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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I wonder how much COVID and the shift to the mobile work force changes the idea that this is a "empty threat".
With a work force that is moving to be more mobile...does having a rink downtown mean as much as it did before COVID?
It doesn't neccessarily have to be Balzac or Tsuut'ina but I do wonder if the Flames might be looking at a different land location here.
There is a lot of land in and around the airport too in NE Calgary around airport trail / country hills / 36th street area.
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A lot of American mid-size cities are having quite thriving suburban areas with lots of good shopping, entertainment, restaurants, hotels, etc, that are well located for a lot of people to get to and people have been working at home or suburban office parks for years. But most of the cities I think of, the population tends to grow around one geographic corner. Calgary seems very much spread out evenly around downtown. A far south or far NW arena pretty much takes half the city out of the market.