Story Bridge has been closed to Pedestrians/cyclists since TC Alfred, no update from council on when it will reopen

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Title says it all, I wasn’t aware that this had happened, it seems really ridiculous how car-centric the bridge already was with barely any buses using it despite the fact it connects two of the most population dense suburbs being connected by it.

As a personal anecdote I actually use to live on the very edge of South Brisbane, right next to kangaroo point and every time I had to go somewhere in Kangaroo point google maps almost always told me to just walk because none of the buses went anywhere near there, and while I could have walked I’m not a very physically active and prefer taking a bus even if it takes a bit longer, so I found the lack of any option pretty ridiculous, and people I know who live there or in east Brisbane and commute to UQ are basically stuck with walking all the way to Woolloongabba busway station because the buses there are so infrequent.

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Agreed. I used to live at the southern end of KP, and the the only decent bus service was at the Gabba Busway Station. There’s now the 234 bus (which has somewhat replaced the southern end of the 475; it no longer goes to Buranda, but now services the northern part of the peninsula), but it only runs every 20 minutes.

Ferries are somewhat useful for where they go, but their coverage is quite limited.

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This is really troubling. There are footpaths on either side. There is no good reason for both sides to be closed simultaneously. It just goes to show… :crown: Car is still King in Brisbane :crown:.

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