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[VIS] Re: Flinders Skyway | $13m
Apparently it's string rail. Had never heard of that until now...
http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-tr ... ded/15300/
http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-tr ... ded/15300/
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Channel 7 talking like flinders is a trial for the entire city
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Whilst I find the technology exciting, my other worry about this type of transport is that it harks slightly back to the MATS-era days where the car was essentially king of everything at ground level and everyone else should be shifted above or below ground. I like trams because they do have an inherent traffic-calming effect when run on city streets and help to redress the imbalance between single-occupant cars and more efficient mass-movement of people.
Bring on the slow and rumbly trams - every time their doors open a mass of people spills out onto the streets. I kinda like that...
Bring on the slow and rumbly trams - every time their doors open a mass of people spills out onto the streets. I kinda like that...
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I look at it a bit differently. Imagine if this kind of transport gets so popular the roads can be narrowed and the street becomes more about people.
Happily see no cars in the CBD...or trams.
Happily see no cars in the CBD...or trams.
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I agree, however I don't think this has a much of a disconnect to the streets as your suggesting, you would still get streams of people, only in this situation they would be steaming down stairs from the elevated stations onto the street. I also think it would be quite cool seeing the elevated carriages zipping around. I suppose if it is a cheaper solution, is faster than normal trams and does help traffic flow, then it's definitely worth a look into.
I think one of the most appealing parts of this is that it would be so unlike Adelaide to do something so unorthodox and daring and be the first ones to implement a new technology like this
But saying that I get where your coming from and agree I'm a sucker for a tram myself
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I think one of the most appealing parts of this is that it would be so unlike Adelaide to do something so unorthodox and daring and be the first ones to implement a new technology like this
But saying that I get where your coming from and agree I'm a sucker for a tram myself
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Is there a chance the track could bend?[Shuz] wrote:Its a bonafide, electrified, six car monorail!
We all know what happens next...
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Actually, yes.... it even is supposed toBrucetiki wrote:Is there a chance the track could bend?[Shuz] wrote:Its a bonafide, electrified, six car monorail!
We all know what happens next...
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This system has great difficulty going around bends, because the thin rails need extremely high tension steel wires inside. You have to essentially divide the run into a few long straight segments, with tensioning equipment at the ends of each segment. You then build much thicker and more expensive rigid rails for the corner, which aren't tensioned.Brucetiki wrote:Is there a chance the track could bend?
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Brucetiki wrote:Is there a chance the track could bend?
Now now... Nathan has already told you guys...Mountaineer wrote:But Main Street is still all cracked and broken..
This seems like a serious proposal. Although my cynicism is at 3000, I'm willing to hear it out.
I tend to agree with Nathan, the Simpsons episode has poured scorn and ridicule on monorails in general which are actually a very efficient and effective transport solution -- in their usage mode. It's a pity that they are always seen as a novelty or a toy. When you want to shift a lot of people between a few points, visibly but off grade and quickly they are magic. If you want to integrate at street level - not so much. They are the inverse of a subway. They provide a bit of movement just above street level. Very Jetsons / past's future.
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Exactly. All transport methods have various pros and cons, and it's worth considering which fits best for the required usage (although I'm not saying have 17 different things scattered around the city - obviously one of the consideration is a city's big picture transportation network).
In this case, it seems like a middle ground between a monorail and an aerial tram. I don't see it as something that could really roll out around the CBD or the metro area in general, but for the specific location proposed, it makes some sense.
In this case, it seems like a middle ground between a monorail and an aerial tram. I don't see it as something that could really roll out around the CBD or the metro area in general, but for the specific location proposed, it makes some sense.
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Llessur2002 wrote:Whilst I find the technology exciting, my other worry about this type of transport is that it harks slightly back to the MATS-era days where the car was essentially king of everything at ground level and everyone else should be shifted above or below ground. I like trams because they do have an inherent traffic-calming effect when run on city streets and help to redress the imbalance between single-occupant cars and more efficient mass-movement of people.
Bring on the slow and rumbly trams - every time their doors open a mass of people spills out onto the streets. I kinda like that...
I think people do prefer the street. See http://www.failedarchitecture.com/the-d ... n-the-sky/. Would Adelaides' city streets ever be so thronged with people that there would be no room for trams/buses?Waewick wrote:I look at it a bit differently. Imagine if this kind of transport gets so popular the roads can be narrowed and the street becomes more about people.
Happily see no cars in the CBD...or trams.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=echVc7qpTYE
How about this going down King will aha
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Not really what I am thinking. That was for people.fishinajar wrote:Llessur2002 wrote:Whilst I find the technology exciting, my other worry about this type of transport is that it harks slightly back to the MATS-era days where the car was essentially king of everything at ground level and everyone else should be shifted above or below ground. I like trams because they do have an inherent traffic-calming effect when run on city streets and help to redress the imbalance between single-occupant cars and more efficient mass-movement of people.
Bring on the slow and rumbly trams - every time their doors open a mass of people spills out onto the streets. I kinda like that...I think people do prefer the street. See http://www.failedarchitecture.com/the-d ... n-the-sky/. Would Adelaides' city streets ever be so thronged with people that there would be no room for trams/buses?Waewick wrote:I look at it a bit differently. Imagine if this kind of transport gets so popular the roads can be narrowed and the street becomes more about people.
Happily see no cars in the CBD...or trams.
But who knows
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Sorry Mount the mob has spokenMountaineer wrote:But Main Street is still all cracked and broken..
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