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Originally Posted by Cappy
Why does an arena draw people to an area? its closed the majority of the year and when its busy, it makes all the bars and restaurants in the area packed beyond belief. Why not live in the beltline or East village where the flow is steady?
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Well, there would be a few things to draw. Like the multi use field house for starters, I like living close to a rec center for obvious reasons. Gives me activities, keeps me fit. Theres also the influx of bars and restaurants in the area, not just in the arena. Theres also the clean up and overall beautification of the surrounding land. You've got a really short and narrow sighted view of the entire project, arena aside (which is what we're all here for, no?)
Think of east village as well, fort calgary was a homeless infested crap hole (trust me, I work down there), they cleaned it up, they use it for regular events, it draws people. They cleaned up the river bank. They made it more "people friendly". The proposed shops, condos, general lifestyle touches. The pedestrian bridge to the island. All of that draws people, developers, and such. But it took something to kick the vision into gear, the first step.
Is this ambitious? Absolutely.. Will this be an improvement over what is one of the ugliest plots of waterfront land in the city? Undeniably. And you bet I'd love to live close by