[bikeqld] Toowong Pedestrian Cycle Crossing official opening

[kim]

Ah, that might explain why I have not seen too many folk using it yet! 
It's not officially open yet.  :(

How's all the approach infrastructure going? Is it ready to cope with 
all the additional traffic after the sausage sizzle? That green zone 
(well it looks green during the day anyway) thru the busway completed 
and signed yet? Have they got a traffic calm area designated across Dean 
St like on Miskin Rd in time for the grand opening?

When I noticed that the small white bike symbols on the white concrete 
had worn away just a few months after it was completed, I put it to MR 
that they did a shonky job and just sprayed a bit of acrylic or aerosol 
paint there. MR told me that it was unfortunate but it rained just after 
they were done and they got washed away (suggesting it was acrylic at 
least). Pretty bloody amazing as it did not rain a drop for two weeks 
before it was completed and if they had used the correct long life two 
part paint it would have been dry in 10 minutes and unaffected by rain 
or water. Methinks they lie. Also when I questioned them on the needs 
for a small triangle garden mid track, they filled it in with green 
concrete. When I questioned the merits of having a 500mm strip of grass 
between the tracks they told me it was a standard design 'on all MR 
bikeways' and would be no trouble maintaining. I pointed out that their 
Fig Tree Pocket to the river section was the only other one I knew of 
and that it had had its grass section replaced with artificial grass for 
that very reason. Methinks the left hand don't know what the right hand 
is doing in MR.

k



 

Ian Lister wrote:
> As you might have seen elsewhere, the Toowong ped/bike bridge is 
> (finally) getting an official opening this Sunday, between 8:00am and 
> 9:30am.
>
>    http://www.cbdbug.org.au/corroToowongBridgeOpening20090807.pdf
>
> Should make Mich happy? :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ian
>
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