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Originally Posted by New Era
You are aware that there is more to an arena footprint than just the actual arena? What about service area? You know, like when deliveries are made, or concert staging is done, or extra service equipment needs to be in place near the building? What about parking? You know, where the thousands of paying fans need to leave their vehicles when they come to the game? But hey, you can cut out arenas in photoshop and past them on a google maps screen capture, so that's all that matters. Don't need any of that other space that it appears every single arena in the world needs.
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Seriously, you should probably let CMLC know. I doubt they've looked into this, at all.
It's nice to see how the ridiculous criticisms from certain posters help affirm that this is actually a pretty decent plan. Plunking a big ol' building in the heart of a city is not a simple task. All things considered, this is a no-brainer.
The only place I can think of that might have made as much sense is in the heart of EV (6-8 ave, 4-6 st). CSEC could have even gotten in on the residential/commercial development in the area. But, they didn't, and that ship has sailed.
There is still no rush to get this done - last time I checked the Saddledome isn't crumbling. I would hope that we can expect to get 40+ years out of the new building, so I think it's okay if we hit the 40 year mark on the existing one.