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Originally Posted by JHikka
What would you say about the likelihood of older residents in Cumberland or Colchester being more likely to attend games than millennials on the Peninsula, regardless of where the stadium is located?
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I don't really know but I would guess that a person living 1.5 hours away in a small town is worth only a small fraction of the revenue to a hypothetical CFL team. Meanwhile the Peninsula is not just millennials, it has many of the wealthiest people in the region. Another issue is no matter which suburb you put the stadium in it will be farther away on average from all of the suburban residents, not just people on the Peninsula. Put it in Dartmouth Crossing and it's a pain to get to from Clayton Park. Put it in Bayers Lake and it's a pain to get to from Cole Harbour. The Peninsula is in the middle.
For the most part I think people seriously overestimate the importance of regional markets outside of metropolitan areas on sports ticket sales (people driving 1 hour or more, people flying in, etc.). Most tickets are sold to locals. Money from TV and merchandise may be different but also probably doesn't depend on which neighbourhood a stadium is built in.
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Shannon is probably the best location that can be hoped for right now. It's close enough to the city centre that it doesn't really create any sprawl and isn't difficult for urban residents to reach whilst still being accessible to rural folks.
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The nice thing about Shannon Park is it has many different types of access, including water access for ferries, and it's being redeveloped as a mixed-use area. It's a big shame the city didn't ask Canada Lands to explicitly plan for a stadium in the area someday, but it probably still could happen.
One weird thing about Halifax is that people there act like there's no space for anything new but then again there are areas like Gorsebrook Park, which is a giant field with some minor sports stuff scattered around. The Commons similarly have a bunch of low value stuff from the 1960's and earlier scattered around. There isn't any really compelling reason why a stadium site couldn't be created from an enlarged Wanderer Ground site.