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Originally Posted by suburbia
'Motel Village' is being re-developed as a TOD. Additionally, even as is (which is pretty sad) there are more hotel rooms than you have around the Stampede area.
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True that if you really want to do a massive renovation of the Motel Village/McMahon area, you have plenty to work with (aside from NIMBYism as acknowledged a couple posts up).
I just think in comparison of having a stadium somewhere, it's better to put it in a downtown area that already has tons of activity within and surrounding it; which will only increase with future development of the East Village, Stampede Trail, and possibly Inglewood. A more residential/academic focused area shouldn't be a preference over downtown.
It would be nice to have Olympic Way/Stampede Trail, Stephen Avenue, and 17th Ave busy before and after big Flames/Stamps games. Assuming both facilities are on or right around Stampede Grounds, the pedestrian traffic coming from those venues would have direct access to the best downtown has to offer. Motel Village or a redeveloped Firepark wouldn't match the pre/post game festivities city centre can offer.
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Originally Posted by kw5150
Just as long as the facility is a kept active when not in use. Stadiums and sport complexes can destroy the live-ability of a downtown if not done correctly. Luckily, there is a push for more urban designs with these new facilities as we learn from the past.
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Which is why I think Flames are keying in on bringing a MLS team to be a tenant for a new stadium if it gets built. Makes no sense to spend so much dough to build a new venue only the Stamps call home, which would only be used 9-12(?) times a year. Might as well just major reno McMahon only. MLS would give the facility some action during the winter/spring while football isn't ongoing.