[bikeqld] Kurilpa Bridge opening Sunday 4 October

[mich rolling]

The Kurilpa Bridge is probably aimed at all of the above.

1. It completes a pedestrian loop from Roma Street station and gardens, 
to Queens Street Mall (for morning tea), through the Botanic Gardens,
 South Bank (for lunch), GOMA (for smoko)and back to Roma Street 

2. Cycle link from West End development zone, through George/Roma Street 
legal precinct, up to Normandy and Kelvin Grove Creative Industries and
 out to Royal Brisbane Hospital health precinct.

3. Pedestrian pressure relief on the Victoria Bridge to allow Victoria 
Bridge to be more friendly to remaining peds (with less chance of cyclists
 holding up buses)

1,2&3 all boost the cycle network so cyclists still win whatever the 
ulterior motives.

Similarly, Toowong freeway bridge was as much about avoiding disruption to
 freeway traffic as it was about increasing safety/amenity for cyclists.
 Ditto Normandy although that was more directly about cyclists. Always 
interesting that politicians dress these facilities up as cycle provision
 but neglect to nominate their effect on freeing car traffic (which would 
justify paying for the facilities from roads funds rather than Active
 Transport budgets).

Anyone have other ideas?




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