I like the copper-ish tower section, but on that site it's ugly and oppressive in combination with the sandstone-y lower section. Also, given this is in the legal precinct and is actually state government land reserved for future expansion of court facilities (the need for which has been growing in ...

So long as its a step along the way to achieving the complete master plan, I'm happy. Although, I almost wish they'd gone for the option of realigning the square now to reduce wastage when it comes to filling in the spaces. Why not spend a few million doing up the Square, and then perhaps spend the ...

Oh awesome! That mansion and the utterly horrendous TPI extension encasing it has been mess for far too long. I've often wondered ways someone could respectfully restore the mansion while making better use of the site. This about fits. That entrance to the city will be much grander soon. The opposit...

This is how you promote a city:


http://www.youtube.com/embed/53_qvMQfvOE

But in many cases the cost of not spending it woud also be high. Inadequate infrastructure is a much bigger impediment to business than government debt is, and is also a waste of time to people. This. And I'd add, a lot of the bother that SA finds itself in is not of State Government's making. It r...

From the weekend financial review. No mention of Adelaide but still a worthwhile read. Fingers crossed we navigate successfully sans-IDC. Will cost heaps more than a few years of of IDC savings if the govt f-up. 'Making Waterfronts Wash' fin-review-waterfront.JPG Great read, Wayno. Thanks for posti...

All these fantastic proposed developments are actually making me nervous in a funny way. Which ones will take off? I wish all, but we know that's not how that market works. Still, it's a good 'problem' to have. For the first time in my memory, Adelaide city actually has a competitive property develo...

So the Copenhagen bike lane potentially makes a return to Sturt Street -- hopefully this time at the developers' expense. I wonder whether it's necessary, given the ACC has designated the street Neighbourhood status in its Integrated Movement Strategy, but better luck to it this time around. Maybe t...

Looks great! Love the mix of façades and treatments. It's like what the Precinct could have looked like if the developers put more thought into it...

I'm so disappointed by this decision. The government has to be "seen" to be cutting its cloth? How depressing. This is not a worthwhile saving, just a stage show and they know it! Small thinking at its worst. I know petitions often amount to little, but if you'd like to record your discor...

On the contrary, I think good governance is about making good decisions, which save or make money in the long term. Both the IDC and Thinkers In Residence are innovative programmes that contribute to this, and they've been recognised nationally and internationally for this capacity. Disheartening ne...

Perhaps if the Government was prepared to suffer a loss with public transport for the next 5 years or so, subsidise it to the point where it is so cheap that it really compeats with private transport even for short trips, just to get the masses using it, then generally decrease the subsidies as the...

Hardly groundbreaking, but a simple way to improve flow that should have been implemented yonkers ago.

Still an excellent site for a hotel given the nearby redevelopments.

Very intriguing.