tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post4658893349623265402..comments2024-03-24T23:01:11.766+11:00Comments on Melbourne on Transit: Peter Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413976934040474125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-86421156900426376702012-01-15T08:20:20.785+11:002012-01-15T08:20:20.785+11:00Another benefit of the current Glen Waverley arran...Another benefit of the current Glen Waverley arrangement is that there isn't a large building impeding pedestrian access between the central Kingsway shops. <br /><br />At grade train stations tend to have very poor pedestrian permeability.<br /><br />Ideally, rather than build the new Ikon tower, the station should be put underground, with new development built on the station and carpark site.mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-30610816794218511302011-12-10T07:37:22.591+11:002011-12-10T07:37:22.591+11:00It's hard to imagine GWY happening in Sydney. ...It's hard to imagine GWY happening in Sydney. They flatten shopping centres to get the railway right.<br /><br />Also why do you say 'commuter carpark'? The large ground level carpark is shoppers only, the limited commuter parking is on the flanks, as I would imagine freight sidings would have been.Riccardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-19280902464486604072011-12-08T00:49:53.254+11:002011-12-08T00:49:53.254+11:00The deviation via Glen Waverley is irritating to a...The deviation via Glen Waverley is irritating to a through passenger but nowhere near as bad as the former Forest Hill Chase deviation to the 888/889, which I believe added nearly 10 minutes to each trip?<br /><br />Some said removing it would cause the route to lose patronage, others said it was not an important destination and through passengers would benefit from it's removal.<br /><br />In this case the latter turned out to be correct, as this section of route is now busier than ever. I suppose it depends on a case-by-case basis.Somebodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707243501465478774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-62363885293923372062011-12-03T15:43:24.410+11:002011-12-03T15:43:24.410+11:00Peter, great post on the subject of connectivity, ...Peter, great post on the subject of connectivity, which I know is dear to your heart. <br /><br />Glen Waverley's current design reflects the prevailing thoughts of the day (the 1960s/70s) about the position and proximity of a Park and Ride station to a major arterial road and the role of buses. <br /><br />In an ideal world, the station would be undergrounded as part of the new <a href="https://www.victrack.com.au/statewide-projects/category/integrating-transport-and-land-use-planning/glen-waverley-station-development" rel="nofollow">Ikon</a> development that will take place to the east of the station (where the old shops are now) so that the station could move closer to Springvale Road and the core of the shopping centre nearby.Loose Shunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051892420367907816noreply@blogger.com