BMO Centre Expansion | 25m | 5s | CMLC

[CalgaryTiger]

The northern entrance is planned to be moved to 4 Street and 12 Ave so the sign will have to be moved if nothing else

Do you mean 4th Street or 5th?

 

[Roaring Flames]

Olympic Way/Stampede Trail which is 4th Street

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Olympic Way/Stampede Trail which is 4th Street

Oh I see, they're just pulling it north to 12 Ave. I'd much rather see a sign that people can take pictures with than something huge spanning the road.

 

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[Surrealplaces]

 

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[potatopizzafan]

First time attending a game with the piss ramp gone. Have to say its a much better experience entering and exiting the grounds, feels more organic even with all the construction happening. Definitely makes it a bit more of a gongshow for taxis and people who park right at the dome due to the volume of people.

 

[Surrealplaces]

 

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[konradiical]

Even with the evente centre being cancelled/delayed for now, are they still going through with other developments in the area? Any new buildings or parks being proposed to be built around the BMO Centre/Event Centre area in the next year? I hope they dont just stop developping the area near it until the event centre gets finalized, as id like to see the area start to slowly take shape. I guess im just impatient.

It doesn't seem anything else is in the works tho for Victoria Park besides this

 

[Cyric]

There is currently a DP in review for Stampede Trail road improvements, and the SAM Centre (western heritage museum) over in the youth campus area has had the site cleared and leveled and piling for the parkade should start pretty much anytime now. Beyond that I don't think so, it sounds like the hotel site beside cowboys either didn't get much interest at the RFP stage or was put on hold once the event centre got cancelled.

 

[The Familia]

You would think a hotel would still do fine there even without the new arena at the moment. There is still the Saddledome for all current events and the new convention Center should attract much larger shows once it is finished.

 

[MichaelS]

I think the hotel RFP was put on hold even before the event centre deal fell through.

 

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[MissingMiddle]

The Event Centre will take about 4 years to construct. Even everyone waited until excavation of the arena actually started before they even purchased the land, they'd still finish anything they want before the arena.

Not much will go ahead until the arena meaningfully starts construction - which it will.