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Originally Posted by Djeffery
I think it's silly to build in a location that's easier for the 200,000 people 2 hours away and harder for the 500,000 right there. I think the airport location would cost them more Halifax support than it will gain them "rest of the Maritimes" support. It will be a Halifax team no matter what name they slap on it but I do think it's funny that the Moncton people would take offense to a team being called Atlantic, as if Halifax isn't, you know, right on the Atlantic. I suppose the Lions should be required to change their name to the Vancouver Lions.
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Yes, the catchment area needs to be weighted by friction and other factors, so you have to heavily discount people who live farther from the venue. This is why Fredericton or Truro are not the same as locals. Just think of how often people go out locally vs. doing a small road trip for a weekend vs. flying.
With the airport you've got the single highway which is around 4-6 lanes with 2-3 going the way most people will want to go at any given time. The ideal for a big stadium is to have people leaving in different directions taking different modes of transportation.
Rail is a possibility but there have been many posts about the challenges there. One alternative could be service to the Dartmouth side terminating at Alderney, or a Bedford ferry connection.
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