Talk:Transport in Brisbane

Moving text from main Brisbane article
''I've moved the text below to this page from the main Brisbane (as at 2 august 2006) article in anticipation of further culling of the Transport section. It is a rewritten version of the text in this (Transport in Brisbane) article. I don't know whether this is the best place for the text to go, so if there is somewhere better, please move it there and leave a note on this page. I figure the text will come in handy for improving this article.''-- Adz|talk 00:31, 2 August 2006 (UTC) As the state capital and largest city, Brisbane has an extensive transportation network which connects the city with other regional centres within Queensland, with other states, and connections to the rest of the world.

Public Transport in Brisbane is provided by bus, rail and ferry services. Bus services are operated by public and private operators whereas trains and ferries are operated by public agencies. The Brisbane central business district (CBD) is the central hub for all public transport services with services focusing on Queen Street Bus Station, Roma Street and Central railway stations, and various city ferries wharves. Brisbane's CityCat high speed ferry service, popular with tourists and commuters, operates services along the Brisbane River and in this regard is unusual among Australian cities. The CityTrain urban rail network consists of 7 suburban lines and covers mostly the west, north and east sides of the city. It also provides the route for an AirTrain service between the City and Brisbane Airport (the AirTrain, itself, is owned by a company). Since 2000, Brisbane has been developing a network of busways to provide faster bus services. "TransLink", an integrated ticketing system operates across the public transport network. Two major cab companies operate in Brisbane; Yellow Cabs and Black and White Cabs. Both companies offer same rate service (regulated by the government and Taxi Council) and pickup from anywhere in the metropolitan and regional areas of Brisbane via bookings or permanent cab ranks.

Brisbane is served by several freeways. The Pacific Motorway connects the central city with the Gold Coast to the south. The Ipswich Motorway connects the city with Ipswich to the west via the southern suburbs, while the Western Freeway provides a connection between Brisbane's inner-west and the outer south-west, connecting with the Ipswich Motorway south of the Brisbane River. The Bruce Highway is Brisbane's main route north of the city to the rest of the State. The Bruce Highway terminates 1700km away in Cairns and passes through most major cities along the Queensland coast. The Gateway Arterial Road is a private toll road which connects the Gold Coas and Sunshine Coasts by providing an alternate route avoiding Brisbane's inner city area. The tollroad crosses the Brisbane River to the east of the city over the Gateway Bridge. The Gateway arterial connects with Bruce Highway and the Pacific Motorway.

Brisbane's has a local arterial road system which is radial in nature, fanning out from the cenral city area. In some areas of the city it follows the ridges of the rolling hills in the area. Several main road corridors provide access to the CBD from suburban areas in the east, south, south-west, west, north-west and north. Examples of these are Logan Road, Moggill Road, Old Cleveland Road and Gympie Road. Inner City Bypass, completed in 2001 provides a by-pass between the inner west and the inner east, avoiding the central city area. It connects with the Pacific Motorway via the Riverside Expressway. Increasing traffic congestion has led the Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman to propose a network of similar by-pass routes under a plan called TransApex, to serve the city in the form of tunnels and bridges over the Brisbane River. A route signage system of Metroads exists consisting of the most important arterial roads in metropolitan Brisbane including most motorways, and less important State Routes.

The Brisbane River has created a barrier to transport. In total there are six road bridges, mostly concentrated in the inner city area. This has intensified the need for transport routes to focus on the inner city. There are also three railway bridges and one pedestrian bridge. A Green Bridge for use by buses, pedestrians and bicycle bridge is under construction between the University of Queensland and Dutton Park.

Brisbane's population growth placed strains on South East Queensland's transport system. The State Government and Brisbane City Council have responded with infrastructure plans and increased funding for transportation projects, such as the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program. Most of the focus has been placed on expanding current road infrastructure, particularly tunnels and bypasses, as well as improving the public transport system.

Brisbane is served by two main airports. Brisbane Airport the city's main Brisbane's main airport is the third busiest in the country. It is located north-east of the city centre and provides domestic and international passenger services to major Australian cities as desinations in Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. The airport also handles freight services and is a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Archerfield Airport is located in Brisbane's southern suburbs and is a general aviation airport. Other smaller general aviation airports are located at Caboolture and Redcliffe.

The Port of Brisbane is on the lower reaches of the Brisbane River and on Fisherman's Island at the rivers mouth, and is the 3rd most important port in Australia for value of goods. Container freight, sugar, grain, coal and bulk liquids are the major exports. Most of the port facilities are less than three decades old and some are built on reclaimed mangroves and wetlands. Historically, Brisbane's port facilities were located as far upstream as the central business district. The economic region near the river's mouth including the port, airport and refineries is known as the Australia TradeCoast.

Getting to grips with this page
I'm going to make a start on rationalising / wikifying this page and then on cleaning up the accompanying text on the main Brisbane page.

Based on the Transport in Sydney article as a template, I will be using the same heading structure and try to group things as logically as possible without making too many changes to the content itself.

Any comments / suggestions gratefully received. BrisbanePom 09:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Citation #3 is an outdated link - new link is: http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/public-transport/buses/cityglider/index.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.130.4.194 (talk) 22:56, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

BUZ information elimination
I eliminated the following from the Bus section and put a link to the Bus Upgrade Zones (BUZ) as a main article instead, which has the same information.

BUZ services include


 * City - Forest Lake via Inala 100
 * City – Eight Mile Plains 111
 * City – Garden City via Griffith University Nathan Campus 120
 * City – Parkinson 130
 * City – Browns Plains 140
 * City – Browns Plains 150
 * City – Garden City via Mansfield 180
 * New Farm – Fairfield Gardens via City 196
 * New Farm – West End via City 199


 * City – Carindale 200
 * City – Carindale 222
 * City – Chermside 333
 * City – Aspley 345
 * City – The Gap 385
 * City – University of Queensland, St Lucia 412
 * City – Moggill via Toowong and Indooroopilly 444
 * New Farm – West End via City CityGlider

Cheers J.s.071991 (talk) 14:53, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

External links modified
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