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Tyler · 01-29-2018, 12:21 PM

Smart move would be to leverage a successful Olympic bid for environmental cleanup dollars and just put the Olympic Village in the West Village.

Those units then provide substantial ongoing future tax revenue, as opposed to a monolith arena/stadium.

Similar thing Toronto did for the PanAm games, I believe.

Edit: on second thought, nah. Build the Olympic Village in Victoria Park where the new development needs to happen sooner. Proximity to the grounds/Olympic venues would be way better suited there than the WV. WV might be a better 2030-2040 project for Calgary.

01-29-2018, 12:21 PM	#4617
Tyler Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Smart move would be to leverage a successful Olympic bid for environmental cleanup dollars and just put the Olympic Village in the West Village. Those units then provide substantial ongoing future tax revenue, as opposed to a monolith arena/stadium. Similar thing Toronto did for the PanAm games, I believe. Edit: on second thought, nah. Build the Olympic Village in Victoria Park where the new development needs to happen sooner. Proximity to the grounds/Olympic venues would be way better suited there than the WV. WV might be a better 2030-2040 project for Calgary. Last edited by Tyler; 01-29-2018 at 12:50 PM.