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Originally Posted by Table 5
Apologies for nitpicking one sentence out of many, but how would an east village arena have more parking/travel issues? It's as close to downtown parking options as the West Village (actually probably more considering the amount of City owned parking on the east side, as well as the Stampede grounds). Public transportation wise it would be within walking distance to 2 LRT lines and will have another come online most likely around the time a stadium opens. It's also within walking distance of some of the densest neighborhoods in Calgary.
An East Village/Vic Park location is about as good as one can hope for in terms of transportation options.
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Respectfully disagree. The proposed site in the east village is blocks from the closest LRT station and is on the wrong side of the tracks to really exploit the parking of the primary business core in downtown. There has already been discussions about the need for a tunnel into that area to facilitate the raffia flows expected. Then you are still waiting on the new LRT line to be built to service that area. It has potential, but requires even more infrastructure improvements. Seriously, can you see a major arena being serviced by 11th avenue and Olympic Way?