Ho Really wrote:Someone is forgetting about concurrent events. If you want Memorial Drive to stage a basketball match and a concert on the same evening you would need two halls. Are they going to build two on the Memorial Drive site? I doubt it. I think enough money has already been spent on the AEC and bulldozing it now would be a mistake. Hindmarsh Stadium should not be transferred to the AEC site. AEC has more functions, shows, events than Hindmarsh so it would also be more logical to leave things as they are and build a football (soccer) venue from scratch elsewhere and have Hindmarsh Stadium re-zoned and sold for housing or whatever. ETSA Park is one place as mentioned. Hopefully there would be enough room for a stadium, associated parking and possibly an indoor training area.Patrick_27 wrote:I tend to agree with this. However, the ET site could also be allocated to an extension of the Bowden site over Port Road.obituary resider wrote:While we are on the subject of pipe dreams and Hindmarsh Stadium, if the entertainment centre was to relocated to memorial drive (which it surely would if a multi-purpose venue is proposed) then it would free up land that could be used to create a footballing (soccer) complex around/adjacent hindmarsh stadium while also providing better linkage with the tram stops. Which would also mean the flashy dome thing outside the EC could still be used!
I feel like if a new arena is built in the expected ten year time frame, that a tram to the airport will also no doubt surfacing around the same time and therefore would make a lot of sense to building a new soccer stadium where ETSA Park is... It'd be next to the tram and train lines, nearby our state's athletics venue, and still close to the city with a lot of available park nearby.
As for public transport. The tram going to the airport would go down Sir Donald Bradman Drive and have a stop opposite both stadiums with access from below. This tram line could either go straight down the middle of Sir Donald Bradman Drive to the airport or turn south and run above the Keswick Creek to the airport. A railway station could also be included under the Hilton Bridges if required. My anyhow.
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But under that same scenario, how does Perth Arena manage? Basketball, Netball, Tennis and live music all in the same venue and they have a far busier traffic of events on their calendar.