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Originally Posted by Cappy
It's been said time and again on here and in studies that arena projects are not good community anchors.
What does East Village have that made it such a great spot for redevelopment besides being close to the river and DT. that is really all West Village needs once the area is started.
You even stated as much in your previous post about the Stampede wanting to develop their area and not have an arena/stadium taking up the space. Why should WV be any different?
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And yet the real life examples fly in the face of those opinions.
Look at what is happening around the new arena in Edmonton.
Look at what the arena did for the surrounding area in downtown WPG.
Look at what the new arena is doing in Detroit.
People hate on the location in Glendale Arizona, but compare the area today to what was there prior (in was mostly fields).
Development begets development. WV is a barren eyesore right now. Arguing that the project would do nothing for the area is flat out folly.