A Quick Guide To Locating The Ottawa Senators – Part 2

The main reasons why moving the Ottawa Senators to LeBreton Flats is problematic:

• LeBreton will be served by an unreliable light-rail line;
• LeBreton is not downtown. It’s close to downtown, but it is not downtown;
• LeBreton has a big hill between it and the core;
• LeBreton is not pedestrian friendly;
• Arenas are empty most of the time so a Sens rink won’t animate LeBreton Flats;
• An entertainment district won’t work around a LeBreton arena for many of the same reasons a home for the Senators won’t work there;
• Do you really, as an arena owner, want to have to do business with the National Capital Commission?
• Light rail lacks the capacity to take the thousands of fans to and from an arena efficiently;
• LeBreton has good transportation links for fans driving to the arena, but they have no place to park;
• Population growth in Ottawa is moving west to places such as Barrhaven, Stittsville and Kanata, not toward LeBreton;
• No parking at LeBreton, no parking revenue for the Senators;
• It’s cheaper to renovate an existing arena than build a new one;
• Broadcasting and streaming are raising much revenue for teams … over time fans in the seats will become incidental so location won’t matter;
• The Canadian Tire Centre is functional. A new arena might not work.

To read the main story on this topic, click here.

Ken Gray

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