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U of M was fine, they just had to make sure the road and transit transportation infrastructure was there before the stadium opened. In classic Winnipeg style, neither got done.

On the road front, the City caved to the NIMBYs south of the U of M and effectively blocked off an area where people could have parked and then dispersed through after games. No new road infrastructure at all that I can think of either apart from, IIRC, expanding the turn lanes from Pembina to Chancellor Matheson. Things that probably should have been done include turning University Cr. and Chancellor Matheson to 6 lane roads with proper AT paths so that peds/cyclists don't block traffic.

On the transit front, the SW transitway will be built a full 7 years after the stadium, although the actual IGF BRT station will open for 2017.

The stadium site is manageable and not really any less convenient than Polo Park in terms of where it's situated in the city, but when you do next to zero infrastructure upgrades to handle the influx of game traffic, it's not surprising that it will cause a few bumps. But for what it's worth, the process has become much smoother since the first few games at IGF in 2013... remember, even the old Winnipeg Stadium caused monster traffic jams when it first opened in 1953, and there were only around 12,000 seats back then.