As long as I've lived here, I've heard the words "world class city" bandied about, as to whether this is such a city, whether it's becoming such a city, and what would need to be done to get there. Well, simply put, Calgary will not be a world class city until the west village has been reclaimed and developed somehow. It's a gaping hole in the metropolitan core. Putting a sports facility there isn't the only solution, but it would certainly do the trick.
The hurdle isn't the high-level concept, it's the cost. If someone can come up with a way to make an arena project there make financial sense, fantastic. I'm not optimistic that such a thing is possible currently or in the foreseeable future.
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