Okay, so the LRT can move maybe 10,000 people per hour. How long would it take to fill a 20,000 seat arena/stadium. Assuming people come from both directions -- about 1 hour. But that is only if everyone else stops using the LRT. No dice.
In Toronto, you have people who walk to AC/Bell Centre from their downtown condo or from work iin the CBD. You also have multiple high capacity lines at union Station (multiple GO lines, Queens Quay LRT, Subway) plus King Street and Spadina Street cars (I suspect that with the new streetcars on Spadina, they have considerable capacity connecting to East West Streetcars on Kng, Queen, and College, and to the Bloor-Danforth Line.
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Originally Posted by phil235
It's not crazy at all. In fact, almost every major sports arena that has been built in North America in the last 15 years has been built downtown. An arena like the ACC or the Bell Centre greatly contribute the vibrancy of the city, and they certainly aren't "empty shells" most of the time, as they are host upwards of 150 or 200 events per year.
In Ottawa, you don't have the transit capacity to manage a stadium or arena -- even with the LRT.
If you put the arena at Startop you would be slightly more central, but it would be the same story - most people would drive and you would lose an opportunity for synergies with bars, restaurants, festivals etc.
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