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Originally Posted by Darkknight
I thought one of the big sticking points for the Flames was that they didn't want to be on the stampede grounds anymore?
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Yes, that's my ideal scenario ignoring any logistics like where do you host the Stampede for a couple years. It just makes the most sense to me:
- Shared existing parking space nearby
- More regular and dense use of the grandstand area now that the horses are gone
- Opens up 17th Ave into the park
- Leaves the whole Stampede extension to the north unaffected
- New arena is right on the red line (although an arena up closer to the Remington lands could be on both the red and green lines which is neat)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkknight
I thought one of the big sticking points for the Flames was that they didn't want to be on the stampede grounds anymore?
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Of course the Flames would
like to be somewhere else so they can have the parking revenue. They'd also like a billion dollars of public money to be able to have that parking revenue and a fancy revenue generating building too. But I guarantee they'd take a cheaper Stampede solution and forego the parking revenue if they're not getting a billion dollars for a standalone fully controlled palace.