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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The arena area doesn't look big. I'm not sure what they've set aside for parking given that it's on the current parking lot (remember a lot of critics of the west village plan commented on a lack of parking, too).
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The arena space is between 12th Ave and 14th Ave north-south and between 4th St and 5th St east-west. If you use the Measure Distance tool on Google Maps, it's about 200m x 160m.
Rogers Place is about 175m x 150m (excluding the Community Arena and Casino, and the little dangly bit that crosses 104 Ave. Little Caesars Arena is about 185m x 155m.
The footprint of the Prudential Center in Newark, including the practice rink, is almost identical to the space in question in Calgary.
As for parking, the surface lots at Stampede Park will still be there, although not as close as they are to the Dome.
Also, this whole plan will see a bunch of new development between 9th and 12th Aves from 4th St to the river. I'd expect any new buildings going in there to include substantial amounts of public parking, which should easily make up for the parking lost at the arena site.