If the trend of recent times has been for locals to move to the Aberdeen suburbs and beyond,and the stadium being located next to the AWPR making easier access for the 50ish% of fans who come from the North,South and West(and for many folks in town),the location doesnt seem such a bad idea to me.
And if the sale of Pittodrie generates what? £15m say ?,a significant sum towards the cost of a new build,why would you patch and repair an old building (without that £15m),in an area where a growing population of incomers*, may have no particular allegiance to the Dons
Re - walking to the stadium .I,and lots of others winna be walking for a mile along grassy verges to watch a game of football.If the powers that be are stupid enough to not have something in place for this,then theyll pay for it in folks not bothering
*Be interesting to know what the demographic is these days of folks in Torry,Seaton and City Centre though.
**Had a wee look,55,000 migrants to the city since 2002,around 60% of whom settled in City Centre/East side of city