There's no problem with that if, and only if fringe development is banned somehow. I too, would like to see more infill development.PeFe wrote:I need to backtrack a little on my previous post.....the next new railway line to open in Adelaide will be the Flinders extension, hopefully 2019 (?)......then Aldinga in 2030 (a big guess)
Rubberman I partially agree with you in the sense that planning is essential but planning for what? More suburban sprawl? No thanks,
urban infill is the way to go.....Adelaide already sprawls 80 kilometres up and down the coast, that really is enough.
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plenty of opportunity to plan and integrate development around rebuilt train stations.
The problem is that unless fringe development is banned, then you still have to have a plan for how to deal with it, or it just turns into a monster while people pretend it isn't happening. That was the problem with South Road. Everybody said, "Freeway, no way!" All well and good, but then governments of both persuasions pretended that if they weren't going to build a freeway, well what were they going to do to handle the traffic?
So, I ask the same question. If governments aren't going to ban fringe development, what are they going to do to provide for the transport needs of the area?