View Single Post
Old 09-23-2014, 01:14 PM   #77
SuperMatt18
Franchise Player
 
SuperMatt18's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFlameDog View Post
I have never been there but wasn't someone speculating as to why they needed a big fancy train station over at Sunalta when there wasn't much there at the moment?

ah, who knows...
That was the first step of the development IMO.

I also wouldn't be surprised if when they announce the rink they also announce the redevelopment of the Crowchild, Bow Trail interchange.

This post from Getbak from a past thread probably sums up the whole idea the best.

Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak View Post
3. West Village -- Greyhound Depot and GSL Chev-City


This is the area directly west of 14th St and bound by the two halves of Bow Trail. The city owns most, if not all, of this land already and has long-term plans to redevelop it as the West Village.

It would be very difficult to put a football stadium into this space with a North-South field orientation. The stadium really only fits if the field were run East-West. The North-South orientation is preferred because it doesn't force one team to play into the sun during the game. Ivor Wynn Stadium in Hamilton is currently the only E-W oriented stadium in the CFL (McMahon is angled slightly to the NW and Taylor Field is angled even more to the NW), but even it is rumored to be getting re-aligned during its reconstruction next year. The stadium in Ottawa also has an E-W orientation, which won't be changed when it re-opens in the future.


3. West Village -- Greyhound, GSL, Renfrew Chrysler


This is the same West Village area, but expanded to include the space currently occupied by Renfrew Chrysler. This would allow for the football stadium to go on the Renfrew space with a field orientation similar to McMahon's.

This would be a drastic change to the City's West Village plans (http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/LUPP/Docum...illage-arp.pdf), but might make more sense in the long-term. The land in this area is badly contaminated because there was a wood treatment plant there for decades, then the car dealerships moved in. Cleaning it up to the point where it's safe for people to live might be impossible, and even if it isn't, it will be extremely expensive.

From a transportation point of view, it's well located. The new Sunalta C-Train station is right there, and Crowchild and 14th St are both nearby.
SuperMatt18 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to SuperMatt18 For This Useful Post: