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#16 Post by mgb » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:29 am

I thought the council had done this already?
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Maybe need to do on the other side of the road as well to even things up and make it a grand entranceway ?

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#17 Post by crawf » Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:37 pm

^Heh, that has already been done :wink:

Forget tacky sculptures or a so called "city gate", just improve the actual landscaping. Some of the parklands section of Sir Donald Bradman Drive is surrounded by dead grass and overgrown trees, as is King William Road alongside Veale Gardens.

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#18 Post by Plasmatron » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:48 pm

This is dumb. There is so much we already need to do in this city, without suddenly being excited/distracted by some irrelevant idea that would cost a buttload and not contribute to achieving our existing goals. Focus, Adelaide! Focus!
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#19 Post by Goodsy » Wed Apr 26, 2017 3:00 pm

if they're going to do something grand I'd rather them build Parliament House to it's original design or rebuild the Adelaide Exhibition Building

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#20 Post by ynotsfables » Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:49 pm

Maybe not so much a gate but the entry to our city from every direction should be emphasised by a wow factor of some sort. Don't give up on this idea yet.

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#21 Post by Goodsy » Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:01 pm

ynotsfables wrote:Maybe not so much a gate but the entry to our city from every direction should be emphasised by a wow factor of some sort. Don't give up on this idea yet.
the skyline should be enough to be a wow factor, NYC doesn't have a gate

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#22 Post by floplo » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:23 pm

GoodSmackUp wrote:
ynotsfables wrote:Maybe not so much a gate but the entry to our city from every direction should be emphasised by a wow factor of some sort. Don't give up on this idea yet.
the skyline should be enough to be a wow factor, NYC doesn't have a gate
Brooklyn bridge ?
Statue of Liberty ?

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#23 Post by bits » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:31 pm

floplo wrote:
Brooklyn bridge ?
Statue of Liberty ?
Do they really compare on a global stage to something as grand as the Elder Park Rotunda?


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#24 Post by Ser Noit of Loit » Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:47 am

GoodSmackUp wrote:if they're going to do something grand I'd rather them build Parliament House to it's original design or rebuild the Adelaide Exhibition Building
I'll throw every penny I have at them to put the dome and towers on parliament house. It looks awesome.

How would a gate, even two, into Adelaide work? The CBD is more or less in the middle of the urban area and takes traffic in from all directions. Where's the gate for cars coming along Pultney, or King William, or Wakefield, or Botanic Road, etc?

Like others have said, I'd much prefer them first work on existing works.

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#25 Post by floplo » Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:51 am

Ser Noit of Loit wrote:
GoodSmackUp wrote:if they're going to do something grand I'd rather them build Parliament House to it's original design or rebuild the Adelaide Exhibition Building
I'll throw every penny I have at them to put the dome and towers on parliament house. It looks awesome.

How would a gate, even two, into Adelaide work? The CBD is more or less in the middle of the urban area and takes traffic in from all directions. Where's the gate for cars coming along Pultney, or King William, or Wakefield, or Botanic Road, etc?

Like others have said, I'd much prefer them first work on existing works.
The article mentions Bradman Drive and Main North Road in Prospect as possible locations. Though I guess since both would involve building in the parklands , certain groups will make sure it won't happen anyway....

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#26 Post by Llessur2002 » Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:29 am

floplo wrote:Though I guess since both would involve building in the parklands, certain groups will make sure it won't happen anyway....
COLONEL LIGHT ENVISAGED NO GATES! It's an abomination!

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#27 Post by skyliner » Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:20 am

My first reaction was what a great idea - followed by it would have to be iconic and identifiable with Adelaide - carrying the essence of the city coupled with standout architecture. But what about finishing the Gawler line electrification?

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#28 Post by [Shuz] » Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:40 am

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We already have this amazing gate in the city.

Also, skyliner, surely you've been on this forum long enough to apply common sense. Seriously - did you even read the article? Do you understand the difference between $3m and $300m? Do you understand the difference between local, state and federal governments, their respective responsibilities and the sort of budgets they work with? :wallbash:

Gawler Line Electrification is a State Government responsibility, not a Local Government one.
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#29 Post by how good is he » Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:55 am

What I found surprising is the council only contribute $500,000 to the homeless per annum. Maybe if they spent $3.1m on an iconic entrance statement/structure that could also house the homeless, they could kill two birds with one stone?

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#30 Post by rev » Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:30 pm

This is one of the stupidest things I've heard this council come up with.

How about they spend that $3.1 million on something actually needed, like road maintenance within the CBD.
Or how about they put that $3.1 million in a high interest earning account and put it towards finishing Victorian Square.

City Gates? What do we need them for? What's it going to add, besides another thing that the Adelaide City Council will end up running to the state government for money to maintain?


But if a City Gate was to be built, it would have to be built on Sir Donald Bradman Drive. Logically as that's the entry into the CBD from the Airport..you know that big place where planes land and tourists arrive, then head into the CBD to their hotels.
But what's the point even then? It's not like the route into the CBD is anything spectacular...a motorway/freeway with sound barrier walls/vegetation would be a better view/drive into the CBD then what's currently there, even if they add "City Gates"...

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