Interestingly, trams to Burnside were considered (as a bit of an afterthought) in the AdeLINK planning study:claybro wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 10:05 amSeems a shame this site has become such a behemoth. The site is restricted, surrounded by low density housing, bordered by a major truck route and very busy intersection. and poorly serviced by public transport-with no rail connection available. It is EVERYTHING we should be avoiding in near city locations. This area should have remained a local strip shop precinct, with better connectivity to the CBD. by perhaps light rail/tram...not that most of the locals would be caught dead on a tram.
https://www.dit.sa.gov.au/__data/assets ... _FINAL.pdf
"Greenhill Road has the potential to create an East-West Link from Burnside to the Airport via
the Marion Road entry. It has the benefit of a growing development envelope/catchment,
close to the showgrounds and connecting to Burnside Village. The route will however not
initially have a high patronage potential given its catchment size, and would have significant
implications for traffic moving along the strategic Inner Ring Route of Adelaide.
A Richmond Road option provides the opportunity for tram storage (corner of Marion and
Richmond Roads), and connectivity to a Marleston TAFE site redevelopment opportunity,
Keswick interstate rail terminal integration, and employment hubs such as world business
park and RAA headquarters. However, Richmond Road has limited scope for uplift"
I can't say I agree with the criticism that it would have significant impacts for traffic on the Inner Ring Route of Adelaide. The fact is that the R1 section of Greenhill Road has a very wide median strip, which could provide most, if not all of the space required to install a dedicated tram line - preferably a grassed track, like we have in Victoria Square.
The section where space would be an issue is actually the bit between Fullarton Rd and the Burnside Village intersection at Portrush Rd. Considering the importance of Greenhill Rd in the traffic hierarchy, it wouldn't really be feasible to remove a general traffic lane in this section, and it is already fairly congested, especially at peak hour, meaning if there was shared running with trams, they would get stuck in the traffic.
It should be fairly easy to widen the road between Fullarton Rd and Conyngham St, as the Victoria Grove and Pineview developments on the old Glenside Hospital site left a bit of a buffer zone next to the road. Between Conyngham St and Burnside Village, there might need to be some acquisitions of front yards on the north side of the road to provide the necessary width.
It is quite remarkable that, considering how much business activity there is along the Greenhill Rd corridor, there is no regular bus route along the corridor. The only bus route which runs along the Parklands frontage section of Greenhill Rd is the 580, which runs just 3 times per day (AM peak, PM school peak, PM work peak). I used to use it occasionally, and it always seemed to be well patronised. But the extremely low frequency means it is unknown to most commuters, and is high risk and fairly useless anyway - if you miss your bus, there is no other option, and if you want to travel at another time, you can't.
From the Advertiser article:
Presumably this would mean demolishing houses south of Cator St, unless the author is just confused, and what is really planned is to redevelop the older area of the shopping centre where Coles currently sits.Cohen Group has longer term plans for another extension south of the existing shopping centre, potentially including more specialty stores, a supermarket, fresh food precinct and 350 car parks.
It would be nicer to see them expand westwards towards the city along Greenhill Rd, so Greenhill Rd can become a proper shop-lined high street, rather than centering themselves on the Portrush Rd freight route.
