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The Liberal Party of SA has unveiled a plan for the urban renewal of Riverside West. This area is between North Terrace and the River Torrens from west of the Morphett Street Bridge to the site of the Thebarton Police Barracks.
This precinct should be one of the jewels of Adelaide, but is currently blighted by waste land and ugly rail yards. It is one reason for the 'backwater tag' and is earmarked by the Rann Government for a new hospital. Presumably, the Liberal Riverside plan for the city's west precinct embodies a vision for a more vibrant city, attractive to residents and visitors and with more diverse employment opportunities:
The redevelopment of Riverside West is based around a new inner city stadium rather than a federation square. The Liberals say:
The State Liberals believe it’s time for a world-class stadium in the city centre. Our vision for Riverside West involves a cultural and entertainment precinct that would transform the city.This must include a world-class stadium either by renewing Adelaide Oval or, if this proves untenable, by creating a new purpose built facility. Both of these options will deliver a world class stadium beside a new and exciting city pulse. Every other mainland state has created such a place. Why can’t we? The State Liberals believe Riverside West is the best location for this new stadium. It is not the best location for a city hospital. That is why our plan is to rebuild the Royal Adelaide Hospital on its current site. We can have both a new hospital and a world class stadium. It just takes leadership and determination.
The money will come from the dumping the proposed extension of the trams to Semaphore, West Lakes and Port Adelaide that is expected to cost approximately $336 million, the sale of AAMI stadium and selling parcels of land in the northern suburbs
The plan is to relocate the Keswick railway terminal into the redevelopment, conference centre, hotels and tall buildings in the parklands. It is a concept or vision of redevelopment because the Liberals need a massive swing to win the election in early 2010, and this is not going to happen:
Will this entertainment precinct create the urban life that Adelaide needs to foster for the CBD to become a lively urban centre? Or will it be sterile and boring like the redevelopment at Port Adelaide? Why the towers in the parklands instead of in the CBD? Why a new casino?
Probably the best way to look at this proposal is that it places other options on the table than a new hospital and kick starts a discussion about urban renewal.
| Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at 2:57 PM | Permalink
How on earth are they going to sell off AAMII stadium if the govt does not own it but it is owned by SANFL. Also the trams that will be axed will mean that these areas will miss out on transport. The cost of these projects such as casino, hotels will be over $3billion and are privately owned so how are the libs going to get skycity to move out of where they are now or to get SANFL(along with Crows and Power) to move to the new stadium is beyond me. No one has money in this GFC to build as most developers are broke.
How on earth are they going to sell off AAMII stadium if the govt does not own it but it is owned by SANFL. Also the trams that will be axed will mean that these areas will miss out on transport. The cost of these projects such as casino, hotels will be over $3billion and are privately owned so how are the libs going to get skycity to move out of where they are now or to get SANFL(along with Crows and Power) to move to the new stadium is beyond me. No one has money in this GFC to build as most developers are broke.