Adding a toll lane to an existing road without addressing congestion will not help anybody. The same volume of traffic (and an increasing volume as time goes on) will be simply split into those who don't wish to pay and those who do, going down the same corridor. A toll road needs to have a marked a...

AtD wrote:I'd like to see 170 people in a H class...

I wouldn't.

Although even when only partly full the Flexitys feel cramped and the seats are awfully uncomfortable.

So the H class was 64/170 and the Flexity is 64/115? Or were crush loads estimated more sardine-like back in the 1950s?

So the question is; where would we put Disneyland Adelaide? :lol: Monarto, Aldinga, Virginia? :D I favour your Monarto choice, just to the West of the Zoo? On the lot bordered by Frahns Farm, Thiele, Hartmann and Schenscher roads. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Monarto,&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&...

Mawen wrote :Oh for sure. But, seriously What about a theme park. What ever happened to Dazzleland? Now that was forward thinking and Adelaide using its imagination. I think a nice rollercoaster would be a great idea - I mean we did have Luna Park in the 40s - why not now!!! In this day and age, th...

I remember those ticketing machines in Qld. They seemed very inefficient, the drivers spent ages working them when passengers boarded.

Edgar wrote:your idea might suits better at Vic Sq

lol rude.

I just realised that we all sound mean and grumpy - I blame the heat.


WELCOME to the board JaySun Keep the ideas coming they wont all be bad.

Your idea for prepaid ignores one reason behind paid parking, other than revenue raising, the idea is that in some places you only get a certain amount of time then you must move on and give someone else a go. With your prepaid parking, how would a parking officer know how long you've been in a plac...

As I'm sure many of you have noticed, there is much to be desired about the space between the festival center and parliament house. Once the location for Adelaide's long gone public baths, this concrete wasteland of outdated and uninspiring art has very little to offer for the local citizens of Ade...

I would like to thank you all for contributions... I want to stress the word potential.. I think a venue with teh same philosophy of the Garden is what Adelaide needs.. Something with razzle-dazzle. I understand that things can become stale, but if we built a venue that was out of the word - and co...

Why can't you just walk along King William Street? Tell that to people who use the University Bridge, and there isn't even anything significant on the northern bank. The University Footbridge's main intent was to get people from Adelaide Uni to their sport fields on the other side. Lots of North Ad...

Anyone know of any multi-purpose stadiums that have solved the big oval vs small rectangle situation? perhaps movable lower-tier seating could be a solution? and are multi-purpose stadiums just an australian phenomenon due to cricket/afl vs soccer? I think you're right that is it just a problem mai...

... I like the uniqueness of Adelaide, but, I think what I and others are saying (forgive me for being wrong) is to keep that uniqueness but to make Adelaide a more practical, functional and attractive city. I think building huge skyscrapers is not necessarily the answer; but building unique - func...

Edgar wrote:The poles and vertical structures of the buildings are tilt? How did that work?

I haven't thought this through completely but at first glance, the downward force on the tilled structure would be translated into horizontal force to help support the overhanging section?

I think the reason it is so popular is because it is short lived. If we had something like this all year round it would become stale, people would take it for granted. Talent and attraction would be hard to maintain and keep fresh. Just look at the attempts to hold on to the Fringe and how long they...