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.
BQ’s response to the BCC draft strategy on e-mobility
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:
- Called for BCC to revise its current planning for walking and cycling infrastructure in light of this e-mobility strategy
- Increase the investment level
- Review path widths on routes likely to carry significant numbers of rideables and e-bikes;
- And shorten the timeframes for delivering the network.
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.
BQ welcomes the State budget to deliver safer school zones
Bicycle Queensland has welcomed the State Government’s announcement of $40 million for safer school zones.
Sunshine Coast: local advocates know what they want
The local advocacy group are setting the agenda for how to move active transport forward on the Sunshine Coast.
Diversion for Bicentennial Bikeway
Bikeway users will be diverted to a new route along the Bicentennial Bikeway between Victoria Bridge and Waterline P...