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Originally Posted by Budyser
Coliseum has 1,995 official parking stalls. I counted them via google maps aerial view.
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That sounds like the sort of obsessive thing I would do - congratulations!
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I wonder how many ticket holders will not need to use their cars anymore to go see an event downtown? Well, I'm one of them.
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Don't know; but only a small minority of Monctonians actually live in the core. The curse of our city is urban sprawl. Hopefully this will correct itself over time as the downtown densifies, but parking garages in the core will be necessary as the importance of the DT area increases.
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The Main street bus drop off has been expanded, the events centre itself appears to have bus drop off zones, and easy in/out for taxis. For those living just outside the "easy walking distance' may prefer this option rather than taking their own cars.
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True, but at the presentation, even the city officials admitted that only a small minority of patrons will actually take the bus to events at the downtown centre. Several people made mention of the fact that playoff games can sometimes extend well into the late evening, past the point at which the bus service stops for the day.
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Originally Posted by Budyser
1,995 parking spots appears easily available south of the tracks, if only, they are giving the ok from land owners. If that's a go, then the only pain in the ass obstacle is the walk on Foundry, under the Main st subway, then 200m to the centre's front door. Solution to this is to build that underground passway below the tracks now and get this over with.
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There is no question that the holy grail for events centre parking is that large lot just to the south of the railway tracks. If that is made available, a lot of the problems will be solved. I have a sneaking suspicion the Robert Irving himself is negotiating access to this lot for Wildcats season ticket holders; presumably for a fee (VIP parking).
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Does the Events Centre not have x amount of handicap spaces on site? Yes I believe they do.
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Yes they do, and actually there will be more handicapped spaces available at the events centre than at the coliseum, but they will be metered (and not free like at the coliseum).
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With that alone, do we not have enough just for Wild Cats & Moncton Miracles games? I'm not even including side street parking and private lot owners who will allow parking.
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For routine game day attendance, the Wildcats and Magic are probably OK, but for important games and playoff games, parking will be a big issue.
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When I go to concerts in Montreal, private parking are collecting $5-$7 per night.
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That sounds reasonable. All I know is that the city representative used the figure $25 in his presentation. I don't know where that came from.
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Here's a thought. The City could negotiate a property tax discount for allowing free parking on their private lots after 6pm. With a nice sign that says "Free Parking For Event Centre 6:00pm to 2:00am only".
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Good idea, but I don't think "free" parking is absolutely necessary. Parking in the $5 range sounds about right. On street evening and weekend parking however
should remain free. I agree that highly visible signage announcing which lots are available for events centre parking are mandatory, if for no other reason than to combat the evil blight of those vile booters........
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