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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Maybe I don’t get it, but multiple posts complaining about a post/posting “style” while getting your back up when asked for something more than “I think!” as justification for why an arena is the best choice is pretty… I don’t know, it seems like a poor use of your energy when we’re just having a conversation and you don’t actually lose anything by saying “I don’t know.”
Here’s what we know:
- Economists are rarely “for” publicly funded arenas
- There is little/no evidence that they bring an economic benefit to a city
- There is a countless list of good-to-great, bustling neighborhoods/areas without an arena as the anchor (off the top of my head, areas in: Nashville, Portland, Seattle, SF, Los Angeles, even Calgary)
- There is also a long list of areas around arenas that are less than desirable or very dead (Saddledome obviously, plus arenas/stadiums/ballparks in SF and Oakland, I’m sure there are plenty more but I don’t really do stadium tourism)
You’re saying an arena is a better way than the examples I named to revitalize an area. How do I know a concert hall would do something similar? Because it brings people to the area. Tell me why your opinion overrides common knowledge.
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LOL. Okay, I'm convinced why that would be better than an arena.
This is why engaging with you is pointless - you will simply carry on, relentlessly, saying anything at all in order to try and make some sort of successful point.
You win - a concert hall would attract way more people to Victoria Park!