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Originally Posted by New Era
Just want to add that the Victoria Park parcel of land is way too small for a new arena let alone an entertainment district.
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The Entertainment District would be all over Victoria Park, even the West Village isn't big enough for a district with the giant footprint of the arena and fieldhouse.
As for the parcel of land, it was pointed out in the presentation it is more than other arenas. It's a bigger parcel than the ACC or Bell Centre are on.
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Also just want to add that the same problems that make the Saddledome a bad location would still exist, just moved two blocks north. Just a horrible location. Based on this location the Flames new building would not have mass transit access directly to the building and not require going for a long walk outdoors to reach the arena. The only other Canadian building with that honor? Winnipeg's MTS Centre. Now that's the building and city you want to emulate!
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The Green Line is going near the Victoria Park site, giving it reasonable access from all three LRT lines in the city. West Village only has the one, and it would be the worst one for access before and after games. Have the Green Line that still could be worked into the plan directly plus a similar walk from Stampede Station and sub 1km walk if you just want to hop on the trains NE (so shorter than if WV people wanted to do the same) is better than a walkway from Sunalta Station.
The Canadian Tire Centre also doesn't have mass transit access to the building, BTW.