Little ideas for a big city

[AG]

Grand trees are great, but they're not a be all and end all. I would like to see the trees in front of Parliament House removed as part of a street upgrade. It's a beautiful old building and it is a shame to have it hidden by trees.

Indeed. Edmund Wright House is another grand edifice covered by trees.

Add Electra House to that list.

[Evvo]

i couldnt agree more about the grand trees. especially in front of parliament house. its one of the most architecturally incredible buildings in the city. And if the original design with the dome and cupolas were built (which clearly is for a different forum), it would be even more of an absolute gem.

[crawf]

Here Here, about Parliament House.

[Vee]

the southern side of Currie St between King William St and Topham st, some shade would be nice. ACC need to plant some trees or something.

Picking up on an earlier discussion, I would like to see a ramped up program to plant more street trees in the city - to improve the aesthetics, complement the streetscapes and increase the vital shade/alter the microclimate during our very hot summers.

Increasing residential densities and renewal, more alfresco outdoor dining areas and innovative use of spaces in the city plus increased pedestrianization, cycling and use of public transport would all benefit from more trees in the city. More trees and landscape plantings improve the streetscape and reduce the heat island effect.

There are some streets and stretches of streets in the city with no trees or inadequate plantings that would benefit from infill. I would rather see more trees at the expense of some parking bays.

Perhaps the ACC could adopt a program whereby urban tree stewards from nearby residences, shops, offices etc could volunteer to look after a tree adjacent their dwelling/premises. This would be beneficial where infill plantings over the whole city make it difficult for the Council to monitor/nurture, especially during the first 3-5 years after planting.
See article.
http://grist.org/cities/if-a-tree-falls ... -any-good/

[AdelaideMate]

We would like to see bigger beautiful business parks around or nearby walking distance to the city where most companies could easily be reached by customers.

[mattblack]

To keep activity alive in the city the ACC should adopt 3 or 4 day community festivals throughout the year (with associated markets, food, rides, etc) on each of the squares every year to celebrate who the square was named after. Victoria - Born 24th May 1819 (visited here May 23rd 1837 one month before she became Queen), Light - Born April 27th, Whitmore - Born 16 September 1787, Hurtle - Unsure on birthday, Death 28th January 1875, Hindmarsh - Birthday unsure, Death 29th July 1860.

Good community events, spaced well apart through the year, celebrating some of our city founders which we probably dont do enough of.

[Waewick]

Ok I have an idea to help fix the "nothing to do in Adelaide" syndrome.

so with the new riverbank precinct coming in, I would like the Adelaide city council and state government to make it an unrestricted trading zone.

that it can be open when they want for as long as the want.

The only restrictions are - no more than 3 employees (I'd rather 1 but anyway), if alcohol is on offer the bar/restaurant must be no bigger than 75m2 (or maybe 50) and alcohol cannot be sold from the tap, this restriction could encompass the Casino.

My idea is to encourage small bars and the like to open up in the area and encourage city living people to move through the area at any time. I would be happy to see other forms on incentives.

ideally, you would like to see niche bars to open up with small "restaurants" and boutique bakeries or the like which will encourage locals - you want a mix of businesses not completely booze based or restaurant based but things that draw people to the area. - you could see if one of those 24 hour gyms could be opened.

The river front may not be the right area, but I think the concept would work,


edit - it would also apply to vendor based shops like the pop up and "street" food vendors or goods sellers
thoughts?

[peas_and_corn]

Not allowing tap beers would make it much harder for micro breweries to sell their product at such venues. It is much cheaper for breweries to sell draught beer as opposed to bottled, and every dollar counts for micros.

[Waewick]

Not allowing tap beers would make it much harder for micro breweries to sell their product at such venues. It is much cheaper for breweries to sell draught beer as opposed to bottled, and every dollar counts for micros.

I guess there could be exclusions

I just couldn't image a micro brewery opening up near the torrens......imagine drinking beer with the thought that the water came from the Torrens

[ml69]

Not allowing tap beers would make it much harder for micro breweries to sell their product at such venues. It is much cheaper for breweries to sell draught beer as opposed to bottled, and every dollar counts for micros.

I guess there could be exclusions

I just couldn't image a micro brewery opening up near the torrens......imagine drinking beer with the thought that the water came from the Torrens

Where do you think SA Brewing get their water from? Albeit they actually have bores into the ground, not surface water.

I think a microbrewery near the riverbank would be a great idea, especially if it offered great food and atmosphere (something like Little Creatures in Fremantle).

[peas_and_corn]

Well, I was more thinking an outlet rather than a brewery...

And FYI SA Brewing, like all the majors, RO their water.

[metro]

Not allowing tap beers would make it much harder for micro breweries to sell their product at such venues. It is much cheaper for breweries to sell draught beer as opposed to bottled, and every dollar counts for micros.

I guess there could be exclusions

I just couldn't image a micro brewery opening up near the torrens......imagine drinking beer with the thought that the water came from the Torrens

Where do you think SA Brewing get their water from? Albeit they actually have bores into the ground, not surface water.

I think a microbrewery near the riverbank would be a great idea, especially if it offered great food and atmosphere (something like Little Creatures in Fremantle).

One thing I loved about some old German cities were the microbreweries, pretty much all of the ones I saw sold traditional food which is really delicious and pretty cheap too, the beer is made onsite or nearby and the atmosphere is amazing, that Little Creatures place looks good too. Here in Adelaide if they did open a microbrewery like that, because of the German heritage they could probably give it a German name too

[mutt]

I guess there could be exclusions

I just couldn't image a micro brewery opening up near the torrens......imagine drinking beer with the thought that the water came from the Torrens

Where do you think SA Brewing get their water from? Albeit they actually have bores into the ground, not surface water.

I think a microbrewery near the riverbank would be a great idea, especially if it offered great food and atmosphere (something like Little Creatures in Fremantle).

One thing I loved about some old German cities were the microbreweries, pretty much all of the ones I saw sold traditional food which is really delicious and pretty cheap too, the beer is made onsite or nearby and the atmosphere is amazing, that Little Creatures place looks good too. Here in Adelaide if they did open a microbrewery like that, because of the German heritage they could probably give it a German name too

the lutherans were more noted for their wine making than beer
beer is more of a Bavarian thing and these didnt comprise the early settlers who came from Brandenburg (now in eastern germany and poland)

[Waewick]

If you could encourage say coopers to open up a boutique brand in the area.

but the challenge would be creating the atmosphere that say little creatures has at Fremantle

we have the quality of food, it is just bring it together.

[Wayno]

I was in Auckland last year, and their zoo has a web of interconnected 'tunnels' (large drain pipes) under the Meerkat enclosure. At various points you can stand up and observe the animals fac-to-face through plastic domes. I'd love to see similar in Adelaide Zoo - it certainly adds another dimension to the experience.

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Maybe similar could be done with other animals? The cost would be minimal.