Regarding parking: while 1,500 stalls sounds inadequate at first blush, I would point out that zero stalls were included with the Winnipeg arena. None.
Reason being that downtown is already chock full of parking. People simply park wherever they normally park and walk a block or two or three to the game. And if that is possible in Winnipeg, it should be possible anywhere.
How many people work downtown in Calgary? 200,000 or so? They manage to park everyday (though I agree it is an expensive nightmare). Surely 20,000 people can get to a game - especially if there are 1,500 more spots than Winnipeg makes do with.
As someone mentioned above, the trend with downtown arenas is less and less parking to encourage public transportation. Frankly, I was surprised they announced any parking at all.
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