News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[Norman]

A "beach" has been interpreted in so many ways over the years. In Brisbane, their city beach is more like a public outdoor pool. And in south-eastern Europe, a beach can be an open, grassed area with picnic facilities and play equipment next to a river.

What they are planning by the Riverbank is anyone's guess.

[Waewick]

Whatever the plan. Clean the pond

[SRW]

They should have taken the opportunity to clean it out went it drained accidentally a couple years back. It's too much of undertaking otherwise.

[mshagg]

Im not sure 'cleaning' a body of water like that is an achievable task? There's a reason the water is in the condition it is, but the potable water supply we take from upstream is kinda handy. The environmental flows from kangaroo creek in summer are barely enough to keep the algae at bay.

[Algernon]

Im not sure 'cleaning' a body of water like that is an achievable task? There's a reason the water is in the condition it is, but the potable water supply we take from upstream is kinda handy. The environmental flows from kangaroo creek in summer are barely enough to keep the algae at bay.

Environmental flows only come in to the equation because the river is dirty and needs to be flushed with freshwater. The underlying cause of the dirty water is that every street upstream runs its dirty stormwater run off in to the river. The river can't be cleaned, end of. Only city I saw succeed at it was Chicago but not because they cleaned the rivers but instead reversed the direction of the flow.

[Waewick]

Couldn't we start by trying to divert the worst of the pollution?

Or divert the actual river water under the pond and fill it with other water?

[Norman]

If you want to spend that much money on it you might as well just do what Brisbane did and install a public bath with drinking water on the side of the Torrens and skip the actual river altogether.

[Vee]

Crowne Plaza Hotel to be re-branded (Oct 2017)

New management (Accor Hotels), new name (Pullman Adelaide), new executive club lounge etc and an upgrade from 4.5 to 5 stars.

http://gourmetontheroad.blogspot.com.au ... -hits.html

[Ser Noit of Loit]

Perhaps like me some of you guys were waiting for google earth to update their 3D imagery to show our new buildings. It turns out Apple maps must have had an update because we've got a whole bunch! Vue, 115 KWS, Bohem, Grote Street, both uni health buildings, Convention Centre stage 3, Torrens to Torrens, Darlington. I'd guess the imagery date is from early this year or late last since the uni accommodation on North Terrace that's been going on for the last year only has a crane and Bohem is about half its current height. Still, it's something.

[timtam20292]

Hopefully the same happens to google soon

[Ben]

Rooftop outdoor classroom in multimillion-dollar upgrade of Christian Brothers College


Tim Williams, Education Reporter, The Advertiser
September 4, 2017 10:45pm

A ROOFTOP outdoor classroom with a garden to grow food for cooking classes, equipment to measure energy use and an astronomy dome will feature in a multimillion-dollar upgrade of Christian Brothers College.

A new three-storey building at the college’s senior campus on Wakefield St will be a centre for science, technology, art and music.

The Catholic boys school says the large roof deck, which will be used as both a learning and play area, has been designed for “experiments in ecologically sustainable development”.

The astronomy dome will be considerably larger than the school’s current observatory.

Several above-ground glass walkways will connect the new Centre of Innovation and Learning to neighbouring buildings, including the school’s state heritage-listed 1878 Brothers Building.

Principal Noel Mifsud said the centre’s flexible learning spaces would have “bespoke furniture on wheels” for a range of configurations, while students and teachers would be able to video stream activities from the new building to other parts of the school.

“It just gets away from the traditional classroom with the teacher at the front,” he said. “The back of the building will be an outdoor music performance area. (And) we’re not going to compromise on play space.”

It will also house “a dedicated Year 12 hub” and offices for senior staff.

The college would not reveal a cost estimate because the project is out to tender.

Demolition work begins in November, with the new building set to open in Term 2, 2019.

[monotonehell]

Rooftop outdoor classroom in multimillion-dollar upgrade of Christian Brothers College

Those teletubbies# just keep building up and up. Has to be one of the most dense* campuses in Adelaide.

(*non derogatory use)
(# derogatory use)

[Ben]

This seems to have gone un-noticed. there is an application to lease part of the south parklands to an operator that would build and run a tree ropes course. This sounds like a great initiative.

You can view the documents and have your say at the ACC website.

https://yoursay.cityofadelaide.com.au/a ... ark20-form

[Llessur2002]

Awesome idea - thought it wouldn't be long before Hindley and/or Rundle go one-way or shared space.

Plan to make Hindley St into a one-way street to revive party strip

NOTORIOUS Adelaide nightspot Hindley St would become a one-way street running east under State Government plans to boost outdoor dining and reduce anti-social behaviour.



In an unprecedented move, Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan has secured Lord Mayor Martin Haese’s backing for the proposal to allow only eastbound traffic between Morphett St and King William St.

The traffic restriction, which would end the time-honoured motorists’ tradition of a westbound cruise on Hindley St, also would enable footpaths to be significantly widened in a bid to significantly increase outdoor dining.

This would be part of a proposed major Hindley St upgrade, also potentially including improved lighting, landscaping and street art, along with making the strip more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly.

It is hoped that the upgrade and a greater number of outdoor dining venues would curb anti-social behaviour, particularly at night.

Early analysis is said to show minimal traffic impacts to the surrounding road network, however, detailed plans, traffic surveys and funding are yet to be commissioned.

Mr Mullighan said the transformation of the nearby Torrens Riverbank and laneways, including the renowned Peel St, had triggered the proposal to improve Hindley St.

“Our city is undergoing a major transformation and more people are spending more time in Adelaide,” said Mr Mullighan, who is also the Urban Development Minister.

“Hindley St has long been a night-time destination and this move could mean improving the overall street to attract more visitors and tourists.

“It should also boost the daytime economy with better streetscapes and outdoor dining areas.”

Mr Mullighan said any changes would require extensive consultation with Hindley St traders and should reflect the interests of businesses, property owners and others with a stake in the area.

Mr Haese said the concept had been generated from an April Hindley St forum of traders and property owners, which had almost unanimously supported exploring the idea of a one-way street.

“Personally, I think it’s got a lot of merit. You ask yourself, logically, what’s next and I call that (upgrading) the spine of the city — it runs from East Tce to West Tce (including Hindley St),” the Lord Mayor said.

Mr Haese said Hindley St’s western end had been enlivened by footpath widening and outdoor dining but he stressed that the one-way proposal had yet to move beyond a concept.

A key issue being investigated was access to the strip’s three hotels — the newly opened Holiday Inn, the Mayfair and Grand Chancellor — along with parking stations and the police station.

Westbound-only traffic was ruled out because Hindley St has become an important feeder for traffic heading into the city from North Adelaide, over the Morphett St bridge.

The western end of Hindley St, between Morphett St and West Tce, would be unaffected by any change.

Adelaide West End Association president Andrew Wallace said Hindley St east was ripe for an upgrade to capitalise on developments including the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, Riverbank precinct and nearby laneways.

“(But) you don’t want to lose the notoriety because that brings quite a bit of charm. You want its grit to remain,” said Mr Wallace, also the University of SA’s interior architecture program director.

One-way streets have been canvassed as an option for Adelaide for years without any proposal being deeply investigated, let alone implemented.

In 2011, the-then Transport Department chief Rod Hook said one-way streets were being considered to clear the city at peak hour.

He suggested Pirie/Waymouth and Flinders/Franklin streets could be coupled and turned into one-way roads.

In 2007, former South Australian director-general of transport and University of SA traffic management expert Derek Scrafton proposed “twinning” streets on King William St’s eastern and western sides — among them Hindley St.

Dr Scrafton said Hindley St’s eastbound traffic could be matched with Waymouth St for westbound traffic.

At the time, he also suggested converting Franklin, Flinders, Carrington and Sturt streets to one-way.

A 1994 proposal to make North Adelaide’s Melbourne St one-way, “twinning” it with Finniss St to the south, failed to gain traction and was quickly scuttled.

From: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout ... 7e7e562cee

[mshagg]

Strange that after Rau and Burns did everything they could to kill the precinct they now want to liven it up.

Hindley street is a difficult one - it's never going to be a place that suits everyone and they need to be careful in trying to broaden the appeal too far. I hope this isn't an attempt to turn it into a replacement for Rundle St, or worse yet, to imitate what mike baird did to the cross.