Lord Mayor unveils warning signs for speeding motorists

Lord Mayor unveils warning signs for speeding motorists

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is delivering on his election promise to slow down speeding motorists using portable electronic warning signs, with the final trial of the technology now underway.

The Lord Mayor said coun...

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Feedback closing on Council bus network review

Feedback closing on Council bus network review

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is reminding residents today is their last chance to have a say on Council’s bus network review, with submissions closing at midnight.

The Lord Mayor said the review had considered network data and...

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Improvement works start on busy Mt Coot-tha intersection

Improvement works start on busy Mt Coot-tha intersection
Deputy Mayor Councillor Adrian Schrinner is increasing safety for city motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, with a $1.5 million project kicking off this month to upgrade the Mt Coot-tha Road and Scenic Drive intersection.


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Re-routing buses to ease congestion in St Lucia

Re-routing buses to ease congestion in St Lucia

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today released Council’s detailed review of the city’s bus network, ensuring more than two thirds of passengers will remain unaffected by the proposed changes.

The Lord Mayor reassured resi...

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BUZ and Glider routes unaffected in Council bus review

BUZ and Glider routes unaffected in Council bus review

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today released Council’s detailed review of the city’s bus network, ensuring more than two thirds of passengers will remain unaffected by the proposed changes.

The Lord Mayor reassur...

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URGENT UPDATE - BRISBANE LORD MAYOR MEDIA STATEMENT

Proposed bus changes off the table
“The State Government this afternoon has handed its review of bus services within Brisbane City over to Council.
Firstly, I want to assure residents that the group of proposed changes put forward by the State Government are off the table.
Thi...

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Positive results for 2012 Active School Travel progrm

Positive results for 2012 Active School Travel program

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is congratulating the 19 new schools that took part in the 2012 Active School Travel Program, with the exceptional results announced in time for Ride2School Day on Friday, 22 March.

The Lord ...

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CityCats and ferries resume as city recovers

CityCats and ferries resume as city recovers

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today announced the city’s recovery from the severe storms and flooding this week had taken another step with the some CityCat and ferry services resuming this afternoon and most services back to normal tomorrow.
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New Stop on Brisbane's busiest bikeway

New stop on Brisbane’s busiest bikeway

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is forging ahead with his plan to activate Bicentennial Bikeway, with refreshment and information pods to be housed under the Coronation Drive overpass.
The Lord Mayor said construction would begin in early 2013...

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Free travel on the Go Between Bridge for Riverfire

Free travel on the Go Between Bridge for Riverfire

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is helping to ease congestion during Saturday’s Riverfire celebrations by waiving the toll for motorists travelling across the Go Between Bridge.

The Lord Mayor said the Go Between Bridge would...

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Bus Stop Upgrade Works for August & September 2012

The Lord Mayor and I are working towards upgrading Brisbane's bus stops to to meet the Disability and Discrimination Act (DDA) by providing improved access for public transport users of all abilities.

Many of Brisbane’s bus stops have already been upgraded however some still requi...

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Milton CityCat Terminal Underway

Milton CityCat terminal underway

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is inspecting the start of works on the CityCat terminal at Park Road, Milton with geotechnical investigations of the riverbed underway today (Friday 7 September).

The geotechnical investigations over the next tw...

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Lord Mayor delivers major transport milestones

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today delivered two major public transport milestones for Brisbane, as he welcomed Council’s promised 500th bus in four years and simultaneously opened the Sherwood bus depot.

The Lord Mayor said reaching both goals was a further part of his commitment to...

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New ‘food and footy’ CityGlider links inner city venues

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced a new maroon ‘food and footy’ CityGlider service, which will link the city’s premium entertainment and sporting destinations.

Running from Paddington to Stones Corner, the distinctive maroon CityGlider will stop at a number of iconic cultur...

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Council delivers breath of cool air on Brisbane buses

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced 100 per cent of Brisbane City Council’s bus fleet is air-conditioned from today; guaranteeing commuters a comfortable ride over summer no matter which bus they catch.

Public and Active Transport Chairman Julian Simmonds said the delivery of a co...

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Lord Mayor announces Suburbs 2 City Buslink

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced plans for a Suburbs 2 City Buslink from South Brisbane to Fortitude Valley through the CBD that could save commuters up to 30 minutes off a journey.

The 3.6 kilometre Suburbs 2 City Buslink would include a bus-only bridge across the Brisbane River...

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Lord Mayor releases plan to boost walking and cycling

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today released his plan to boost walking and cycling trips to 20 per cent of all transport journeys in Brisbane during the next 15 years.

Cr Quirk said Brisbane was starting to see the results of his Administration’s plan to invest $100 million in bikeway inf...

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Campaign to get Brisbane back on board

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today launched a major campaign to get people back on board public transport in a bid to counter dwindling passenger numbers caused by the State Government’s fare hikes.

The Lord Mayor said Brisbane’s public transport options were much more comfortable and...

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Lord Mayor provides 400 free CityCycle helmets

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced 400 free helmets will be made available with CityCycle bikes to make it easier for people to access the scheme.

Cr Quirk today announced a package of seven initiatives to make CityCycle more affordable and accessible for residents and tourists.
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Full CityCat and ferry services resume today

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced that CityCat and CityFerry services will resume today (Monday August 1) from all stops, just six and a half months after the January flood washed away a third of the city’s terminals.

This coincides with the reopening of South Brisbane’s River...

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Teneriffe CityCat construction begins

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today announced construction work has now started on the $5 million Teneriffe dual berth CityCat terminal.

The Lord Mayor said Teneriffe residents and commuters would be connected to Brisbane’s CityCat network by the end of the year, as he delivered anoth...

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BCC delivers ratepayers best value on buses

State Finance Minister Rachel Nolan’s attack on Council’s bus program this morning highlights the good value the deal is delivering for Brisbane ratepayers, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said today.

It was former Labor Premier Beattie, who Ms Nolan served under, who pioneered the deal...

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Brisbane buses carry 7.4m passengers in March

Brisbane City Council buses carried 7.4 million passengers in March 2011 – about 250,000 more than the year before.

Public and Active Transport Chairman Julian Simmonds said this followed on from record growth in 2009/10, which saw 77 million passengers catch Brisbane buses last y...

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Council reflects on successful year for infrastructure

Council reflects on successful year for infrastructure

Acting Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced 2010 had been one of the most successful years for Brisbane Infrastructure, with a massive program of works delivered under budget in the past year.

Cr Quirk said 2010 ha...

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Brisbane buses become art galleries

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched Brisbane’s newest temporary art galleries, four Brisbane City Council buses.

Cr Newman said the Moving Galleries project came about after the Lord Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee (LMYAC) highlighted the need for more public space...

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Another section of Brisbane’s busiest bikeway completed

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman continues to deliver better bikeways for Brisbane’s suburbs with the completion of a second stage of upgrades to one of the city’s busiest bike paths.

Brisbane City Council’s Public and Active Transport Chairman Margaret de Wit was today joined by loc...

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Course delivers CityCycle confidence boost

Subscribers to Council’s new CityCycle scheme are being offered a confidence boost before tackling the city on two wheels.

Council is inviting CityCycle subscribers to undertake a Cycling Confidence Course to improve their bicycle skills and brush up on their knowledge of road rule...

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CityCycle Subscriptions kick off

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced subscriptions to CityCycle, Brisbane’s new world class public bike hire scheme, are now open.

Cr Newman said the opportunity for residents to sign up for the scheme was the first step to using the active, affordable and sustainable public ...

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Brisbane residents to get 25 new buses

Brisbane residents are set to benefit from 25 new buses hitting the road, delivering much needed additional bus services for the people of Brisbane.

Public and Active Transport Chairman Margaret de Wit said Council today accepted the 25 new buses, which should have been put into servi...

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CityGlider gets off to flyer

Brisbane’s first 24 hour high-frequency bus service has carried over 300,000 passengers in its first three months in operation.

In April Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Premier Anna Bligh launched the $5 million City Glider service, which runs on a continuous loop between West End a...

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CityCats get extra set of eyes

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will soon begin rolling out infrared cameras on all CityCat ferries that will help spot rowers on the river in low light.

Cr Newman instigated a trial of the technology in April last year based on recommendations handed down by the Lord Mayor’s Taskforce...

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Council buses win Australian-first green award

In an Australian first, Brisbane City Council’s bus fleet has been awarded the Australian Lung Foundation’s inaugural Green Leaf Award.

The prestigious award recognises Council’s use of Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EEV) as part of its ongoing commitment to improvi...

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TransLink Missing the Bus on Patronage

Six out of 10 of Brisbane’s most congested bus routes involve services that start on the city’s outer suburbs, latest figures have revealed.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today challenged TransLink to fix the problem of buses that were funded by Brisbane ratepayers being filled by pe...

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Brisbane gets express CityCat services

Brisbane is about to get its first express CityCat service.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled the first of Brisbane’s new-look CityCat ferries, which has been coloured pink in honour of the fight against breast cancer.

The Lord Mayor teamed up with the Nationa...

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Work Begins on Brisbane's Bus Factory

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today kick-started the construction of a new $19 million bus-building facility at Eagle Farm that will deliver hundreds of new buses to Brisbane’s streets.

The Lord Mayor said the joint venture between Brisbane City Council and Volgren would help him deliv...

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Council program removes 130 cars

Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel program has resulted in a dramatic reduction in car trips and greenhouse gases, according to the latest results.

The equivalent of about 130 cars a year were removed from the road (RACQ average kilometre estimates) or two million vehicle ...

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