Developing Brisbane

Brisbane, as a city, is very CBDfocused.

I'm of the opinion that this isn't a great thing, hence, this page.

Here are my thoughts.

Transport

Because transport issues are a greater part of the problem, imho

• Reintroduce trams. Convert busways (many of which are ugly, but they're there) to tramways.
• Extend the Inner City bypass to cross the river to Bulimba. increase traffic options to the inner east, and options to circumvent the city when travelling north/south.
• Make the river a transport corridor, not a barrier as it currently largely is.
  • Extend the citycat range - both up and down river.
  • Expand the citycat services - more cats, more often, more locations. (eg: Kangaroo point to Botanical gardens, as a free cross river ferry!)
  • Currently the citycat "zones" are smaller than the bus zones. They should be equal, or even bigger.
• Turn Victoria Bridge into a pedestrian bridge and market place. Move the busses/trams into a tunnel below the bridge. This connects the Queen Street Mall (pedestrian space) with the South Bank Parklands and cultural centers. Currently these two pedestrian spaces are divorced by a river and 8 lanes of traffic, with the only connection being a multilane bus/car bridge.

Parks

The city needs more green space to make it people friendly for those who ARE there

• A lawn space as covering over the northern end of Central station (currently a hole in the ground showing trains)
• reintroduce lawns to King George Square
• Enforce/entice developers to turn vacant paused-development spaces into parklands. It need be nothing more than some benches and grass, but it's better than an empty construction site, right?
  • As an incentive: tax breaks if they do, tax penalties if they do not.
  • Also: built to city-standard parks for safety purposes, and the city takes on responsibility for _basic_ maintenance (eg: lawn mowing) and litigation costs if someone hurts themselves.