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Originally Posted by Innersoul1
Great "Content" post
Given the vision that the Flames have for a new site, I don't think that the Corral site has a large enough scale by any means. Your diagram cuts into a significant portion of the (BMO) Roundup Centre.
Plus I think that access is becoming a bigger focus. That particular location sitll means the Plus 15 walk from Victoria Park station.
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I tried to get the new building to start at basically the SE wall of the Roundup Centre. So when you walk through the current +15 to the Dome, where the escilators are now to the Corral and Archie Boyce, that's where the new building starts, butted up to and paralleling Roundup. It does indeed overlap Olympic Way in the one corner, perhaps like BC place does to the road running underneath it, but somehow better.
The reason I chose the Corral site is really to keep as big of a continuous open space as possible on the grounds. This seems to be useful not only when the show itself is under way, but also things like the oil show where there is large equipment and tents to be set up, as well as opening perhaps large venue outdoor music festivals with how I've got the ampitheatre (largely aimed at the hill).
The LRT +15 thing is a problem. Actually didn't consider it when drawing. The only way to get rid of that problem in the context of my possible solution is to bury the line like Beltliner's idea. Huge wide underground station with sloping ped access up to a walkway on the building's side of the road. Which the more one thinks about it, could be done even with minimal disruption to train service:
Dig a cut and cover trench right next to the existing ROW, from the portal to downtown, right next to the Roundup Centre expansion, under where current C track is, then build a WIDE underground station where basically the stampede ticket booths are. Re-align back and pop up roughly beind the south end of the Big Four and you're good to go. Take service down while you tie in the tracks at each end and get rid of vic park station. It's a fantastic idea and really has to be part of the package you're right.