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Originally Posted by T@T
For two reasons the whole west village area is a terrible idea anyway,
1) cost is stupid
2) a real nightmare for traffic
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I think these are actually decent reasons to put it there.
- Cost is stupid because the land needs remediation. This needs to be done anyway, and a great way to do it is to dig a a couple big holes for some sports stadiums.
- This will force the city to actually rework the Bow/Crow/Memorial interchange. This also has to be done, and will presumably take care of the nightmare for traffic. Almost any place you put a stadium, the traffic will be a headache going in and out. This way they can actually build roads around the stadium with this stuff in mind.
- That whole area is trashy. Really trashy. Everything underneath the Bow is just what looks like abandoned warehouses and scrap yards. If putting these stadiums and entertainment complex in the area forces re-development of that area into new apartment buildings and the like, its a good thing.