Thanks in advance...
Extract from Tennis@Tennyson Newsletter #1How times change - its a pathway and a set of lights to get over Fairfield Road now.
"An overhead walkway will be built over Fairfi eld
Road to provide access from the Yeerongpilly
Railway Station to a pedestrian walkway
connecting with the Tennyson Riverside
Development. A multi-bay bus set down area
on Softstone Street will support the site on
event days."
Full link : http://www.tennisattennyson.com.au/pdf/news_edition1.pdf
Others : http://www.tennisattennyson.com.au/comm_con.asp
Sorry - don't think this will ever happen. They've surveyed to Indooroopilly which would generate more traffic and it's uncompetitive (takes too long) in comparison to existing services.
Also of note
The Brisbane City Council plans to run city cats to Tennyson with a new stop however this is not going to be completed until after the first tournament
Sorry - don't think this will ever happen. They've surveyed to Indooroopilly which would generate more traffic and it's uncompetitive (takes too long) in comparison to existing services.I have also heard that upstream of UQ there are sections of river that are unsuitable for CityCats.
Maybe a flyover and walkway to the standard of at Suncorp Stadium may help.A pedestrian bridge is planned but it wasn't built in time for this tournament. The current arrangment of traffic lights supplemented by police to control traffic at busy times is probably adequate though. With only one or two major tournaments a year the bridge might be a waste of money. There are other things that could have been learned from Suncorp Stadium, though.
Part of the deal with building it was a "no pop concerts" rule. I have no idea what constitutes a "pop concert" for the purpose of the rule but I understand the redeveloped Suncorp Stadium had a similar rule but that has now been waived.With only one or two major tournaments a year the bridge might be a waste of money.
I imagine the venue may be used for events other than tennis though...
I will word it differently then:
It would be a huge waste of money to build a complex such as this for it to only be used twice a year. Therefore I would expect that it will get other use. There are other things in life besides tennis and pop concerts!![]()
I do not deny that the new Tennis Centre is a fantastic venue. Pat Rafter Arena is without a doubt the greatest tennis stadium in Australia (if not the whole world).
I will word it differently then:I suspect it will be used for a lot of tennis based events that won't be in the public domain. Apparently it is the only venue in Australia with grass, clay and synthetic surfaces
It would be a huge waste of money to build a complex such as this for it to only be used twice a year. Therefore I would expect that it will get other use. There are other things in life besides tennis and pop concerts!![]()
An idea for the government would be to open the Tennis Centre when Tournaments aren't on and allow the public to use it, at the relavant costs. And before you say it, I can bet what that would be.
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