Re: News & Developments: Tonsley
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:29 am
Looks fantastic based off of that render.
Adelaide's Premier Development and Construction Site
https://www.sensational-adelaide.com/forum/
https://www.sensational-adelaide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2445
Unfortunately car parking will be a feature of any large scale developement for the foreseeable future. All very well it is located adjacent to a train station, but until Adelaide is well connected with other train lines, and maybe cross metro services, these developments would never be viable without car parking.
Isn't Park'n'RIde transit-oriented? Surely a 6-level car park is better than the same number of parking spaces at ground level.
Yeah and as much as the train will make it easy for some people to get there, it's just acknowledgement of the reality that lots of workers and students won't live on the Tonsley line and be able to catch it south to the precinct... The ground level carparks are getting quite full already
I saw it the other way round. I see it as a car park for people who live in Aberfoyle Park/Flagstaff Hill and who might presently drive to the city or inner suburbs could drive to Tonsley and use the improved rail service instead. Something had indicated to me that Tonsley rather than Flinders would be the preferred station for that.mattwinter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:09 amYeah and as much as the train will make it easy for some people to get there, it's just acknowledgement of the reality that lots of workers and students won't live on the Tonsley line and be able to catch it south to the precinct... The ground level carparks are getting quite full already
Yeah I think it's a bit of both.SBD wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:53 amI saw it the other way round. I see it as a car park for people who live in Aberfoyle Park/Flagstaff Hill and who might presently drive to the city or inner suburbs could drive to Tonsley and use the improved rail service instead. Something had indicated to me that Tonsley rather than Flinders would be the preferred station for that.mattwinter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:09 amYeah and as much as the train will make it easy for some people to get there, it's just acknowledgement of the reality that lots of workers and students won't live on the Tonsley line and be able to catch it south to the precinct... The ground level carparks are getting quite full already
A new Westfield?mattwinter wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:14 amCouple of updates:
- Call has been made for expression of interest for someone to develop the site they hope to place a supermarket and shops on:
https://m.realcommercial.com.au/propert ... -502862454
- Lady Burra (Topham Mall) will open a brew house at the old Tonsley boiler house which will be a key player for the area:
https://m.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/vi ... 534319525/
Can attest to that, Flagstaff Hill local here. I only go into town maybe one a month, but I always used to drive to Oaklands station. Since the crossing works, I've been going to Clovelly Park instead; much closer and I'm pretty much guaranteed a carpark. Late evening and weekend services can't come soon enough though!SBD wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:53 amI saw it the other way round. I see it as a car park for people who live in Aberfoyle Park/Flagstaff Hill and who might presently drive to the city or inner suburbs could drive to Tonsley and use the improved rail service instead. Something had indicated to me that Tonsley rather than Flinders would be the preferred station for that.mattwinter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:09 amYeah and as much as the train will make it easy for some people to get there, it's just acknowledgement of the reality that lots of workers and students won't live on the Tonsley line and be able to catch it south to the precinct... The ground level carparks are getting quite full already
ZEN Energy to install massive solar array to power S.A. tech hub
By Sophie Vorrath
Plans power South Australia’s Tonsley Innovation District with up to 6MW of solar have taken a major step forward this week, with ZEN Energy winning the contract to install a first-stage 2.3MW array.
ZEN, which – as a division of SIMEC Energy Australia – is a part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, said on Wednesday it would soon start installing the more than 7,000-panel PV system, after signing up for the job.
The company, which formed out of an Adelaide outfit called Zen Industries, is itself headquartered at Tonsley – a former car manufacturing facility that has been converted into a cleantech and innovation hub that is home to some big names, including Tesla and Siemens.
Plans to power Tonsley with a massive rooftop solar array have been around since 2014, after the state government bought the ex-car plant in 2010.
Under the plans, Enwave Energy will subcontract ZEN Energy to install and maintain the system, while Siemens will provide smart network design services.
Full article : https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/zen-en ... -district/