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Originally Posted by troutman
Somewhere I heard one plan was to knock down the Big 4, and build new arena there, and have LRT station inside the arena. The Saddledome would be knocked down too.
I'm not sure MLS wants to come to a small market Canadian city. How many franchises do they need?
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If the MLS is to retain its playoff format, I can see the league to grow to 32 teams (East/West conferences) eventually (in say 30 years?). Calgary
may get a team in 15 years time if a new stadium is built.
The other thing about stadium/arena location puzzles me. I am not sure why people are stuck up on having a huge parking lot outside the stadium. Many NHL/NBA arenas are right in the middle of downtown with not much parking options (MSG, Verizon Center in DC for example). Baseball stadiums such as Fenway and Wrigley are in the middle of commercial/residential space as well.
If I have my say, I would have taken advantage with the new Herald Tower location on 7 Ave and build the new arena there. Have the first 10 floors of the building be the arena and restaurants/shopping mall, then have the office tower above. Build an underground parkade that goes like 10 levels deep. It will be the coolest thing.