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MessiahAndrw wrote:If we keep 'activating' the laneways and sidestreets off Hindley St creating a very pedestrian oriented environment that attracts a lot of foot traffic, do you think it would be a good idea to one day close off Hindley St to traffic east of Morphett - mirroring Rundle Mall?

monotonehell wrote:

MessiahAndrw wrote:If we keep 'activating' the laneways and sidestreets off Hindley St creating a very pedestrian oriented environment that attracts a lot of foot traffic, do you think it would be a good idea to one day close off Hindley St to traffic east of Morphett - mirroring Rundle Mall?

Sadly a barrier to closing Hindley, Grenfell or Rundle Streets is all the carpark and other vehicular entrances which feed directly onto them.

Nathan wrote:I think a shared zone, much like what is in place on Hindley St West, would be the better option. Car traffic is discouraged, but not prohibited, and the street becomes safer and more pleasant for pedestrians.

Phantom wrote:

monotonehell wrote:

MessiahAndrw wrote:If we keep 'activating' the laneways and sidestreets off Hindley St creating a very pedestrian oriented environment that attracts a lot of foot traffic, do you think it would be a good idea to one day close off Hindley St to traffic east of Morphett - mirroring Rundle Mall?

Sadly a barrier to closing Hindley, Grenfell or Rundle Streets is all the carpark and other vehicular entrances which feed directly onto them.

Shit, I didn't even think of this one, either. I'm sure the carpark that is between the McDonalds and the Police Station would hate this, as well as the one by Strats stripclub.

MessiahAndrw wrote:It's not the end of the world. I'm sure if Rundle Mall was pedestrianised a few decades later there would be a couple of carparks along it, and people would say it's impossible.

One solution is to close Hindley St off to private vehicles, but we can grandfather the few existing carparks in by setting up a temporary shared zone (maybe with different colour pavement), and don't approve any new carparks that front Hindley Street, and eventually the existing ones will be redeveloped, and there will be no more need for a shared zone there.

Maybe not the best idea - I'm cool with a shared zone too. Whatever it takes to make Hindley St more pleasant.

If I were Lord Mayor with an unlimited budget and power, I would identify the major arterials (King William, Grote, N/S/E/W Terrace, etc) and make shared zones the standard for everything else.

Adelaide laneways to get $14.6m makeover, new intersections, paving, and public art planned


Photo: An artist's impression of the Bank Street upgrade.

A $14.6 million upgrade of the small streets and laneways linking the Adelaide Central Market to the Riverbank is expected to begin later this year.

The upgrade will include new intersections, paving, lighting, trees, landscaping, street furniture, and public art throughout the corridor, which the State Government estimates is used by 15,000 people a day.

The corridor includes Bank Street, Leigh Street, Topham Mall, Bentham Street, and Pitt Street.

The project will be jointly financed, with $7.3 million to be committed in next month's state budget, and matching funding to be provided by the Adelaide City Council.

The partnership follows on from a successful demonstration project between the Council and Government, which saw Leigh Street closed to traffic in 2012.

A similar demonstration project which introduced temporary 'parklets' in Bank Street proved less successful, with complaints the wooden benches had become a haven for drunks and was often strewn with rubbish.

Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said the upgrade would build on the State Government's agenda for city vibrancy.

"There has been an incredible transformation on Leigh Street and Peel Street over the past three years and we want that excitement and activity extended all the way from the Central Markets to the Riverbank," he said.

"This project will add to the huge amount of public and private investment in the city in recent years in terms of infrastructure developments, new hotels and apartment complexes."

Lord Mayor Martin Haese said the project was expected to spark further spending from businesses lining the pedestrian and cycling route.

"This investment has the potential to realise up to $70 million in economic activity and utilise local procurement to create new jobs," he said.

Llessur2002 wrote:smiling man with coffee and newspaper, a 1940s ukulele player, the artist formerly known as Prince in a khaki onesie etc.

Llessur2002 wrote:smiling man with coffee and newspaper.