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Originally Posted by New Era
Except is exactly the same situation. This is the exact plan the Flames proposed for the west village, tailored for the special needs of the site. The city is proposing the arena to be smack dab in the middle of their entertainment district in the east village, again tailored for their site and specific needs. Both plans rely heavily on the arena to be the anchor to bring in new investment and revitalize a part of downtown. All three proposals have been designed with the intent of revitalizing spaces in the city core. The only reason it is an apples to oranges comparison is your belief in the scope of the projects and thinking Calgary's downtown is something special.
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It's apples and oranges because the East Village is already being redeveloped without an arena as an anchor tenant, and would continue to be without a new arena.
There is absolutely no way you can pretend that Rogers Place's location for redevelopment is anything remotely close to what the East Village has gone through.