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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. 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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What? None of that is true.
As already discussed a few times, the land in question is the same size as the Prudential Center in Newark (both arena and practice rink). The Entertainment District would be built up around the new arena. It wouldn't have to fit within those two blocks. Over a decade ago, the Stampede unveiled plans to build an Entertainment District along 4th Street.
The Green Line C-Train will almost-certainly have a station within a block of the new arena, quite likely underground. The distance from the Victoria Park C-Train station to the new arena would be almost identical as the walk from the C-Train to the Saddledome. There's already a +15 that goes through the BMO Centre and Casino that would likely be extended right into the new building. Even if it weren't extended, it would be about 100m from the Casino front door to the arena.
Ottawa's only "mass transit" service to the arena is bus service that drops people off at least 100m from the arena.