haltcatchfire
Senior Member
But think about all the roads and interchanges we have that they don't. Priorities.
Gotta love how a city of 130,000 in New Zealand with a relatively amazing climate can get an indoor rugby stadium like that, yet we can't even get a field house... a city thirteen times the size.
But think about all the roads and interchanges we have that they don't. Priorities.
Would this include a ticket tax on a new field house as well?Time for Council to propose toll roads. User pay is always the best policy in my mind.
I would be 100% okay with that. Think of the billions spent on the ring road, it would be nice if it had a toll.Time for Council to propose toll roads. User pay is always the best policy in my mind.
What are you talking about. As bad as the saddledome is, it is wheelchair accessible. There are ramps to all entrances. All of the accessible seating is on the main level too. I go with my friend who’s in a wheelchair to games all the time. No issues for himI don't know if this has been discussed yet, but this new centre will be amazing for people with accessibility issues. I have a friend who isn't able to use stairs, and when she went to a concert at the Saddledome a few years back, she had to be carried to the entrance because there literally isn't any entrance that has a ramp instead of stairs. The interior was pretty bad as well.
On another note, a while back I made an album comparing key parts of Edmonton's downtown from 2009-2019ish (basically pre and post Rogers Place). I wonder if this new event centre will encourage similar development? I've only been to the Saddledome once, so I'd love to hear your thoughts on how much economic investment this new centre would actually encourage compared to what's currently there.
Huh, that's good to know, thanks for responding. She was adamant that there weren't any ramps, and now I'm honestly not sure why she thinks that.What are you talking about. As bad as the saddledome is, it is wheelchair accessible. There are ramps to all entrances. All of the accessible seating is on the main level too. I go with my friend who’s in a wheelchair to games all the time. No issues for him
As far as i'm aware there is only one ramp on the NE side which you can then use to access the other entrances on the concourse level. I imagine it's a pain in the ass if you show up at the wrong entrance and have to go around to the NE so it could very well be that that staff carried your friend up the stairs.I don't know if this has been discussed yet, but this new centre will be amazing for people with accessibility issues. I have a friend who isn't able to use stairs, and when she went to a concert at the Saddledome a few years back, she had to be carried to the entrance because there literally isn't any entrance that has a ramp instead of stairs. The interior was pretty bad as well.
On another note, a while back I made an album comparing key parts of Edmonton's downtown from 2009-2019ish (basically pre and post Rogers Place). I wonder if this new event centre will encourage similar development? I've only been to the Saddledome once, so I'd love to hear your thoughts on how much economic investment this new centre would actually encourage compared to what's currently there.