Took some rough measurements of transit distance to each NHL arena (minus Winnipeg, because I don't know what the situation is there). I'd love some insight from those who have attended games in these cities. Some Ottawa forumers believe having one station directly built in the arena could be a hazard.
Advantage of a downtown arena of course is encouraging people to eat out at restaurants and take on other nearby activities before and after games, thus reducing the influx of riders on the transit system and vehicular traffic.
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Originally Posted by J.OT13
Moslon Centre is directly connected to two roughly equa-distant stations; Bonaventure (about 200 meters) and Lucien L'Allier (about 150 meters).
Union Station is about 200 meters from the ACC. Though only one subway station is near, they also have streetcars. GO is probably not running at those times.
Vancouver is about 140 meters from Stadium-Chinatown with most people probably heading in the same direction, Calgary 400 or so meters from Victoria Pak/Stampede and Edmonton is directly on MacEwan, which has a far lower frequency/capacity than any other system, so I imagine many take the 700 meter trek to Churchill.
The Sens arena will be about 220 meters from both Pimisi and Bayview (lines 1 and 2), so three stations really. I do hope they include a covered walkway between the arena and stations, even if only partially (one wall and a roof) along the tracks.
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