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New roadmap for Brisbane’s public transport infrastructure

The Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council has released its strategy for the future of Brisbane’s public transport – Connecting Brisbane.

The Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council has released its strategy for the future of Brisbane’s public transport – Connecting Brisbane.The Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council has released its strategy for the future of Brisbane’s public transport – Connecting Brisbane.

The strategy is which is centred on the complementary Cross River Rail and Brisbane Metro projects, and was launched earlier this month by Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Jackie Trad and Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.

Ms. Trad said the strategy is a blueprint that will free up bottlenecks and increase mobility around the region through the two public transport projects.

“Together these projects will redesign the public transport system to allow faster, more frequent transit through better integration of rail, metro and the busway network,” she said.

“It will transform Brisbane from having a radial network, with buses and trains making journeys into the city centre, to an integrated ‘turn up and go’ high-frequency with improved connections and reduced duplication.”

According to Ms. Trad, the strategy will also provide the ‘long term backbone’ for the next wave of medium and long-term infrastructure projects that will help improve transport for South East Queensland.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the business case for Brisbane Metro, released earlier in the month, confirms the project is a cost-effective solution that unlocks the potential of the existing busway infrastructure and lays the foundation for future growth.

“Right now, buses carry two of every three public transport patrons in Brisbane. Our existing bus infrastructure is already at capacity in a number of areas and cannot cope with the continued forecast growth of our city,” he said.

Connecting Brisbane shows how Brisbane Metro will be part of a long term plan for a broader metro network as extensions are made to the busway network and will be integrated with Cross River Rail and other existing rail.”

The Connecting Brisbane plan is consistent with the Federal Government’s Smart Cities Plan, which aims to support productive, accessible, liveable cities that attract talent, encourage innovation, and create jobs and growth.

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