Waterfront development a good fit

THE new proposed waterfront development will have a lot of criticism regarding it being too outrageous and not fitting with our lovely local architecture.

Those worried about it not fitting in need just look at Valencia, Spain, where a similar ultramodern development has been constructed. By standing in one spot, you can look left to see the new and right to see the lovely hundreds of years’ old architecture, all happily together.

As well as being slightly outrageous for Dunedin, the fivestar hotel and the tourist potential would benefit the city no end. Peter Hall

Lawrence

I CAN save the Dunedin City Council about $15 million.

I fully support the redevelopment of the harbour basin area and applaud the imaginative new plan.

It could save $15 million by forgetting about expensive bridges or underpasses at the Fryatt St rail crossing and redesigning it to only provide access for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchairs.

Motorists are already well catered for using the existing vehicle bridge, as is proposed in the new development plan, but the amount of traffic across it can be somewhat daunting to pedestrians and cyclists, who have no alternate route.

I doubt there are more than 20 train movements across Fryatt St each day.

Dunedin already has a number of busy rail crossings for vehicles and pedestrians, such as Mosgiel’s Gordon Rd, and the city’s Anzac Ave/St Andrews St crossing. There are also uncontrolled crossings, such as on the harbourside walkway near Ravensbourne, and all these appear to have operated safely for years.

I am sure the DCC, the railways group and a visionary planner or two could come up with a costeffective, attractive solution to make this harbour accessway a safe and convenient crossing.

This should happen regardless of the Harbour Basin redevelopment. Dave Howell

Mosgiel