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Thereâs nothing yet. Iâm 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 oppositionâs response 
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Michael Berkman (State member for Maiwar) has also been campaigning against this - just one of a few posts heâs made about the issue.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWV3A9xj9lF/
Seems like thereâs 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 driverâs 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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âIn 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,â 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.
âThe 16+ age limit castigates younger teenagers who use pedal e-bikes for school commutes,â 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 teenagersâ mobility in regional areas, where there was less public transport.
He said the 10km/h speed limit was âbarely above walking paceâ 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 âfootpathsâ.
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.
âA blanket 10km/h limit risks displacing riders onto higher-speed road environments, or discouraging e-mobility use altogether â outcomes that would increase traffic congestion and undermine active transport objectives,â he said.
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DoorDash said the licence requirement would create a âdisproportionate and unnecessary barrier to participation in delivery workâ that was âlikely to deter participation or force exit (of users), without delivering a commensurate safety benefitâ.
âThis reduction of the delivery fleet would have broader ripple effects beyond the riders themselves, including reduced availability of onâdemand delivery services,â 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 driverâs licence, according to its submission.
âThe impact on the delivery community would be immense,â Uberâs submission reads, and would cause âdelays, reduced reliability, and a poorer customer experienceâ.
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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 driverâs licence.
Without amendment the bill would impose a âa 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 citiesâ, 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 âconsiderable concernâ about pedestrian safety on footpaths.
âWeâll be considering the committee report in relation to that specific legislation, and then weâll come back to the parliament once weâve gone through that process,â 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 yearâs 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 yearâs 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 âcommunity concernâ?
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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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Youâd really think that these two points alone would be enough to stop these laws going ahead!
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This assumes that a proportional and data driven response would be made. This assumption is wrong.
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Redlands aims to double walking and riding as council backs 20-year transport shift - Redland Bayside News
Looks like there might be some walkbacks over the Governmentâs draconian eBike lawsâŚ
Queenslandâs controversial proposed e-bike and scooter laws should be walked back to ensure they do not discriminate against law-abiding riders without a driverâs licence, parliament has been told.
The report of a government-controlled committee tasked with scrutinising the bill has also called for a 10km/h speed limit on shared paths to only be applied to footpaths in âhigh pedestrian areasâ.
Investigation into a mechanism to allow the removal of age and licensing rules in some public areas is also suggested, as is a workaround to ensure existing e-bikes are not unintentionally made illegal.
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Just because a parliamentary committee recommends something doesnât oblige the government to take that advice.
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No, but given this Parliamentary Committee is chaired and controlled by the LNP, means that there is a good chance that it will accept some of these recommendations.
The fact that the recommendations have been raised at all is a win, as it shows that the committee isnât just rubber stamping the policy.
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Bike lanes in the Valley?
I want to propose that the right-hand lanes of Wickham St and Ann St, between Montpelier Rd/Skyring Tce and Boundary St, be made into bicycle lanes.
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Iâve already made these submissions for the Valley plan and surveys from BCC. I pointed out that Howard Smith Wharves removed a safe connection between the CBD and New Farm / Valley and that the CBD bike lanes could naturally be extended to de-conflict cyclists who want to commute and want to avoid the high pedestrian zones on the âbikewayâ by the river (from Riverside Place to New Farm it has too many hostile conflict spots even when you lower your speed).
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