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by Dylan_
Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:02 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Water Infrastructure
Replies: 184
Views: 28364

Re: #UC: Adelaide metropolitan water pipeline interconnects

When there's no line marking in the merging section the car in front has right of way. If there are line markings (dotted line), the terminating lane has to give way.
by Dylan_
Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:51 am
Forum: Visions & Suggestions
Topic: My Vision (zoning, dev, transportation,..)
Replies: 6
Views: 3458

Re: My Vision (zoning, dev, transportation,..)

Interesting thoughts - I agree with most of them. However, your theories on public transport are incorrect. Trams can be held up by traffic just as much as (perhaps even more than) buses. You can generally get a grade-separated busway with much higher frequency services at a significantly cheaper co...
by Dylan_
Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:42 am
Forum: CBD Development
Topic: [COM] Rundle Mall Redevelopment | $30m
Replies: 1240
Views: 318068

[COM] Re: General Rundle Mall Development & Progress Thread

If there is enough demand from shoppers for shops to be able to make a profit on public holidays, even while paying 2.5 or triple time, surely they should be able to open? I have plenty of uni student friends working in retail, and every single one of them would love to be able to make $50 an hour w...
by Dylan_
Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:24 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: COM: Port Stanvac Desalination Plant | 100gL | $1.8b
Replies: 408
Views: 109281

Re: #U/C | Port Stanvac Desalination Plant | $1 Billion

You must be a public servant, hey you should use a photo of Mickey as your Avatar, as I've never seen someone blindly support him as you do. :applause: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/adelaide-hospital-costs-blowout-warning/story-fn59niix-1226050087724 - Read this article it might ...
by Dylan_
Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:34 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: National Broadband Network
Replies: 653
Views: 215577

Re: NBN News & Updates

So, by September next year, construction work would have commenced on sites passing 485,100 properties out of 13,000,000 properties. So, only 12,514,900 properties left to have construction commence on a site that passes them. We're 3.73% through with construction commencing. Wow. Just wow. http://...
by Dylan_
Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: COM: Port Stanvac Desalination Plant | 100gL | $1.8b
Replies: 408
Views: 109281

Re: #U/C | Port Stanvac Desalination Plant | $1 Billion

Jim! Howya Doin' Buddy? Wow $13billion for that hospital now? Who woulda thunk? Imagine the freeway we could have! We could probably have a cloud seeder too, to drought-proof us, for that kinda money! Hey! Do you wanna be Premier? You must be a public servant, hey you should use a photo of Mickey a...
by Dylan_
Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:20 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Level Crossings
Replies: 33
Views: 10700

Re: Adelaide Level Crossing Removal Thread

I agree that it would be a nice thing to work towards, but I'd hate to see money taken out of the public transport budget to fund projects like this that only help road users. For the cost of those dozen grade separations, you could probably double the size of Adelaide's bus fleet.
by Dylan_
Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:28 pm
Forum: CBD Development
Topic: [COM] Rundle Place | 76m | 15lvls | Retail & Office
Replies: 1842
Views: 418703

[COM] Re: U/C: Rundle Place Ben/Adel Bank, Harris Scarfe, Coles 72

As far as I know, the new Coles at Rundle Mall will supercede the one at Central Market arcade. Furthermore, a Foodland will open in the former location after its 50th birthday celebrations in October 2012. I'd be surprised if Coles closed their Central Market store, it seems to do pretty well and ...
by Dylan_
Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:24 pm
Forum: Visions & Suggestions
Topic: Vision : Adelaide Train Tram System
Replies: 11
Views: 8388

Re: Vision : Adelaide Train Tram System

It seems inevitable that the Belair line will be converted to light rail sooner or later, but I still strongly believe that such a route should run down Pulteney Street/Unley Road and rejoin the Belair line from Mitcham Station onwards to the Belair terminus. This seems like a bad idea to me. Curre...
by Dylan_
Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: PRO: Port Adelaide Tramline | $260m
Replies: 1597
Views: 315174

Re: #PRO: Port Adelaide Tram | #COM: Entertainment Centre Tr

Just how do you think they are going to power the trams if there is no overhead, duracells ? exactly like that, the technology already exists to allow trams to run without overhead. But it isnt the overhead that is the issue here, it's the rails, at the moment they're standard width on the light-ra...
by Dylan_
Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:41 pm
Forum: Metropolitan Development
Topic: News & Developments: Mawson Lakes
Replies: 690
Views: 276871

Re: Mawson Lakes - Not just another suburb

having a look at the interchange - it appears to be in the perfect spot for the area ? what would be good would be a tram service around the development ending at the interchange and the town centre :cheers: I doubt feeder services in Mawson Lakes need the capacity of a tram. Buses can do the same ...
by Dylan_
Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
Replies: 6097
Views: 1496684

Re: Electrification and Resleepering of suburban rail networ

metro wrote:I like the new LCD screens at Hallet Cove,
One of these appeared recently at Blackwood too.
by Dylan_
Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: CBD Development
Topic: [COM] The Rowlands Apartments | 55m | 16lvls | Residential
Replies: 204
Views: 63514

[COM] Re: PRO: 12-14 Rowlands Place| 51M | 15lvls | Res

If people are willing to buy small apartments, why not let them? For a single guy, a 30m2 studio apartment is plenty of room. It's a good way of allowing young people to get their first home in the city, rather than way out in the suburbs.
by Dylan_
Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:57 pm
Forum: CBD Development
Topic: [COM] Victoria Square Upgrade - $24m
Replies: 1661
Views: 413447

[COM] Re: PRO: Victoria Square Upgrade

The new design is an epic fail anyway, it has no vision, It is not reinstating the square, look all they had to do was close off Grote Street, I couldn't give a tinkers cuss about arbors. Lets hope it never gets funding, then we can wait another 50 years until the ACC grow some bollocks, or at leas...
by Dylan_
Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:51 am
Forum: CBD Development
Topic: [COM] Victoria Square Upgrade - $24m
Replies: 1661
Views: 413447

[COM] Re: PRO: Victoria Square Upgrade

contractor wrote:I think this is an appropriate time to highlight Lord Mayor Michael Harbison failed in delivering on his promise that Victoria Square would be resolved during his tenure.
He came a lot closer than anyone else has. All it needs now is funding...