10-05-2017, 01:05 PM
(10-05-2017, 12:29 PM)clasher Wrote: I think Conestoga College would be a better place to put up a soccer stadium. This much land close to the centre of town would be squandered on a sports field or even a conference centre. IMO they don't see that much use beyond the event days and are generally just a sea of parking around a single-use building. Here's a US-centric aritcle the subject
I get that. I also get the idea of it being a destination that people show up at. Toronto FC game days fill the bars in Liberty village. A big part of the rejuvenation in soccer has been moving stadiums back to city cores.
A great example would be the Lansdowne development in Ottawa where TD Place Stadium now sits. It allowed them to put in a stadium and surround it with new retail that might not have survived on it's own without the influx of patrons for game days.