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Omicron wrote:*eHug*

AtD wrote:

Omicron wrote:*eHug*

Is that an "I think your ideas are fanatic" ehug or a "You have issues and clearly need our sympathy" ehug?

Got a nice one for our readers today. We've got permission to post up the full details of Liberal's Riverside vision.



The contents reveal :

A) City Sports Hub

B) Riverside Rail Station

C) Riverside Rail Station Hotel

D) Convention Space

E) Riverside Stadium

F) Riverside Entertainment Centre

G) Sports Practice Grounds

H) Green Space

I) North Adelaide Golf Course with

J) The Montefiore Hotel

K) Torrens Fountains

L) Outdoor Dining

M) Riverside Hotel

N) Riverside Entertainment Complex

O) Amusement Family Area

P) Adelaide Convention Centre Extension

Q) Riverside Cinemas

R) Precinct Amenities

S) Riverside Promenade

Astro from RailSA wrote:All I can see with this plan are distractions, and underlying those, problems.

For starters, the gaol is gone...? And wouldnt the covering over of the interstate rail line affect possible load heights, particularly if the Adelaide - Melbourne line were upgraded for double stacking? And if an interstate train is in, does that not impede access to the Suburban terminus (it would appear so, given the supposed platform ends illustrated - it also appears that trains approaching from Melbourne will have to go past the station and reverse in).

I am pleased to see that they've finally realised they cant fit all of that onto the small space available, however the loss of old Adelaide Gaol in favour of a velodrome (of which the one we have works quite well) does concern me, and replacing a newly rebuilt and expanded Entertainment Centre with a new one seems very irresponsible. The convention spaces are split by a whole range of other obstacles, and the architectural undertaking would be epic in proportion to get all of that suspended above the railway tracks with adequate ventilation still worked in.

It is very popularist though, it plays to the public's hang ups about entertainment, but for me personally its hard to justify spending big on all of this then skimping medical facility spending down to a 'patch-up'. It also doesnt really add much to Adelaide, apart from about 3 hotels: the plan looks great, but it seems to hinge on just replacing what are currently good, workable facilities with new versions of them for no apparent good reason than shifting them. At least a medical research centre would add value to the state. I've never been a real fan of this plan though, and this just seals the deal for me.

Prince George from Sensational Adelaide wrote:"For too long Adelaide has been considered a backwater" drones the monotone voice, chanting that same trite line that's been heard I-don't-know-how-often before. But what they show us is a backwater plan. Stadiums, conference facilities, casinos, hotels, it's like a grab-bag of the ideas that desparate towns cling to.