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**AcecePesFeacy** · 01-29-2011, 08:31 PM

Considering Belmont Park is built on a penisula, where are the exits out of this stadium going to be? every other stadium in the world has multiple exits, this stadium will become gridlocked, yes you have the the railway line there but imagine 60,000 people standing out the front of this stadium waiting to board a train, dont know how you are goin to disperse 60,000 to 80,000 people with 2 exits unless they ferry people across the river, and this is why it wont happen.

Dont know if you've been to Belmont Park, but directly opposite the stand is the Swan, so while there may be exits on that side of the stadium, patrons will still need to advance to the railway side causing major chaos, and what about flooding, races at Belmont have been called off in winter because of water levels in the river.

If its going to built anywhere it should be Burswood, and i wouldn't believe CB he's just saying that knowing he doesn't have to move on anything for 2 years he just wants to look like he's actually doing something.
I reckon we will be in the exact same situation we are now in 2 years, another goverment might be in and the stalling will continue.

Hang on you are knocking down Belmont race course as a location but saying Burswood is the way to go! It's basiacally on the same patch of land with the same location aspects you say are a problem? Burswood is on the Swan River with Great Eastern Hwy running past it. In fact Belmont Park was built long before Burswood which use to be a tip. Don't you think they built up Burswood with yellow sand before they built it or do you just think the foundations were good as gold?

As for Colin Barnett i don't know what more he has to do, the bloke is a straight shooter not like that roll over merchant Eric Ripper. Now there is a kill joy if ever there was one. Opposes something he once agreed to just because he's now in opposition and doesn't want the other side to be the ones who GOT IT DONE!

Anyway this isn't about a political argument, it's about getting a world class stadium built at a location that is right and isn't going to be outdated 10 or 20 years down the track. I'll ask you a question, have you ever driven down the back blocks of Belmont Park race course in Rivervale? It's a shit hole full of old industrial factory units that are overdue to be knocked down and the residential buildings around there are no better. I'm quite sure if the govt had to pay out residents to relocate in Subiaco they can do the same over there.

Also the govt recently announced it was going to rebuild Great Eastern hwy from the domestic airport to Burswood as it is the pathway for visitors to this city so that will be much improved and the Polly Farmer is right alongside it which gives access to the Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways and there is Orrong Road and GT Eastern Hwy running east and north and Canning hwy running south also. I can't think of a better location.

I haven't been to Melbourne but with all the stadiums built within cooeee of one another and in a short walk to the railway stations and trams i imagine there is a lot of people converging in the one direction yet people commonly say on these forums and i've been told by people who have been to the MCG and Etihad Stadium that the whole ground is cleared within 20 minutes.

01-29-2011, 08:31 PM	#3
AcecePesFeacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	Considering Belmont Park is built on a penisula, where are the exits out of this stadium going to be? every other stadium in the world has multiple exits, this stadium will become gridlocked, yes you have the the railway line there but imagine 60,000 people standing out the front of this stadium waiting to board a train, dont know how you are goin to disperse 60,000 to 80,000 people with 2 exits unless they ferry people across the river, and this is why it wont happen. Dont know if you've been to Belmont Park, but directly opposite the stand is the Swan, so while there may be exits on that side of the stadium, patrons will still need to advance to the railway side causing major chaos, and what about flooding, races at Belmont have been called off in winter because of water levels in the river. If its going to built anywhere it should be Burswood, and i wouldn't believe CB he's just saying that knowing he doesn't have to move on anything for 2 years he just wants to look like he's actually doing something. I reckon we will be in the exact same situation we are now in 2 years, another goverment might be in and the stalling will continue. Hang on you are knocking down Belmont race course as a location but saying Burswood is the way to go! It's basiacally on the same patch of land with the same location aspects you say are a problem? Burswood is on the Swan River with Great Eastern Hwy running past it. In fact Belmont Park was built long before Burswood which use to be a tip. Don't you think they built up Burswood with yellow sand before they built it or do you just think the foundations were good as gold? As for Colin Barnett i don't know what more he has to do, the bloke is a straight shooter not like that roll over merchant Eric Ripper. Now there is a kill joy if ever there was one. Opposes something he once agreed to just because he's now in opposition and doesn't want the other side to be the ones who GOT IT DONE! Anyway this isn't about a political argument, it's about getting a world class stadium built at a location that is right and isn't going to be outdated 10 or 20 years down the track. I'll ask you a question, have you ever driven down the back blocks of Belmont Park race course in Rivervale? It's a shit hole full of old industrial factory units that are overdue to be knocked down and the residential buildings around there are no better. I'm quite sure if the govt had to pay out residents to relocate in Subiaco they can do the same over there. Also the govt recently announced it was going to rebuild Great Eastern hwy from the domestic airport to Burswood as it is the pathway for visitors to this city so that will be much improved and the Polly Farmer is right alongside it which gives access to the Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways and there is Orrong Road and GT Eastern Hwy running east and north and Canning hwy running south also. I can't think of a better location. I haven't been to Melbourne but with all the stadiums built within cooeee of one another and in a short walk to the railway stations and trams i imagine there is a lot of people converging in the one direction yet people commonly say on these forums and i've been told by people who have been to the MCG and Etihad Stadium that the whole ground is cleared within 20 minutes.
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