An uninspiring and lazy transport policy the BCC are proposing for the 2028 election?
*Southern Metro - No room at Springy’s for those buses, as well as a battery recharge station(s), without major changes.
*Eastern Metro - if it ain’t a fully separate corridor tunnelled to Carindale, or just going to be red paint on bitumen to Carindale, then forget it.
*Northern Metro - unfinished tunnelled N Busway components from Federation St to Truro St, and from Kedron Brook to Chermside. No room at Chermside for those buses without major changes. Even more tunnelling from Chermside to Carseldine required. Likely won’t go as far as Chermside because of costs.
*Airport Metro - [description is misleading - is only allowed go to as far as Skygate. No direct connection to terminals!] - waste of money; extend the 369 to Skygate or take the 590, Is The Doomben line BRT brainfart part of this?
Very Rough Cost Estimation:
*Southern - $800 million, if they build a new station at level with the busway rather than looping down to the current station. Therefore better of staying at 8MP.
*Eastern - $3 billion to Carindale.
*Northern - $5 billion to Carseldine, or $7 billion if they stop at Chermside, and then resume to Carseldine in the future.
*Airport - not feasible. QR not given up rail line for bloody buses.