News & Discussion: Adelaide City Council

[omada]

Ben is right.

The closure is permanent and is part of the development of the Uni SA campus development.

We are also about to start work on making this section of Hindley St into a traffic-calmed shared zone with widened footpaths, new landscaping and street furniture. This will make a more unified public place linking the growing parts of the campus on either side of Hindley Street.

This is a Council project in partnership with the State Government and UniSA

David

Thanks David.

That's great news! And good to see some tangible action in light of all the recent reports and studies. Here's hoping the ACC and State Govt. ramp up these efforts.

[Wayno]

excellent.

[Adelarch]

Sounds like a great initiative - I'm guessing this is broadly part of the Jan Gehl's public spaces and public life plan. Well done to Adelaide City Council and the State Government for having the guts to start implementing it.

[mattblack]

Really important new Smart Move Strategy released today by the council to direct how it will create and accessible and vibrant city over the next 10 years.

http://smartmoveadelaide.com.au/?utm_so ... =SmartMove

[Waewick]

is anyone else getting tired of the buzz word "vibrant"

I like the concept, but perhaps it is time to stop adding it to everything that happens in the city.....

(just to be sure, I am not having a crack at the ACC or their latest release)

[mattblack]

Well you could say 'a city for people', 'a city of destinations', 'an active city', 'a accessible city', 'a socially inclusive city', 'a city of arts and culture', 'a city of events', 'a city of diversity', or even 'a city with multiple transport options'. Then again, you can just say 'a vibrant city'. Take your pick.

[Waewick]

Well you could say 'a city for people', 'a city of destinations', 'an active city', 'a accessible city', 'a socially inclusive city', 'a city of arts and culture', 'a city of events', 'a city of diversity', or even 'a city with multiple transport options'. Then again, you can just say 'a vibrant city'. Take your pick.

I see what you are saying, but why do we even need to harp on about it ? ( and yes it could be seen as complaining for the sake of it. )

but is just seems to be dropped at every possible occasion. Don't get me wrong I'm not against the philosphy I'm just not sure the constant reminder of "vibrant" is required outside the actions of actually doing it.

[Ho Really]

The word vibrant reminds me of something that vibrates (and something that you need to shove somewhere). Does Adelaide really need something like that, something to give it a buzz?

How about just "a living city" (as opposed to being dead or defunct)?

Cheers

P.S. Noticed on the Visit Brisbane site, they use the motto "Australia's New World City".

[david]

Notes from Cllr David Plumridge - Issue 87

- Extent of Poverty in Australia
- Coffee Shop Revolution
- Changing of the Guard
- Splash-taculaR event in Whitmore Square

Decisions of Council Meeting 27 November.

Notes from Councillor Issue 87a.pdf

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Cllr David Plumridge AM
Deputy Lord Mayor
Adelaide City Council

and yes, I am totally over the use of the word 'vibrant' .............!

[Wayno]

This'll annoy many commuters, but personally i think it's a good idea. It'll drive PT usage up a notch i imagine...

CITY workers will soon be banned from parking all day on War Memorial Drive.

The City Council will introduce a four-hour time limit on War Memorial Drive, west of Montefiore Rd.

Councillors voted in favour of the move at a meeting this week to preserve parking spaces for people who use the parklands.

The council voted against introducing paid parking in the area.

Councillor David Plumridge told the meeting "parking in the parklands should primarily be reserved for people using the parklands".

Timed parking will be introduced once the road verge is gravelled and a pedestrian path created.

Until now there have been no parking controls and drivers often park across the width of the verge, forcing pedestrians to walk on the road.

[Maximus]

This'll annoy many commuters, but personally i think it's a good idea. It'll drive PT usage up a notch i imagine...

Lunch time's gonna be like musical chairs for cars!

[david]

Notes from Councillor David Plumridge - Issue No 88

- The Year in Retrospect
- Planning - Park Lands - Precincts
- Decisions of Council Meeting 11 December 2013.

Notes from Councillor Issue 88.pdf

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With best wishes for the Festive Season to all my colleagues on Sensational Adelaide

Cllr David Plumridge
Adelaide City Council

[Dvious]

We did not need such widespread relaxation of height limits, the dumping of proven quantitative measures and such a generous gift to the ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ developers as has been bestowed by catalyst sites. We neither need nor want developments of the scale of Sturt St and Claxton St. If these are the results of the Design Review Process and deliberations of the Development Assessment process the future of the city is indeed bleak.

[Waewick]

I'll ignore the height restriction debate the councillor as a person elected to represent people has the right to hold his opinion

I just attended the EUA meeting (Enviromental Upgrade Agreement) held by the council

these appear to be a very exciting development, especially in the Adelaide CBD where we have a lot of old stock ripe for improvement - is there a view that the council has in the timing for engagement?

I realise that there is a fair bit of water to go under the bridge, but it appears to be a move in the right direction (environmentally speaking)

[crawf]

We did not need such widespread relaxation of height limits, the dumping of proven quantitative measures and such a generous gift to the ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ developers as has been bestowed by catalyst sites. We neither need nor want developments of the scale of Sturt St and Claxton St. If these are the results of the Design Review Process and deliberations of the Development Assessment process the future of the city is indeed bleak.

In actual fact, Adelaide CBD's future has never looked so bright. With much of the thanks going to the State Government, who are treating the CBD as an actual CBD and not just another suburb. If people don't like hi-rises then don't bother living in the CBD area.