From what I gathered, the UofC wants to build a new stadium on campus for all the Dino athletics (that rendering was posted in another thread). The little stadium is also closer to happening than we think and could be a few months away from being announced. At that point the UofC wants nothing to do with McMahon so the lands can be sold off for development. That leaves the Stamps to head to the Grandstand. I also have no clue how they can make a football stadium work, but perhaps they rip everything down and build something new. No idea.
 
I figure, to ensure that Stampede could continue uninterrupted during any future demo and rebuild of GMC Stadium, they would have to build a new grandstand on the east side first. Then demolish the existing and rebuild. Would be kind of a perfect scenario for both modernizing the Stampede and housing the Stampeders.
 
Chalk me up as another that doesn't see the grandstand / stadium combo really working.
Extreme levels of value engineering at the concept level, really seems like the sort of cheapassery that Edmonton would try, not Calgary...

Having a stadium on the bus barn site instead would allow for a better, more focused facility (ideally a covered one) and has better options for the tailgate crowd. Fort Calgary, the top floor of platform and the parking lot at crossroads come to mind immediately, there could be other sites as well. Lets Inglewood establishments get in on the pre/post game action too.
 
InfrastructureEnthusiast said:
Chalk me up as another that doesn't see the grandstand / stadium combo really working.
Extreme levels of value engineering at the concept level, really seems like the sort of cheapassery that Edmonton would try, not Calgary...

Having a stadium on the bus barn site instead would allow for a better, more focused facility (ideally a covered one) and has better options for the tailgate crowd. Fort Calgary, the top floor of platform and the parking lot at crossroads come to mind immediately, there could be other sites as well. Lets Inglewood establishments get in on the pre/post game action too.
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Also very down for this.
 
The Familia said:
From what I gathered, the UofC wants to build a new stadium on campus for all the Dino athletics (that rendering was posted in another thread). The little stadium is also closer to happening than we think and could be a few months away from being announced. At that point the UofC wants nothing to do with McMahon so the lands can be sold off for development. That leaves the Stamps to head to the Grandstand. I also have no clue how they can make a football stadium work, but perhaps they rip everything down and build something new. No idea.
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Are there any heritage protections of McMahon? A new University District on McMahon grounds with a new Fieldhouse would be interesting.
 
trtcttc said:
Are there any heritage protections of McMahon? A new University District on McMahon grounds with a new Fieldhouse would be interesting.
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I don't think so, a land swap with the city for McMahon and the City land along 24th Ave would make sense to facilitate and less awkward design for the fieldhouse than has been advertised. Or maybe the fieldhouse can go somewhere else in the City (bus barn, west village?) and the whole area from Banff Trail train station to University Drive can be reimagined. The mishmash of uses from sports to car dealership to discount hotel to office building is just odd.
 
CalgaryTiger said:
I don't think so, a land swap with the city for McMahon and the City land along 24th Ave would make sense to facilitate and less awkward design for the fieldhouse than has been advertised. Or maybe the fieldhouse can go somewhere else in the City (bus barn, west village?) and the whole area from Banff Trail train station to University Drive can be reimagined. The mishmash of uses from sports to car dealership to discount hotel to office building is just odd.
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To be honest I totally forgot there was a car dealership there. The East side of Crowchild won't be part of it as it's mostly private land, and with Crowchild in between, the value of integrating it is quite low. I don't think there's another site for the fieldhouse that doesn't require significant work. West village needs remediation, bus barn requires a multi-million relocation. McMahon has the benefit of being transit oriented and already a number of sport uses nearby that a fieldhouse and residential neighborhood would not be out of place. There could be a "Main Street" between where McMahon and Foothills Athletic Park currently meet and it can serve residential + people using the fieldhouse.
 
Didn't know about the bus barn move. But I'd prefer if that site is turned into residential or other uses than a stadium. Stadium would inevitably need a bunch of land for parking, and having land adjacent to a future "Grand Central" as parking just seems like a missed opportunity. Not a big football guy myself, but as others have mentioned tailgating is a big part of the experience, that I doubt you could have minimal parking near the stadium.
 
Am I the only one who thinks the current grandstand is totally fine? It's got a climate controlled concourse, a lot of the seats are covered and it has its back to the prevailing wind, and it has upper decks which puts a lot of those seats closer to the action.

Maybe the sight lines aren't perfectly optimized for a big field? I don't really know what that even means, but you can just do that on the opposite grandstand. I think it would be a cool frankenstein project.
 
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