Ho Really wrote:
Don't want to go off topic too much, but...
Should we move this discussion to
the Airport transport access thread?
The Interstate terminal should also include suburban.
As I said, it should be better linked to Keswick station. But that would reduce, rather than increase, the need for light rail there.
The whole area around Keswick (including the barracks) should be a TOD.
Why the obsession with TODs? What is the problem with its current zoning?
The corridor for a fast light rail to Airport is already there and not on streets.
I don't regard a watercourse as a good railway route.
Putting in a street light rail won't be any cheaper considering all the traffic issues.
I find that unlikely.
As for demand, surely if Adelaide's aim is to increase its population (to something similar to Perth or Brisbane) we'd be looking at one... and why not do a good job of it first off?
Because there are other transport projects that deserve a higher priority. And light rail won't necessarily be what we need. It really depends on what other transport improvements are made.
