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JOHN Harris says he bought his wooden two-storey home
in Bowen Hills five years ago because it was close to
transport and located in a "quiet street".
The area is anything but quiet now, having become a
transport focal point.
His home is located near the northern end of the
North-South Bypass Tunnel ... (5 May 07)
... in February 2007 we wrote to the Ombudsman requesting
an investigation of Council's HSL decision and associated
processes. The Ombudsman's office assigned our request high
priority and is proceeding with its investigation urgently.
It is expected to reach its conclusions and release its
findings quite soon.
Based upon the information presented in the Environmental
Impact Statement commissioned by BCC there is no valid traffic
case for another CBD bridge. On 13 October 2006 Councillor
Graham Quirk admitted on ABC radio that the proposed Hale
Street Link would not remove one car from Brisbane's roads. ... (18 Apr 07)
... Here are just a few of the things residents can look forward to by 2026:
- 66% increase in traffic on Kedron Park Road (Wooloowin)
- 78% increase in traffic on Rose Street (Wooloowin) ...
(8 May 07)
Final submission on the Airport Link Environmental Impact Statement (ALEIS) now available for download. ... (17 Dec 06)
Queensland Democrat Senator, Andrew Bartlett says that a recent study showing that Brisbane's pollution levels have tripled in the last five years shows that the Lord Mayor's claims of a greener Brisbane with falling greenhouse emissions is a fantasy. ... (11 Dec 06)
Communities Against the Tunnels have released an information pack for people who want to take simple, positive steps to stop the disastorous airport link tunnel. ... (14 Nov 06)
"...not one metre of new rail has been added to the Brisbane suburban network in my 50-year lifetime."
"The policy and planning documents regularly produced in lieu of actual investment by BCC and Queensland Government invariably include a section up the back recycling motherhood statements about bicycle infrastructure with the same completely empty sincerity you'd expect in the safety section of a brochure for a 1961 Holden: lots of nice words, no actual hard dollars."
"Anyone who has used the Queen St Mall underground bus station will attest to its claustrophobic public lavatory atmosphere and dysfunctionality. Every afternoon peak hour witnesses Dantesque scenes with a press of bodies resembling one of those European stadium disasters. ..." (4 Nov 06)
Communities Against the Tunnels (CATT) believe Lord Mayor Campbell Newman's claim of 'silent majority' support for the Hale Street Bridge and road tunnels are off the mark.
They have cited a range of public opinion surveys which show far greater support for spending on public transport. ... (31 Oct 06)
Councillors who vote yes for the Hale Street Bridge proposal will be voting yes for more gridlock in Brisbane. ... (30 Oct 06)
Updates
Sep 6
Candidate for Clayfield calls for Newman's sacking
Aug 1
Cancel the NSBT contract! An open letter to the Brisbane City Council Labor Councillors
June 30
CATT objection to Changes to Project - North South Bypass Tunnel
May 3
Tunnels won't solve congestion
April 28
Tunnel Vote Follows Friction
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