Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

[neonjoe]

If Kitchener had any half decent sports teams it might be worthwhile. But Junior B hockey? Ugh. This isn't the Bridgestone Arena and Kitchener isn't Nashville.

The OHL is Major Junior A hockey, the top tier for amateur hockey. Pre-covid the Aud was almost always sold out and theres a long waiting list to get season tickets. So there is demand for the hockey at least.
The Titans on the other hand are not filling the aud but its good to have another sport fill the facility during non hockey times. 
During the summer months its deal. The venue also is too small to draw large acts and too big for smaller acts so it really doesn't get used too often. We definitely do not get as many events as some cities that are smaller than the 10th biggest CMA in Canada.

Maybe keeping the Aud site but allowing some redevelopment for Mixed including food could be an option. Having the restaurants/bars near by go a long way in staggering the arrival and departure times of the guests which in turn could alleviate traffic.

Another spot that I always thought would have been good for a venue would be the Charles/Kent or Charles/Borden blocks. They are very much under-utilized and having a non-split section of LRT there could encourage more transit ridership to the games.