I think putting it by the lake is a mistake for two big reasons...
1. putting it out by the qew will mean that any and all outsiders will still see hamilton from the skyway view and will continue to not venture into the city. if it is by the bay, more people will come via 403/york which should be the true gateway to the city. if someone wants to go to a major event at the stadium, they are going to go whether it's located by the qew or by the bay.
2. putting it out by the qew wil make it much harder to provide adequate transit links to the stadium, and make it generally more difficult for hamiltonians to attend events.
bayfront location will give us a chance to clean up a small dilapidated area, put on a good face for visitors--show them what our downtown looks like, and will make it accessible to our own residents.
putting it out by the highway means we are pandering to passers-by instead of our own citizens... it would be a lame move.
bayfront all the way....
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