Comment 38669

By rusty (registered) - website | Posted March 11, 2010 at 13:49:56

I don't like to see huge buildings of any kind right on the lake. Whether it's Toronto condos, Port Perry Supermarkets - whatever. The lake should be accessible to all.

However, I do like the idea of the stadium being part of a neighbourhood. All this talk (Yada Yada I think) of being close to highways and the like is overstated. The waterfront is easily accessible. What should we do? Have cars drive right into the stadium like they do in Indiannapolis (that's right folks - the famous BrickYard track has parking - right in the middle of the Oval! Only in America...)

Successful stadiums in the UK like Tottenham's Whitehart Lane and West Ham's are in the middle of dense residential areas. No LA Galaxy-like suburban Home Depot parking lots for them. And they work fine. They are part of the fabric of the neighbourhood. Let's not get bogged down on access issues. If anything we should be discouraging driving - right? Let's put it where the people are!

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