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Originally Posted by OldDutch
I caught Duha on Fan960, and have to say it was a rare time he left me mystified. The guy is as logical a person as you can get, but sometimes (last being went Sutter final days as GM) he goes off his proven and consistent even keel path.
Basically said that despite the multiple studies out there that show stadiums to be a imprudent use of city dollars you couldn't argue with the results of an area like LA Live. He continued that they took a rubble area of the city and made it amazing. So he continued with why Calgary should really be embracing this thing. Went full science vs. anicdote.
I was thinking, who still says LA Live is of net benefit to LA? Been to Compton or Inglewood. Have you asked the kids if LA Live is of benefit to them seeing as they probably are too poor to ever afford a ticket? Or could the funds have gone to small recreation centres to get the kids off the street?
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I love the LA Live anecdotes, as if they couldn't find another stadium project with success. No mention that it is in one of the largest NA cities with a massive demand for entertainment venues and a serious case of urban sprawl. Just because it worked in LA, doesnt mean it can work in Calgary... or the 50 other cities with new stadiums in the past 20 years.