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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Superbus heralds new era in public transport

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled Council’s new super-sized rigid bus, with 1.6 times the capacity of a standard bus to boost Brisbane’s bus network capacity.
Cr Newman said the 14.5-metre bus, manufactured by Scania, had environmentally friendly, low emission diesel engines and w...

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CityCats to resume night voyages

Brisbane’s CityCat and ferry fleet will resume night-time operations tomorrow evening, but will still operate at a reduced speed, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said today.
Night operations were ceased after debris from flooding to the west of Brisbane came downstream after recent storms and fl...

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Solar lights illuminate bikeways

 
 
Council is harnessing the sun’s energy to improve safety on Brisbane’s bikeways, with six locations across the city receiving solar-powered cats-eyes and lighting.
 
The solar lighting commitment is part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s unprecedent...

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Ten Trip Saver tickets destined for discontinuation

Commencing today, Ten Trip Saver tickets will no longer be available for purchase in accordance with Translink services.
Existing Ten Trip Saver tickets may be used until the new year,
offically discarding the Ten Trip Saver ticket system on 1 January 2009.
If you are in possess...

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