Halifax Stadium Discussion

[halifaxboyns]

If we move the site off the peninsula; then the Windsor/Willow park site could also be an opportunity site for redevelopment of another kind later on. I think the relationship with the forum was a factor in the fact that if the two sites were connected, there was existing parking that could be added too.

Regardless, the population numbers show that the the greater numbers are off the peninsula. Chances are that even if the percentages of the off peninsula population attending are small; the cumulative impact will still be greater than what the peninsula could produce. That's a good point.

Also ATL's comment answers my question about stadium size, but could the design not be to a minimum of 25k and then have expansion for more? Or would it be more appropriate to just aim for 30 to 35K and that's it?

As I mentioned earlier, both the Calgary and Edmonton CFL stadiums don't have a lot of parking, but create a parking problems in the residential communities around them. The design seems to suggest a desire to push transit use, versus vehicle use. If the issue is access, this can be overcome with special dedicated transit routes for events (much like happened at Exhibition Park). So because the games typically would happen on weekends, chances are a lot of the articulated buses would be available. Then once the city starts growing to the point an LRT/RAV is appropriate; part of the route could involve servicing the stie.