Housing Developments | Northern Suburbs

[how_good_is_he]

With the army battalion coming [Edinburgh] - could defence housing be the main purpose for Buckland Park?

Has Walker said definately whether Buckland Park will change its name?

I think a change will help, so to the forum, any suggestions on a new name?

[monotonehell]

With the army battalion coming [Edinburgh] - could defence housing be the main purpose for Buckland Park?

Has Walker said definately whether Buckland Park will change its name?

I think a change will help, so to the forum, any suggestions on a new name?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/305250.html

[drsmith]

I think a change will help, so to the forum, any suggestions on a new name?

I can just see a big picture of John Denver on the advertising board facing Port Wakefield Road.

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
...................

Perhaps not.

[Straze]

Oh my god just because Two Wells has no public transport does not me it is going to be a car dependent town, not everyone works in the flaming CBD or goes there for the fun of it. How do you know that the residents wont work local? Did you know that in Melbourne people generally dont go to the CBD unless they work there or need to go there. I know some of you on this forum would prefer to infill, you know what so would I yet some people just one to live in a house with a big backyard where you can grow a veggie patch, have chickens, let their pets and children run free and most of get away from all the hustle and bustle of the city.

[Splashmo]

Oh my god just because Two Wells has no public transport does not me it is going to be a car dependent town, not everyone works in the flaming CBD or goes there for the fun of it. How do you know that the residents wont work local? Did you know that in Melbourne people generally dont go to the CBD unless they work there or need to go there. I know some of you on this forum would prefer to infill, you know what so would I yet some people just one to live in a house with a big backyard where you can grow a veggie patch, have chickens, let their pets and children run free and most of get away from all the hustle and bustle of the city.

If there's no public transport then how do you seriously expect people to get around without a car? Not necessarily to go to the CBD but even to go to Elizabeth or Salisbury to shop or go to the bank or the doctor?

[rhino]

If there's no public transport then how do you seriously expect people to get around without a car? Not necessarily to go to the CBD but even to go to Elizabeth or Salisbury to shop or go to the bank or the doctor?

Well, the same way they do in Booleroo Centre, or Tailem Bend, where there's also no public transport.

[Prince George]

If there's no public transport then how do you seriously expect people to get around without a car? Not necessarily to go to the CBD but even to go to Elizabeth or Salisbury to shop or go to the bank or the doctor?

Well, the same way they do in Booleroo Centre, or Tailem Bend, where there's also no public transport.

What were you getting at there, Rhino? Tailem Bend is less than 1500 people, Booleroo Centre is less than 500. This development proposes 5-6,000 people.

[rhino]

What was I getting at.

Straze made the comment that this does not have to be a commuter town, and, as I said in an earlier post, if it is just growing Two Wells, which would need industry added to make it work, then it's a good thing. If that is the case, then is public transport really a requirement? I just pulled those two towns out of the air. Millicent and Naracoorte have populations between 5000 and 6000, and neither of them have public transport. If Two Wells grows to that size, it will likely have similar services to those two towns, and if the residents want something that is only offered in a bigger centre, then they can do what people all over the rest of this state do - use the transport that's available.

Even if Two Wells is getting developed with the intention of being a commuter town, it would only need similar services to and from Adelaide as a place like Victor Harbor, Port Elliot or Goolwa has.

[monotonehell]

What was I getting at.

Straze made the comment that this does not have to be a commuter town, and, as I said in an earlier post, if it is just growing Two Wells, which would need industry added to make it work, then it's a good thing. If that is the case, then is public transport really a requirement? I just pulled those two towns out of the air. Millicent and Naracoorte have populations between 5000 and 6000, and neither of them have public transport. If Two Wells grows to that size, it will likely have similar services to those two towns, and if the residents want something that is only offered in a bigger centre, then they can do what people all over the rest of this state do - use the transport that's available.

Even if Two Wells is getting developed with the intention of being a commuter town, it would only need similar services to and from Adelaide as a place like Victor Harbor, Port Elliot or Goolwa has.

All those places are car dependent - if you live in the country you NEED a car to get around. Many services are in the next town, most of the MidNorth go to Pirie to shop.

[ChrisRT]

Some people seem to be pretty upset about this project. I've no problem with it, provided Walker Corp pays for all the utilities.

I've no intention of living way out in the burbs, but I guess some people must want to otherwise the project wouldn't make business sense.

It may seem like the middle of nowhere at the moment but the government has made its intentions clear that it wants more employment growth to occur north of the city in the coming decades.

[rhino]

All those places are car dependent - if you live in the country you NEED a car to get around. Many services are in the next town, most of the MidNorth go to Pirie to shop.

Exactly. That's the point. Two Wells is country, so it doesn't need to be treated like a suburb.

[Splashmo]

Exactly. That's the point. Two Wells is country, so it doesn't need to be treated like a suburb.

Let's get realistic here. Two Wells is less than 10km north of Buckland Park and only 40km from the CBD. It's not country like Tailem Bend, Naracoorte or Booleroo Centre.

[Straze]

With housing estates currently at Virginia and been proposed at Buckland Park and Two Wells, what town next.. St Kilda, Middle Beach or maybe Port Gawler.

[rhino]

If there's no public transport then how do you seriously expect people to get around without a car? Not necessarily to go to the CBD but even to go to Elizabeth or Salisbury to shop or go to the bank or the doctor?

Well, the same way they do in Booleroo Centre, or Tailem Bend, where there's also no public transport.

Let's get realistic here. Two Wells is less than 10km north of Buckland Park and only 40km from the CBD. It's not country like Tailem Bend, Naracoorte or Booleroo Centre.

What on earth does it's distance from Buckland park have to do with your original reason for wanting public transport? Which was for people to go shop, or to the bank, or to the doctor?

[AtD]

None of these places are exactly a hive of economic activity...