Here is a question to some of you saying that the new Arena needs to be downtown:
What happens if in the next few years more companies follow in Imperial Oils footsteps and move away from downtown (quarry park)?
In Houston which is the O&G hub of the USA there isn't a "downtown" like there is in Calgary. The major O&G companies have "Campuses" that are spread out among the city. Which means sales guys usually only make 1 or 2 "sales calls" a day.
In fact I would go as far as saying that the current growth in Calgary would make it unsustainable for everyone to continue working out of downtown. The road system and transit system just isn't designed for a continual growth of people.
Edit: This is in relation to some posts that were saying the arena needs to be close to the corporate people that get tickets to games.
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