to actually put it in a vibrant, urban area instead of trying to transform an industrial park into one.