Happy New Year! The new bike path is open on Vic bridge
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Looks good, but it really should have some shading for pedestrians and cyclists. Unfortunately, based on the render below, it doesn’t seem like this is planned 
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Shade structures have been delayed indefinitely due to BCC budget cuts.
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They have been re-approved recently. Likely being installed this year. (I’ll double check with council over the next week).
The Melbourne street section is still not open nor is platform 3 .
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The Victoria Bridge bike path is currently operating as a shared path with pedestrians, while the footpath is closed for refurbishment works.
Planned, budgeted and funded for shading on one one side of the river, however it was temporarily removed from project without any indication of how temporary this project deviation will be. This is the most disappointing part of the upgrades to existing infrastructure. Apart from King George Square shading is one of the most asked for items by our members who reside in Brisbane. Shading for walking is essential for people to use public transport more regularly.
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I specifically choose to catch the bus from QBS or KGS to South Brisbane during the day because of the lack of shading. I’d much rather get the exercise and walk for such a short distance, but particularly in Summer, it isn’t very nice.
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Parallel solution: new footbridge next to old road bridge gives residents safer passage
Yes, been advocating this for years
I took my bike on the train for the first time on the way to uni. The bikes are only allowed in the front and rear carriages of the train, yet there is no space to place my bike without it blocking the aisle or seats. Is there something that I need to learn about taking bikes on train, or is there a flaw in the interior design that does not accommodate for bikes?
This is pretty much what to expect with the current fleet of trains. The new QTMP trains are being designed to better accomodate bicycles.
The new trains will still fail to accommodate them well, though.
Having just a stupid seatbelt instead of installing actual bike racks just reeks of laziness.
If you’re travelling on a train outside of peak I would recommend using the middle two cars. This makes the most sense because:
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Bikes (particularly bulky cargo bikes) fit best in a disability space, and there are more disability spaces in the middle two cars (up to 12 in an NGR!). Of course you do this with the understanding that you will move if someone with a disability needs to use the space. Hint: it’s exceedingly rare that more than one person needing a disability space will enter the same car at the same time.
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Stations are more likely to have platforms that are raised in the middle, making it far easier to wheel a bike on (particularly if it’s something heavier like an e-bike).
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If you aim for the first or last car, and the train has a broken door at that end (it’s happened to me before), you’ll never get your bike to the other end of the platform in time.
I’ve only ever been questioned about using the middle cars by station staff once before - after I explained my reasoning, they thought it was a good idea too.
During peak times you will frequently see more than the 2 max bikes/scooters per car.
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Yes you can use the shared spaces if available. There is also an Velcro strap on the NGRs to help secure the bike.
Throughout the entire train? I thought the bikes were only allowed in the front and rear carriages.
I don’t understand that cyclists are only allowed to use the front and rear carriages during peak hour, even when there is no space for bikes and wheelchair in the NGRs.
The bikes on end carriages make more sense on the 60, 20, and 00 sets as they have dedicated wheelchair/bike spaces in those carriages. But that rule should not apply for NGRs, where it is more suitable for cyclists to use the middle carriages due to more space.
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Did someone test the use of QTMP trains with a bike? If so, then how comfortable and easy was it?
Edit: I get that this reply it’s more on the QTMP thread, but oh well.
I don’t take peak hour trains often but I have seen people taking bicycles into all carriages. However, most people will use the first and last carriage.
According to QR you are only supposed to use the front and rear carriages at all times. I’ve just never had any issues using the middle ones, and since they make so much more sense, that’s what I do.
Check out Space4Cycling, the local bike advocacy group. They did a recent Facebook post about this.