BQ’s top priorities for Brisbane City Council
In the lead-up to the Brisbane City Council’s budget, Bicycle Queensland's advocacy team wrote to BCC Transport chair Cr Murphy outlining our top priorities following recent rain events.
The emergence of e-scooters and other “rideables” highlights the imperative for Governments of all levels to work together towards a resilient, legible and attractive network for active transport users and rideables.
In our response to Brisbane City Council’s draft e-mobility strategy, Bicycle Queensland has:
Bicycle Queensland has supported the e-mobility strategy’s directions, despite expressing safety concerns about e-scooters, as reported by BQ members since rideables were introduced in 2018. We are writing to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads to request a review of primary safety concerns around rideables, and to mandate turn indicators and brake lights on e-scooters.
View Bicycle Queensland’s response to the BCC draft strategy on e-mobility here, and CEO Rebecca Randazzo’s letter to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, The Hon Mark Bailey MP here.
In the lead-up to the Brisbane City Council’s budget, Bicycle Queensland's advocacy team wrote to BCC Transport chair Cr Murphy outlining our top priorities following recent rain events.
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