News & Discussion: Adelaide Urban Sprawl & Density
Outer suburban areas such as Nourlunga, Mt Barker, Elizabeth and Gawler should not be planned as an extension of Adelaide. They should be developed along the lines of strong regional centres with their own identities, city centres, services and transport networks. Link all of the centres together with fast efficient mass transport systems with limited stops.
EG Nourlunga could have a CBD containing retail, residential and offices developed above and around the train station.
The gaps should be left to help reinforce the separate identities of the centres and provide some vegetated relief to our suburban sprawl.
EG Nourlunga could have a CBD containing retail, residential and offices developed above and around the train station.
The gaps should be left to help reinforce the separate identities of the centres and provide some vegetated relief to our suburban sprawl.
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That was the plan back in the 60's or 70's when Noarlunga became Old Noarlunga and Noarlunga Centre was established. In fact, it's pretty much already like that - major public transport hub, shopping centres, schools, offices, recreation and entertainment facilities. Still a lot of vacant land that needs to be developed though. If the Housing Trust sells up all the scumholes around the area then it probably wouldn't be long until it gentrifies - it's a damn shame when you see the ocean views from some of the streets!urban wrote:EG Nourlunga could have a CBD containing retail, residential and offices developed above and around the train station.
Mabye these satellite CBD's is where Adelaide can get its 300m tower.
I'd love to see Hi-rises around Elizabeth, Noarlunga, Mount Barker and the Port. The tram services radiating from outer centres sounds like a great idea, and then to link it with high speed transport between the major centres. With the shape of Adelaide;s urban sprawl, this is probably the best solution possible to allievting our growth and transportation problems.
I'd love to see Hi-rises around Elizabeth, Noarlunga, Mount Barker and the Port. The tram services radiating from outer centres sounds like a great idea, and then to link it with high speed transport between the major centres. With the shape of Adelaide;s urban sprawl, this is probably the best solution possible to allievting our growth and transportation problems.
In the 60's and 70's i think it was there was an idea from the dunstan government of decentralisation. so the government bought up land where monarto is planning to build a satellite city which would have been self sufficient. instead Noarlunga centre and Elizabeth were chosen for this decentralisation. They were well planned at the time to be self sufficient but with urban sprawl they have become outer suburbs of Adelaide and haven't been maintained as sustainable cities on their own. Id like to see Noarlunga Centre, Elizabeth Centre, Port Adelaide and Mt. Barker to be hubs for Commercial and medium to high density housing where people can live and work close by with all services in the area without having to commute into the Adelaide CBD, (ALTHOUGH I WOULD HATE FOR THE ADELAIDE CBD TO LOSE ITS IMPORTANCE as the main cbd) places in Sydney such as Parramatta and Chatswood already have this concept. This would also make these outer suburbs easer to provide a transport service as for example in Noarlunga buses could all feed to the Noarlunga train station. Cheers
Mawson Lakes is a poor example of urban planning simply because it turns its back on the train line while favouring Main North Road. The central area should have been built around the interchange, rather than it being in an empty field. The same thing, of course, could have been said for the UniSA campus which has been there for decades longer than the suburb.
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Very true, I don't quite understand how Delfin were allowed to get away with that. Govt should have specified some common sense clauses when approving the Mawson Lakes development in the first place.AtD wrote:Mawson Lakes is a poor example of urban planning simply because it turns its back on the train line while favouring Main North Road. The central area should have been built around the interchange, rather than it being in an empty field.
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