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Still a gong show out in Spruce Grove. Meanwhile, we in Edmonton can't wait for spring opening with the Riverhawks at the REMAX Centre.
 

There's also this:

Parking - We love our little spot down in the River Valley, and it has tons of advantages, but with good comes with the bad, and parking is always a struggle. We've been feverishly renting out as many public and private lots in close proximity to the stadium to help with this - a lot of the auxillary ones being reserved for staff/players/entertainment (to free up the closer ones for fans!). We're also excited to introduce a new initiative with the City of Edmonton regarding transportation to the ballpark - stay tuned :)
 
I don’t get why they don’t push biking more. Great outdoors and folk fest both do it. So many easy spots to access thanks to walterdale, river valley trails, and the funicular.

I rarely saw more than 30-40 bikes at the lock up.
 
There's also this:

Parking - We love our little spot down in the River Valley, and it has tons of advantages, but with good comes with the bad, and parking is always a struggle. We've been feverishly renting out as many public and private lots in close proximity to the stadium to help with this - a lot of the auxillary ones being reserved for staff/players/entertainment (to free up the closer ones for fans!). We're also excited to introduce a new initiative with the City of Edmonton regarding transportation to the ballpark - stay tuned :)
I deliberately omitted parking because of its irrelevance to this forum (unless we're discussing decreases and elimination) 🙂
 
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I don’t get why they don’t push biking more. Great outdoors and folk fest both do it. So many easy spots to access thanks to walterdale, river valley trails, and the funicular.

I rarely saw more than 30-40 bikes at the lock up.
True but also to of regional minor ball associations come to games so not feasible for them.
 
True but also to of regional minor ball associations come to games so not feasible for them.
With all due respect, this is such poor logic.

Same idea as arguing against bike lanes because sometimes you need to move a couch in January.

Cool, what about all the other people and situations?

The vast majority of attendees to Riverhawks games aren’t regional ball teams. It’s Edmonton residents. Most of them ages 65 and under. Most games are beautiful weather and easy to bike in.

Of course many will need to drive due to distance, family situation, etc. but hundreds more could easily bike. Again, how does great outdoors festival and folk fest do it? Or heritage days? Or Canada Day events?

We just need the Riverhawks to better promote the bike parking, provide maps and info on main routes to access by bike, and maybe even develop some “park and ride” locations like near the tops of mackinnon ravine, mill creek, and in riverdale.
 
I've found them pretty responsive (sadly when I had to email them repeatedly about their blaring scoreboard being left on overnight) and actually quite nice. Maybe they'd be open to this idea if you reached out to them? Especially since there's plenty of space in the area for bike parking!
 

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