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Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:29 pm
by peas_and_corn
Düsseldorfer wrote:
Shuz wrote:I think it should become a mall.
and it should be one long mall from East Tce through to Morphett St...
Ooh, that would be awesome, BUT... where are people going to drive with their stereos up to show off their cars?? DID YOU THINK OF THOSE POOR PEOPLE??? :lol:

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:34 pm
by AtD
"An application to use vacant land at 42-56 Franklin St as an open-lot car park was withdrawn"

Sounds promising.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:10 pm
by Shuz
Düsseldorfer wrote:
Shuz wrote:I think it should become a mall.
and it should be one long mall from East Tce through to Morphett St...
I say that's not long enough. It should go the entire city mile.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:53 am
by crawf
Why?

Majority of Hindley Street is dead during the day, making it a pedestrian mall will not help.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:48 pm
by Brando
AtD wrote:"An application to use vacant land at 42-56 Franklin St as an open-lot car park was withdrawn"

Sounds promising.
Lets hope so. Discussion thread for those unsure.
http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/for ... &start=120

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:03 pm
by Düsseldorfer
crawf wrote:Why?

Majority of Hindley Street is dead during the day
Yes it's dead down towards West Tce, but i'm talking about the section between KWS and Morphett St

from what i've seen it has a lot more pedestrians than cars...

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:15 am
by monotonehell
Tindo?
Question to anyone in the know, or anyone who can find out...

How is the Tindo electric bus trial going? What sort of capacity is it meeting? Are electric buses something that might work on a larger scale (as short feeder and hop on hop off routes)? How far is it getting before it needs to be recharged?

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:39 am
by crawf
Düsseldorfer wrote:
crawf wrote:Why?

Majority of Hindley Street is dead during the day
Yes it's dead down towards West Tce, but i'm talking about the section between KWS and Morphett St

from what i've seen it has a lot more pedestrians than cars...
I was replying to Shuz's comment, though the only part that gets busy during the day is the section of King William & Leigh Streets

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:03 am
by Brando
Anyone with facebook please show your support for Clr yarwood. I'm sure we all appreciate the time he takes from his busy life and keeps us abreast with frequent updates and also acts as voice for us. Send to your friends and get this man the main job one day...!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages ... 848?ref=nf

Sorry to blow your facebook trumpet on here Clr... 8)

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:16 pm
by Norman
monotonehell wrote:Tindo?
Question to anyone in the know, or anyone who can find out...

How is the Tindo electric bus trial going? What sort of capacity is it meeting? Are electric buses something that might work on a larger scale (as short feeder and hop on hop off routes)? How far is it getting before it needs to be recharged?
I don't think it's a trial, this bus is here to stay. And I heard somewhere that they are purchasing another one to serve the route in the opposite direction.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:46 pm
by Somebody
If they were buying it as a birthday present for your Harvey, then they're bloody late.

Did you have a happy 20th birthday today? :)

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:42 am
by monotonehell
Norman wrote:
monotonehell wrote:Tindo?
Question to anyone in the know, or anyone who can find out...

How is the Tindo electric bus trial going? What sort of capacity is it meeting? Are electric buses something that might work on a larger scale (as short feeder and hop on hop off routes)? How far is it getting before it needs to be recharged?
I don't think it's a trial, this bus is here to stay. And I heard somewhere that they are purchasing another one to serve the route in the opposite direction.
It's a trial as far as it's the first of a kind. Everyone who cares is looking at it to learn lessons.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:51 pm
by Clr Yarwood
Anyone with Facebook please show your support for Clr yarwood.
Thanks Brando - I am working the internet hard keeping in mind:

• The power of networks;
• The fact the average age of Adelaide residents is going down at a rather significant rate thus its a highly relevant medium;
• I can engage with the wider South Australian community – very important as a Capital City Councillor;
• it is cost and time effective for someone with limited time and $ who wants to make a difference;
• Most small businesses are on line; and
• It’s the best way of gaining support to implement progress!

Re Tindo.

I am happy to ask this as a “question on notice” at the meeting after next as it is too late for the next meeting (deadline was Tuesday).

I certainly have a vision for a fleet of electric busses – only they cost $1mill each!

Good news is I will be asking my fellow councillors to tie down funding for solar panels on the roof of the central market (a clean and green market!) as we have scored $415k from the Feds and need to match that with around $400k of our own.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:07 pm
by SRW
Clr Yarwood wrote: • The fact the average age of Adelaide residents is going down at a rather significant rate...
Do you mean within just the City of Adelaide? The statistics I recall for metropolitan Adelaide confirm the demographic trend of the overall Australian population, that of an increasing average age.

Re: [] News: Adelaide City Council

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:30 pm
by Clr Yarwood
Check this out - you guys will love it!

http://www.id.com.au/adelaide/forecasti ... asp?bhcp=1

All the figures on population growth you could ever want to play with...