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Yeh I expect the bi-directional path will be the option progressing due to the route being more simple and less crossing conflict. Also I think BCC really wants to retain some street parking for the local cafes here.
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These ads have been incessant on my podcasts lol. I donāt get the increased RBTs for PMDs when the highest risk is still vehicles and itās been in the media this year that QPS canāt keep up with the enforcement posture they need. This is particularly telling with the amount of vehicle incidents involving pedestrians and cyclists this year have been drug or drunk driving of the motor vehicle. The most notable being the boy killed on his e-bike at Robina was hit by a drink driver and the drug driver on the Sunshine Coast who hit and killed a child.
Iām not condoning drinking on a PMD like you would see in Howard Smith Wharves and the Valley, I canāt contemplate how you can safely operate one, but the hire scooters are more likely to just kill the user rather than pedestrians like a heavy vehicle would. The penalty as a risk / proportion calculation to users just seems widely vibes based than any meaningful evidence. Thereās definitely some research that PMD usage is popular when drinking because of lack of PT options and surge pricing by ride-share.
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Per SEQTA:
A Missing Brisbane Bikeway Link Is Finally Coming 
Brisbane City Council has unveiled plans for a new 1.2km separated bikeway along Shafston Avenue between Kangaroo Point and Mowbray Park.
The project would create dedicated space for cyclists and scooter riders, replacing a section where riders currently share a narrow footpath with pedestrians.
Once complete, the bikeway will connect into the wider CityLink Cycleway, linking Brisbaneās eastern suburbs to the CBD via the Kangaroo Point Bridge and Story Bridge underpass.
Council says tens of thousands of people travel along Shafston Avenue each year, despite there currently being no dedicated space for bikes or scooters.
The final design is expected later this year, with construction currently scheduled to begin in 2027. 
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āProjects identified in the budget include improvements on Shafston Avenue, Melbourne Street, Prebble Street and the Minnippi Link, expanding dedicated infrastructure for cyclists and scooter riders across the city.ā from SEQTA this morning
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Fair play to Ryan, the Melbourne Street link and the bus only / cycling / pedestrianisation of that bridge were huge. Pushback from BCC on limiting bikes there originally was irritating but they listened to getting a dedicated bikeway there and not just the original shared space. Nice deconfliction (in parts).
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From Brisbane CBD BUG
CityLink Cycleway to the Valley.
It has been years since we were first told via Cr Ryan Murphy that the next stage of the CityLink Cycleway would link the CBD to the Valley. In June last year it was listed that the State Government would be providing $150,000 to Brisbane City Council to undertake āoptions analysisā. Earlier this year we asked the Transport and Main Roads Queensland Minister Brent Mickelberg MP if
1. The work has to be completed within a time period
2. If the results would be released to the public
The response we have received back from the BCC CEO does not answer either one of those questions, but what it does tell us is even in later April BCC and the QLD GOV had still not signed an agreement on the funding!
It is quite extraordinary how long it is taking for this project to simply inform the public which streets will be fitted with safe protected bikelanes let alone when it will occur!
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If anyone has been having issues cycling on the NBB and parts of Kedron Brook at night let me know. Parts of the NBB have been dark for months (Enoggera Creek section near Mann Park) and near Toombul / Kalinga Park. Itās pretty dangerous and even with my decent lights, I had a few near misses with joggers in a section of complete darkness near where a woman was murdered that I did have a minor anxiety attack over just due to sheer disorientation with the winding Kedron Brook paths at 8pm on a cloudy winter night.
Thereās a few BCC work orders for the known issues on the NBB and Iāve got a query in through my own Councillor asking why itās taking months to fix these issues on pretty important cycling routes, given we are trying to do our best on not hitting joggers or other riders and women are dealing with safety issues on shared paths in Brisbane routinely.
Iāll put an update in this thread if I get anything soon.
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So update is that BCC have finally completed their investigations of the faults and itās all allegedly cable theft (itās not apparent if you cycle past the poles that it actually is, so likely theft from the sub-surface cabling to the poles) and itās not clear schedule wise what the estimated completion is. Part of the delay is redesigns to cut future theft risks, which is an emergent issue everywhere.
But again, future case in point for any shared paths to look at solar lamps with battery tech like the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast have used for paths through parks to cut theft risks. Particularly where you canāt have Energex install from street poles.
BCC do need to get a bit better at communicating path lighting issues if this is theft, so that people can be alert to reporting faults which might help show where the risk spots are. Particularly on social media as it may prompt people to report to police also.
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