Bicycle Queensland calling for urgent action on cycling safety
Bicycle Queensland is calling on all parties contesting the upcoming council elections to commit to saving lives by funding the construction of a major separated bikeway along one of Brisbane’s busiest and most dangerous roads.
Plans were unveiled for the Stanley Street bikeway that would stretch 1.2 kilometres from the Gabba to the Goodwill Bridge at South Bank.
The proposed bikeway would create a critical infrastructure link that would allow thousands of people to cycle safely in a part of inner-Brisbane that is used by 45,000 vehicles per day.
Commencing at the corner of Ipswich Road and Stanley St, the two-way route would provide bike riders with separation from vehicles all the way along the busy traffic corridor, linking with South Bank, the Kangaroo Point Bikeway and the Goodwill Bridge to the CBD.
The plan also includes expanded pedestrian zones, newly paved areas, sculpture opportunities, a public plaza, and trees and shelters for shade to enhance Brisbane’s reputation as a new world city.
Bicycle Queensland CEO Ben Wilson urged Brisbane’s Lord Mayoral candidates to throw their support behind the proposal and commit to the construction of the bikeway in their election promises.
“This commitment is relatively low in cost and in traffic implications, and is a golden opportunity to make a part of Brisbane rideable for the thousands of people in the rapidly growing Woolloongabba area and inner-eastern suburbs,” said Mr Wilson.
“Separated bikeways make riding so much safer and have a proven record of getting people taking up cycling for transport, which relieves congestion.”
“This bikeway’s value-for-money is sensational and critically important to the city.”
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