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Originally Posted by JHikka
It seems to me that people will drive in for events (Fury/67s) if they can get parking nearby. If not, they'll either drive to shuttles or take transit, or a combination of the two. It would be great if we had some numbers on where attendees were coming in from but that's a bigger pile of research. The willingness to take transit would rely on the belief that transit is reliable and frequent.
Attendance at the suburban locations was notoriously bad. People mostly just declined to attend events in suburban areas (Markham a prime example), and the few that did drove to them.
There's a couple of concerns or notes (for me, anyway): - That it's in a good location;
- That it's the correct size for the market;
- That it's able to be multi-purpose for different events;
- That public funding is reasonable, and if there is public funding that public usage is attainable; and,
- That transit can be oriented/improved no matter where it is located.
Getting the majority of these right will give the facility some long-term viability. A couple wrong steps and things can go south in a hurry.  |
Good info!
Though regarding the Markham location, I suspect that the sport may have played a part in it as well. I personally don't find water polo particularly exciting as a spectator sport, and perhaps others were similarly unmotivated by both the long drive and the payoff (watching water polo).
Also, in comparison with Halifax, Markham is a 1 hour drive from downtown Toronto, whereas DC is only about 15 minutes from DT Halifax.
Point taken nonetheless.
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