The most critical item to be located near an arena is some of of transit hub or station. This will help ensure that people can easily travel to games without needing to drive, opening up the audience to a wider audience, and more importantly encourages the use of sustainable modes of transportation. Having more people take transit to games also decreases the need to provide parking, which is extremely expensive and an inefficient use of land. The arena should also be located in a vibrant, dense, and mixed use neighbourhood to allow people to easily get where they need, whether that's a restaurant, pub, hotel, or even home just by walking. This also helps liven up the neighborhood compared to a dead, monotonous single use area. The team should also have some sort of practice facility, whether that's attached to the arena or just located nearby to ensure all team services are located in the same general area.