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There’s nothing yet. I’m expecting the Project Managers to reach out to the BUGs sometime soon. The alternative roadways are dangerous in sections so I think a pop up bikelane should be in place on Gregory Terrace (until the Gina Rinehart Swim Centre works begin). The NBB is gonna be fucked due to the RNA works and we may never hear about NBB Stage 5 ever again. Bleak for Northside cyclists.
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Is Gina Rinehart contributing to the construction off the National Aquatic Centre?
Yes Gregory Terrace needs that Bikeway. It should remain permanent too irrespective of works in Vic Park
Not to my knowledge.
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The Qld opposition’s response 
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Michael Berkman (State member for Maiwar) has also been campaigning against this - just one of a few posts he’s made about the issue.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWV3A9xj9lF/
Seems like there’s a pretty broad consensus against this!
Yes been mentoring this. BTW, submissions close tomorrow morning, so if anyone else is interested in getting one in, tonight is really the deadline.
E-bike rules: Brisbane City Council and RACQ pan new Queensland laws
New proposed rules forcing e-bike riders to hold a licence, ride at 10km/h on paths, and banning under-16s have been panned by Brisbane City Council.
And the RACQ has spoken out against two major recommendations.
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It was supported by some, including Vision Australia, which was disappointed the bill did not go further and introduce bans on riding on footpaths and require devices to have a sound alert, similar to electric vehicles.
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Brisbane City Council chief executive officer Dr Kerrie Freeman said the council was concerned about licensing and a blanket ban on under-16s.
She said while active transport was important to reduce congestion, requiring all riders to have a driver’s licence would be a disincentive to young people and exclude those with health issues who did not hold a licence but could safely ride a bike or scooter.
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“In many areas of Brisbane, a blanket 10km/h speed limit is inappropriate due to the length of bikeway/shared path, the small numbers of pedestrians, good sight distances, and the ability to pass safely,” Freeman said.
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A submission from the Gold Coast City Council, on behalf of chief executive Tim Baker, argued against licence rules, the age limit, and 10km/h speeds.
“The 16+ age limit castigates younger teenagers who use pedal e-bikes for school commutes,” it said.
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Noosa Shire Council chief executive Larry Sengstock opposed the age limit, which he said would likely increase car dependence and reduce teenagers’ mobility in regional areas, where there was less public transport.
He said the 10km/h speed limit was “barely above walking pace” and would make e-bike commuting unviable, especially in regional cities with longer travel distances.
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The Department of Transport and Main Roads last week confirmed the 10km/h limit, which is jogging speed, would also apply to rail trails, with many technically defined as “footpaths”.
Somerset Regional Council chief executive Andrew Johnson said about half of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail users rode e-bikes, including families supervising teenage children, with the trail attracting tens of thousands of tourists each year.
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Advocacy general manager Josh Cooney said the RACQ could not see a compelling reason for 10km/h speed limits. He said more concerning were close passes with walkers, or unsafe rider behaviour, which could be addressed by focusing enforcement on behaviour.
“A blanket 10km/h limit risks displacing riders onto higher-speed road environments, or discouraging e-mobility use altogether – outcomes that would increase traffic congestion and undermine active transport objectives,” he said.
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DoorDash said the licence requirement would create a “disproportionate and unnecessary barrier to participation in delivery work” that was “likely to deter participation or force exit (of users), without delivering a commensurate safety benefit”.
“This reduction of the delivery fleet would have broader ripple effects beyond the riders themselves, including reduced availability of on‑demand delivery services,” it said.
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Uber Eats said it employs more than 30,000 delivery workers in Queensland. About 89% of its workers join the platform using an international passport and are unlikely to hold any driver’s licence, according to its submission.
“The impact on the delivery community would be immense,” Uber’s submission reads, and would cause “delays, reduced reliability, and a poorer customer experience”.
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Lime and Neuron operate ebikes and e-scooters through council-backed schemes in several Queensland cities, including Brisbane.
In a joint submission, the companies focused on a clause requiring share scheme operators to ensure their clients had a driver’s licence.
Without amendment the bill would impose a “a harsh restriction on accessibility that would undermine the economic basis of the shared schemes … and without amendment could see the end of services in all Queensland cities”, they claim.
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The state transport minister, Brent Mickelberg, defended the legislation on Wednesday, claiming the original parliamentary inquiry into ebikes had heard “considerable concern” about pedestrian safety on footpaths.
“We’ll be considering the committee report in relation to that specific legislation, and then we’ll come back to the parliament once we’ve gone through that process,” he said.
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A single person was killed in a crash involving a legal ebike in Queensland in 2025. A 79-year-old woman was hit and killed by a car on Bribie Island in July.
Last year’s road deaths toll was the highest in 16 years, with 306 lives lost, almost all of them to cars, trucks and motorbikes. Ebikes and e-scooter represented the least and second least fatalities of any transport mode. This year’s road toll is 24.2% higher than at the same time last year, according to the latest update from the department of transport and main roads.
This is an interesting and important test for the LNP in how they govern this time around vs the Newman government where they had a way of delivering policy and taking action that was generally not welcomed by stakeholders on all sides of an issue.
Will they concede they got some of it wrong and make amendments or stubbornly press ahead based on “community concern”?
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Concede?
they ran joint facebook posts defending the community concern today. And they have been making decisions against data and evidence. Following these recommendations blindly will be just another one.
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