As much as I want the new shiny arena, it's way better to consider the funding for needed infrastructure, and for a line that can service hundreds of thousands of Calgarians. Plus it would seem easier for private investors to put an arena deal together than a privately-funded transit line.
There is of course the whole other issues of limiting sprawl, and I think the City needs to get on that ASAP. There should be no reason a Green Line needs to go as far as it does; better urban renewal and development principles on pre-existing land with a focus on inner-city development should go along with infrastructure for any train lines. But this is an entirely different problem that no doubt the City will need to deal with. The current expansion outward is unsustainable.
Maybe the owners can team with Brett Wilson can get their rich friends to throw in a few bucks and keep the Flames in town. But it shouldn't the higher priority for the City of Calgary.
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