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Originally Posted by shermanator
A day later, and this is just so disappointing. To me, it seems like the Flames know they are going to be in tough to get public money for an arena AND a football stadium, so they decided to jam the fieldhouse in on top of that to get $200 mil from the city (that the city doesn't actually have). It just feels clunky and thrown together.
Cities everywhere are tearing down their indoor multisport stadiums, and Calgary wants to build one? It just seems like backwards thinking, not forward thinking.
Personally, I'd be more willing to see public money to go towards a proper arena and proper football stadium than this monstrosity they came up with.
This is without even touching how absolutely unsuitable it is for soccer, save for maybe being part of a 2026 World Cup bid.
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But would you be willing to spend $330mm more for separate facilities? How is it unsuitable for soccer? While compromise will be necessary in combining a fieldhouse/CFL stadium, I think that compromise is essential. I don't see how a stand-alone fieldhouse is sustainable, nor a separate CFL facility. Combined, at least there is a chance. Combine that with an arena, hotel, conference centre, restaurants and bars, and then you might really have something.
I don't get too caught up in the renderings. I think in the end, there will be more open public space and plenty of development for bars/restaurants. I think King was being careful, in particular with the Counsellors at the table, to ensure that it didn't look like a massive red mile development that the NIMBYs would jump all over.