News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[Vee]

New bike lanes in Waymouth St via @sharon_mackay
http://twitter.com/sharon_mackay/status ... 44/photo/1

Looking good.
ACC, making Adelaide a more cyclist-friendly city.

[monotonehell]

New bike lanes in Waymouth St via @sharon_mackay
http://twitter.com/sharon_mackay/status ... 44/photo/1

Looking good.
ACC, making Adelaide a more cyclist-friendly city.

Good move, but they are still the wrong way around. Cyclists should not have to deal with suddenly opening doors of parked cars.

[metro]

New bike lanes in Waymouth St via @sharon_mackay
http://twitter.com/sharon_mackay/status ... 44/photo/1

Looking good.
ACC, making Adelaide a more cyclist-friendly city.

Good move, but they are still the wrong way around. Cyclists should not have to deal with suddenly opening doors of parked cars.

Agreed, looks much better, but I cannot believe they keep doing them like that when there is a proven alternative, the Copenhagen-style lanes, which are being put in by cities all around the world because they are much safer and encourage more people to cycle! That and a lack of Zebra crossings are two things that really piss me off with the ACC, neither are that difficult or expensive to do

what happened to this?

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout ... 6559782404

[Nathan]

Frome St bike lane is still happening.

I completely agree with you that Copenhagen lanes are much better, however there simply isn't room for them on Pirie/Waymouth St. It's a narrow road, with necessary loading zones, so the best that they can do is mark the bike lanes as clearly as possible.

Some East/West Copenhagen lanes would be good though - maybe Flinders/Franklin St would be a good candidate (wide road, lower levels of car traffic, access to Vic Sq, BikeSA headquartered on Franklin, existing connection at Hutt St intersection through to east parklands), and maybe Halifax/Sturt St as well (since the Mayfield development proposes a separated bike lane on Sturt St).

[mattblack]

New bike lanes in Waymouth St via @sharon_mackay
http://twitter.com/sharon_mackay/status ... 44/photo/1

Looking good.
ACC, making Adelaide a more cyclist-friendly city.

Good move, but they are still the wrong way around. Cyclists should not have to deal with suddenly opening doors of parked cars.

neither are that difficult or expensive to do

The bike lanes are very expensive to do properly (the Frome St seperated path from South Tce to North Tce will exceed $1.3) and made even harder by the fact that so much emphasis is put on consultation (with business & residents) most of whom do not see the benefits of building such infrastrucure and focus on thier own personal loss of ammenities (parking/reduction in traffic capacity).

[monotonehell]

The bike lanes are very expensive to do properly (the Frome St seperated path from South Tce to North Tce will exceed $1.3) and made even harder by the fact that so much emphasis is put on consultation (with business & residents) most of whom do not see the benefits of building such infrastrucure and focus on thier own personal loss of ammenities (parking/reduction in traffic capacity).

(Not picking on you MB) Why do some people think that the public space outside their premises is for their exclusive use? Your right to park your property is confined to your property.

[Will]

From the City Messenger:

Adelaide CBD small-bar scene set to boom in 2014

Tim Williams •
City Messenger •
January 07, 2014 8:29PM




Caparezza owner Felice de Cesare and regular customer, Jennie Cantone. Picture: Dean Martin


THE city's small-bar scene is set to boom this year, with more than 30 venues either open or in the works.

There are 10 small venues operating under the new licence category, some already local icons such as Clever Little Tailor on Peel St and Grenfell St's Little Miss Miami.

Serbian tapas bar Kaffana has been approved for Peel St, there are 11 under assessment and a further 11 going through the government's case management process.


Most are brand new businesses with a few exceptions including Caparezza in James Place, a cafe which gained a small bar licence late last year to capitalise on the after work crowd.

"I was really surprised at how easy it was," owner Phil de Cesare said.

"Friday nights were really what I wanted to do it for.

"It's easier to sell people two or three drinks than one coffee."




Downtown Adelaide's new destination for Hot Dogs & Cold Beer (H.D.C.B). Restaurant manager Lucy Feltus at Downtown HDCB.



Elsayed Ibrahim has given The Editor Wine & Dessert Bar on Waymouth St a soft launch ahead of an official opening later this month.

Much of the long, narrow venue is hidden from the street, which Mr Ibrahim says gives it some "mystery".

"We've got lots of people coming in and having a look and promising to come back," he said, adding live jazz and blues were planned for Friday and Saturday nights.



Dana Whyte (left), Crispian Fielke and Joshua Baker are partners in Peel St bar The Clever Little Tailor.


Introduced last year, small licensed venues have capacities of up to 120 people and can open from 11am to midnight, with extensions possible to 2am.

They may apply to host live entertainment but cannot allow any form of gambling.

Applicants need planning approval from Adelaide City Council and a liquor licence through Consumer and Business Services.

Barbushka owner Eddie Arslanagic said the process had been "very easy and very simple".

His business could soon be one of five small venues on Peel St.

"The fact that we opened there speaks for itself," he said.

"It's an up and coming street and it's only getting better."

Planning Minister John Rau said small bars had opened at a rate of one per month since the licences became available in April.

"This is changing the way that many people view our city. It is shifting the culture of city venues away from big nightclubs and beer barns towards interesting, sophisticated and diverse small venues," he said.

Small bars have so far been concentrated in the city's west but there are plans for some in the East End on Rundle St, Vardon Ave and Union St.

[SAR526]

What is happening at Old Parliament House? This important part of Adelaide's heritage has been hidden behind hoardings for very many months, with seemingly title activity behind them.

The building is between the Railway Station/Casino and Parliament House, and is thus very prominent. With the Tour Down Under now concluded, the opportunity to remove an eyesore and to tell thousands of interstate and overseas visitors something of its historical significance with a suitable plaque has been lost, but March with its activities is still in the future . Could someone in authority do something about it?

[SRW]

What is happening at Old Parliament House? This important part of Adelaide's heritage has been hidden behind hoardings for very many months, with seemingly title activity behind them.

The building is between the Railway Station/Casino and Parliament House, and is thus very prominent. With the Tour Down Under now concluded, the opportunity to remove an eyesore and to tell thousands of interstate and overseas visitors something of its historical significance with a suitable plaque has been lost, but March with its activities is still in the future . Could someone in authority do something about it?

It's supposed to undergoing a fairly major refurbishment to bring it up to standard. No idea about the timeline though.

[Vee]

ACC information and request for feedback/views on relocation of the City Skate Park, due to expansion of the bio-medical research/education precinct on North Terrace.

YOUR SAY: Check out the #delaide City Skate Park Relocation info:
http://yoursay.adelaidecitycouncil.com/city-skatepark
via @CityofAdelaide

We are asking for the ideas of people who currently use, visit and interact with the City Skate Park to inform our decision making on a future skate facility for the City.

Adelaide City Council’s lease of the of the City Skate Park site officially ends in June 2014 and we would like to start planning for a new facility to replace it, including the identification of any potential suitable locations in the City.

[david]

What is happening at Old Parliament House? This important part of Adelaide's heritage has been hidden behind hoardings for very many months, with seemingly title activity behind them.

The building is between the Railway Station/Casino and Parliament House, and is thus very prominent. With the Tour Down Under now concluded, the opportunity to remove an eyesore and to tell thousands of interstate and overseas visitors something of its historical significance with a suitable plaque has been lost, but March with its activities is still in the future . Could someone in authority do something about it?

As far as I know, the work being done at Old Parliament House ( the Legislative Council Building) s to upgrade the building in various ways but particularly to provide for Disability Access.

David

[stronic]

Plane trees are really beautiful in our city streets, but they really obscure some of our best building, particularly Parliament House. The council should plant Ginkgo trees over Planes, because they provide a lot of shade without creating a canyon effect in the street and covering up building facades.

[AdelaideAlive]

Plane trees are really beautiful in our city streets, but they really obscure some of our best building, particularly Parliament House. The council should plant Ginkgo trees over Planes, because they provide a lot of shade without creating a canyon effect in the street and covering up building facades.

agree totally, but also it comes down to planning, don't put them right out front of buildings, put them between buildings rather ,don't obscure the front view

[Dog]

Plane trees are really beautiful in our city streets, but they really obscure some of our best building, particularly Parliament House. The council should plant Ginkgo trees over Planes, because they provide a lot of shade without creating a canyon effect in the street and covering up building facades.

agree totally, but also it comes down to planning, don't put them right out front of buildings, put them between buildings rather ,don't obscure the front view

There's always an exception, just wish the trees would grow quicker to cover up these Sturt Street gems.


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[Matt]

Plane trees are really beautiful in our city streets, but they really obscure some of our best building, particularly Parliament House. The council should plant Ginkgo trees over Planes, because they provide a lot of shade without creating a canyon effect in the street and covering up building facades.

Agree about Parliament House.
Tree lined streets are lovely and all, but in this case, they completely obscure what is a really stunning building.