Developing Brisbane

Revision as of 13:31, 24 March 2010

Brisbane, as a city, is very CBDfocused.

I'm of the opinion that this isn't a great thing, and that the problem is, in part, due to it's transport issues.

Here are my thoughts.

• Reintroduce trams. Convert busways (many of which are ugly, but they're there) to tramways.
• A lawn space as covering over the northern end of Central station (currently a hole in the ground showing trains)
• 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.
  • 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!)
• 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.