[bikeqld] Moggill Rd crossing at Indooroopilly

[kim]

Thanks too Ian,

That letter from CBD BUG looks like it might have been what prompted 
MR's attention. My assumption that BQ might have taken up the case was 
probably then wrong. Good on the CBD BUG for taking up the issue with 
MR. It seems that the BUGs are doing the lion's share of the advocacy 
for cyclists. I would have hoped that such a major commuter bikeway and 
what is a more universal problem in Bris (that of the not riding across 
crossings despite footpaths being shared paths) might have attracted 
some interest from BQ.

What's CBD BUG's view on the outcome? MR did say something occurred just 
before Christmas, not sure if he meant a complaint or that was when the 
lights were put up.

I think that in the letter the mere mention that the zebra crossings 
might be more of a problem and asking MR is they had any ideas was a bit 
of a way out for MR. There was always the option of removing the zebra 
crossings as pedestrians still have priority there; that was not 
suggested nor was the idea of making provision beside the zebra or even 
narrowing the zebra to achieve this, all possibilities. I think that 
they might be there simply by some policy that it is an 
intersection/interchange with a motorway rather than because of the 
number of pedestrians expected. You might think that if they were indeed 
placed there for dismounted cyclists that now they would make them into 
mounted cyclists crossings under the same rationale. There are slip-ons 
and slip-offs further along Moggill that notably don't have zebra 
crossings which have more actual pedestrian use. Places such as Taringa 
Pde by the school rightfully have zebras on the slip lanes on and off. 
It was a gallant suggestion tho, in these harsh financial times to say 
the BUG supported a nice cycle bridge there after MR just forked out 
some $20m on the Toowong bridge which might get buggered by the tunnel :)

k



Ian Lister wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, kim wrote:
>> Ok finally got hold of someone in MR who knew a little about the 
>> changes at that crossing, but not a whole lot. The person involved 
>> was still on leave till the 27th. The person I spoke to had said that 
>> the request for a bicycle crossing had come from a 'bicycle group'. I 
>> presumed this to mean Bicycle Queensland.
> [snip]
>
> I suspect it was probably CBD BUG's request:
>
>    http://www.cbdbug.org.au/corroMoggillRdMainRoads20090403.pdf
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ian
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