News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#811 Post by Mpol02 » Mon Sep 09, 2024 5:02 am

Which one? Lol

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#812 Post by rev » Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:01 am

Patrick_27 wrote:
Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:15 pm
Furthering on the aforementioned, they should remove roads entirely from these squares, be it through or perimeter. Turn the nearby laneways into replacement/alternate routes. Honestly, the entitled dependency of Adelaideans using their private vehicle and the subsequent requirement to cater for this conot use to astound me.
Playhouse Lane and Gilles Arcade are pretty much just access roads for car parks. If they remove access from the square to Playhouse Lane, vehicles can still get to their car parks from the other end off Currie St.
This alone shouldn't be a reason to keep access to Playhouse lane to the square.
Personally I think if they're going to completely re-shape the square, they should be working with the government to rezone around the square and open some the TAFE sites to development. Perhaps move the tafe to the remand centre site and move the remand centre behind the courts.
I think a bigger approach is needed to just moving a road, adding some paving and some vegetation and lighting. For example other then one half of Vic Square looking nicer then the other half, what's been the real daily benefit? Office workers would still be walking through it to get to/from work/public transport/car parks. The homeless/intoxicated indigenous would still be using it overnight.
It's just dressed up half measures. We're doing something, but nothing's really changing.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#813 Post by Eurostar » Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:37 am

rev wrote:
Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:01 am
Patrick_27 wrote:
Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:15 pm
Furthering on the aforementioned, they should remove roads entirely from these squares, be it through or perimeter. Turn the nearby laneways into replacement/alternate routes. Honestly, the entitled dependency of Adelaideans using their private vehicle and the subsequent requirement to cater for this conot use to astound me.
Playhouse Lane and Gilles Arcade are pretty much just access roads for car parks. If they remove access from the square to Playhouse Lane, vehicles can still get to their car parks from the other end off Currie St.
This alone shouldn't be a reason to keep access to Playhouse lane to the square.
Personally I think if they're going to completely re-shape the square, they should be working with the government to rezone around the square and open some the TAFE sites to development. Perhaps move the tafe to the remand centre site and move the remand centre behind the courts.
I think a bigger approach is needed to just moving a road, adding some paving and some vegetation and lighting. For example other then one half of Vic Square looking nicer then the other half, what's been the real daily benefit? Office workers would still be walking through it to get to/from work/public transport/car parks. The homeless/intoxicated indigenous would still be using it overnight.
It's just dressed up half measures. We're doing something, but nothing's really changing.
Leave the TAFE where it is, the main city campus is close enough to public transport and Rundle Mall. If it was to move though next to Adelaide High School would be best as it would be surrounded by green space which would be better for students and teachers mental wellbeing.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#814 Post by mattblack » Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:43 am

abc wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:45 pm
mattblack wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2024 9:42 pm
Many people are amazed by most of your posts abc, and so the world keeps turning. People are not communists or dictators or belong to some ideological cult. As you have done, convinced people with facts.

As for Light, you are right abc, he is buried there, the only person that has been given the status of being buried within the square mile of Adelaide. Everyone else important most likely buried at West Tce cemetery like Bonython.
what are you on about now? you're not making any sense
I was actually agreeing with you. Hard to believe eh.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#815 Post by rev » Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:19 am

Eurostar wrote:
Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:37 am
rev wrote:
Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:01 am
Patrick_27 wrote:
Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:15 pm
Furthering on the aforementioned, they should remove roads entirely from these squares, be it through or perimeter. Turn the nearby laneways into replacement/alternate routes. Honestly, the entitled dependency of Adelaideans using their private vehicle and the subsequent requirement to cater for this conot use to astound me.
Playhouse Lane and Gilles Arcade are pretty much just access roads for car parks. If they remove access from the square to Playhouse Lane, vehicles can still get to their car parks from the other end off Currie St.
This alone shouldn't be a reason to keep access to Playhouse lane to the square.
Personally I think if they're going to completely re-shape the square, they should be working with the government to rezone around the square and open some the TAFE sites to development. Perhaps move the tafe to the remand centre site and move the remand centre behind the courts.
I think a bigger approach is needed to just moving a road, adding some paving and some vegetation and lighting. For example other then one half of Vic Square looking nicer then the other half, what's been the real daily benefit? Office workers would still be walking through it to get to/from work/public transport/car parks. The homeless/intoxicated indigenous would still be using it overnight.
It's just dressed up half measures. We're doing something, but nothing's really changing.
Leave the TAFE where it is, the main city campus is close enough to public transport and Rundle Mall. If it was to move though next to Adelaide High School would be best as it would be surrounded by green space which would be better for students and teachers mental wellbeing.
It would still be close to PT at the remand centre site. Just my wishful thinking though.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#816 Post by timtam20292 » Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:02 pm

abc wrote:
mattblack wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2024 9:42 pm
Many people are amazed by most of your posts abc, and so the world keeps turning. People are not communists or dictators or belong to some ideological cult. As you have done, convinced people with facts.

As for Light, you are right abc, he is buried there, the only person that has been given the status of being buried within the square mile of Adelaide. Everyone else important most likely buried at West Tce cemetery like Bonython.
what are you on about now? you're not making any sense
Far out! Matt was AGREEING with you! Still unhinged.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#817 Post by NTRabbit » Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:10 pm

From a traffic perspective option 1 makes sense, I used to drive west along Waymouth to West Tce when leaving my previous job in the CBD, you wouldn't believe how many people ran reds, missed green turn lights, or changed lanes right in front of you mid stream in those multiple light sets across the bottom of the square.

e: And to head off the car addiction, this was when I worked nights or weekends and parked in the Wyatt U Park or in the free after 7pm parks on Hindmarsh Square. Day shifts on weekdays and I had to drive in and park in Rundle U Park, because my immense bitch of an operations manager refused to let me start and end my 12-10 shift 5 minutes early to let me run from Chesser House to catch the 2202 G20 bus home out front of 2KW, and insisted I would just have to deal with waiting 50 minutes for the 2305 bus :x

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#818 Post by Bobski » Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:25 pm

Pics taken today 12/12 of the the Pakapakanthi Wetlands looking sensational.

Massive fan of this project; the team that put it together did a great job, IMO.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#819 Post by abc » Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:01 pm

This is what all our parklands will look like eventually. The anti-colonialists prefer the unkept Australian scrub look to the manicured European garden look.
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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#820 Post by gnrc_louis » Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:17 pm

abc wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:01 pm
This is what all our parklands will look like eventually. The anti-colonialists prefer the unkept Australian scrub look to the manicured European garden look.
It’s beautiful isn’t it, abc? Maybe one day we could have a Sensational Adelaide picnic there.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#821 Post by Cryptic » Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:28 pm

Bobski wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:25 pm
Pics taken today 12/12 of the the Pakapakanthi Wetlands looking sensational.

Massive fan of this project; the team that put it together did a great job, IMO.

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Looks lovely! Been out there quite a few times personally.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#822 Post by Bobski » Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:30 pm

Cryptic wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:28 pm
Looks lovely! Been out there quite a few times personally.
Have you ever seen any fish? I always look but haven't spotted any!

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#823 Post by Cryptic » Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:35 pm

Bobski wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:30 pm
Cryptic wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:28 pm
Looks lovely! Been out there quite a few times personally.
Have you ever seen any fish? I always look but haven't spotted any!
To be honest I haven't been looking out for any aha, will be sure to look out for it next time im there though!

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#824 Post by Mpol02 » Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:52 pm

This does look great. If up kept I think it will be gorgeous. It will be great if the rest of the parklands got this treatment and connected the inner burbs to the cities to switch these types of walkways. They be much more inviting.

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Re: News & Discussion: Squares and Parklands

#825 Post by rev » Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:34 pm

abc wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:01 pm
This is what all our parklands will look like eventually. The anti-colonialists prefer the unkept Australian scrub look to the manicured European garden look.
Native plants that are drought tolerant are far better than introduced species from another part of the world with a different climate.

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