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by Saltwater
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines
Replies: 3074
Views: 977496

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

As someone with family in the South Island of NZ the one on this list that really annoys me is the lack of direct connection to Christchurch. Air NZ, Virgin or Qantas could do it easily with a new A320 or 737 if they wanted to, and a direct flight would turn a direct trip between Adelaide and Christ...
by Saltwater
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: CBD Development
Topic: [PRO] 188 Grenfell Street | 14lvls | 46m | Mixed Use
Replies: 56
Views: 22763

[PRO] Re: 188 Grenfell Street | 14lvls | 46m | Mixed Use

Save the Cranker firing into action. You heard it here first.

(I'm all for seeing our CBD grow up, just now historic pubs that are still a big part of our live music scene, when there are still plenty of other suitable sites available).
by Saltwater
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: [U/C] M2 North-South Motorway
Replies: 6177
Views: 1500136

[U/C] Re: M2 North-South Motorway

Basically what we've discovered is that if you have roads A, B and C that run north-south through the western suburbs of a city, and connect new expressways to the northern and southern ends of road B, that road approaches capacity very quickly. It shouldn't have come as too much of a surprise to an...
by Saltwater
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
Replies: 6006
Views: 1457064

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains

If not for having to allow for ships and submarines in and out of Port Adelaide, it would be really easy to get a train from Outer Harbor to Two Wells, via Buckland Park, Riverlea Park and Port Gawler. It could use a lot of the existing heritage tram right of way down to the St Kilda. Something I've...
by Saltwater
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Trams
Replies: 4909
Views: 1130884

Re: News & Discussion: Trams

To be fair DIT have initiated a level crossing removal project across SA, but based on the current prioritisation the initial locations are to the north of the city: https://www.dit.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/road_projects/Level_Crossing_Removal_Planning_Program. There's also the Marion / Cross Road i...
by Saltwater
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: [VIS] Passenger Trains to Mount Barker
Replies: 210
Views: 46186

[VIS] Re: Passenger Trains to Mount Barker

Of course the Victorians are eating our lunch. Their capital is about the same distance away from Mount Gambier as Adelaide, but is four times bigger. Victoria's Gross State Product is also roughly four times SA's. They also have large population centres like Portland and Warnambool much closer than...
by Saltwater
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: [VIS] Passenger Trains to Mount Barker
Replies: 210
Views: 46186

[VIS] Re: Passenger Trains to Mount Barker

This is my point though - nobody even wants to engage in a debate on the pro's and con's of the various options suggested by the Infrastructure Australia review. Residents of the hills could be making a huge fuss right now about the state of Glen Osmond Road - asking why there isn't tidal flow as su...
by Saltwater
Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: [VIS] Passenger Trains to Mount Barker
Replies: 210
Views: 46186

[VIS] Re: Passenger Trains to Mount Barker

I don't disagree on investing in public transport, but if we're spending $6billion on something, surely there are higher priority tickets than a rail tunnel to the hills? Short term priorities should include a CBD underground loop so we can increase patronage on current rail lines, and extending rai...
by Saltwater
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: [VIS] Passenger Trains to Mount Barker
Replies: 210
Views: 46186

[VIS] Re: Passenger Trains to Mount Barker

Various posts on this thread have touched on this topic previously, but at a high level, what's with the obsession with heavy rail returning to Mount Barker? The current and well known issue is the existing track alignment, creating travel times that cannot compete with the freeway. To make it a fai...
by Saltwater
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Metropolitan Development
Topic: [PRO] Westfield Marion (2019/20 Extension)
Replies: 761
Views: 271492

[PRO] Re: Westfield Marion (2019/20 Extension)

Uniqlo Marion "opening Autumn" confirmed on their FB. Good result for Adelaide to have two stores now, the city store is always busy anytime I'm there, and I hope do well at Marion.
by Saltwater
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Metropolitan Development
Topic: News & Developments: Bowden TOD
Replies: 805
Views: 319607

Re: News & Developments: Bowden TOD

I take your point, and hate to make assumptions so apologies if I'm wide of the mark, but I'm guessing when living in an apartment you were young and / or didn't have a young family - and many apartment builds will continue to cater for that market. My point was that if we are to entice families awa...
by Saltwater
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Metropolitan Development
Topic: News & Developments: Bowden TOD
Replies: 805
Views: 319607

Re: News & Developments: Bowden TOD

Therein lies the problem of apartments in Australia... they are perceived as being sub-par as compared to landed houses. And maybe that is at least partially justified with some of the quality issues seen interstate, which has seen entire buildings deemed unlivable. Agree the offering overseas is st...
by Saltwater
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines
Replies: 3074
Views: 977496

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Sorry, my comment on SIA moving to x 2 daily was from this October onwards, when my understanding is the normal summer increase remains in place beyond March next year and becomes permanent
by Saltwater
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines
Replies: 3074
Views: 977496

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Batik Air were always going to struggle KUL - ADL when they're competing head-to-head with Malaysian as a full service carrier. Just checked the MH website and if I'm flexible with dates I can fly to KUL return for just over AU$1100 in March. Batik Air was also offering seven hours in a narrow body ...
by Saltwater
Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines
Replies: 3074
Views: 977496

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

What happened to the A350?

2-2-2 config in Bizzo is :toilet: