A few points:
- If "there is no Plan B" for Ken King, then the city has a strong negotiating position. I agree that this is the best location for the Stamps (Flames could occupy less valuable but still central land in Victoria Park). It's not the best use of the land for the city. So, if it's worth it to the Stamps but not the city, the city should be able to get a good deal.
- While I'd like to see Bow Trail re-aligned, if there's going to be an arena complex, I can't see a good way to make re-alignment work. If you push westbound up against eastbound, you push the stadiums closer to the waterfront and run into shadowing problems. The residential community to the west of the stadiums still has unfettered access, so maybe despite being less than ideal, no re-alignment is indeed the best solution.
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Originally Posted by shermanator
Cities everywhere are tearing down their indoor multisport stadiums, and Calgary wants to build one? It just seems like backwards thinking, not forward thinking.
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I'm not aware of this phenomenon, but perhaps the problem lies with the execution/age of the facilities being torn down, and is not inherent to "indoor multisport stadiums"?
Would like to hear more from you about this. What's being torn down? Where? Why? How does it apply to the CalgaryNext?