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Originally Posted by Innersoul1
I think 35,000 would be a reasonable number of seats for a new football stadium. I would imagine that there would be more corporate boxes, to some extent. Additionally I could see some sort of outdoor patio area/restaurant being included. i would imagine that there would also be space in the endzones for temporary expansion for large events like the Grey Cup.
Correct me if i am wrong but the current capacity of McMahon is around 39,000. I think a new stadium should maximize sideline seating in an efficient manner that promotes solid sight-lines. Endzone seating should be kept to a minimal. I think the only stadium that has popular endzone seating is Mosaic in Regina....but those third-worlders are CFL crazy
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There are a couple (albeit small) rugby stadiums that have their suites at the endzone in a stack which I think is something that would be ineresting to look at for a bit larger scale. But keep in mind these are 15,000 seat stadiums:
Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
The Recreation Ground in Bath
Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester
I think for proper expansion ability you can't do it to both sides, but it would be a way to lower the footprint and still maximize the number of suites in the stadium. Since the suite experience tends to be less about the game than anywhere else, it makes sense to use the space this way IMO.
Suites and ample amounts of loge seating seem like no-brainers for football games and this city.