Amazulu

http://www.perthwaterfront.com.au/

It looks good and I hope it happens but with Carpenter, who talks a good game and that's about it, who knows?

marcpiano

Transport to and from the International Airport of a booming city is still way down the list of government priorities I see...

Amazulu

Sure. They can afford to do both. This is the richest state government in Australia remember. If I had to choose between an airport rail link or foreshore development, I'd go for the latter.

marcpiano

Why do you believe that a rail link is not a priority?

Amazulu

Like I said the gov. should do both - they can afford it. As much as I love living here I realise that Perth is not the most dynamic place in the world, the foreshore development will go a ways to changing that. At the moment it's just a big expanse of grass, nice but there is too much of it. It needs redevelopment.

I'm only a 15min drive from the airport anyway and would not use the train.

bridie

they should use the money they were going to use for the museum to sort out transport to the airport.... i mean, why it is going to cost them hundreds of millions for a museum... to house what?!

worzel

It looks nice. But is it me or does the big "gherkin" look like the leaning tower of Perth?

The bit I don't understand is getting rid of Riverside Drive. It is hard enough getting across the city as it is.

king kong

I think i might become a window cleaner with all that glass about .But seriously it would be interesting to see if it livens the city centre up at night .

Loch Lomond

If public transport and taxi services improve to outlying areas, I think it should be okay.

The_Wookie

I think it looks grim.

Far too 'busy', overcrowded and extremely tacky.

Completely ruins the skyline.

flowergal

I love the sky line as it is. But the plans look good.

Amazulu

I think the proposal is to put Riverside drive underground?

I like it. If it has the effect of livening up the CBD then party on. Knowing Perth though, how much is pint down there going to cost?

Amazulu

I think what they are trying to acheive is to bring the city to the river - which it isn't at the moment. It's bizarre that they are only thinking of this now though.

bridie

Having seen the plans on the news I would have to agree... I love the Perth skyline and the fact that, unlike nearly every capital city in Australia, the river frontage isnt covered in high rises, now it'll be pretty much the same as all the others.

I also dont understand how they can justify spending all this money on it when there are public services crying out for help.

renth

I agree, give the nurses, teachers and coppers a pay rise then spend the rest on infrastructure.