Category Archives: Transport

4WD mums causing car-bike war theory sounds wacky, but motorists’ attitudes to cyclists do matter

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gene Tunny

It has been observed internationally that cyclists are safer in communities where more people ride bikes (e.g. Copenhagen), because motorists are used to seeing to cyclists and treat them as legitimate road users. So the attitudes of our motorists toward … Continue reading →

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SEQ’s extensive but costly public transport system requires thorough review

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I’m pleased the State Government is reviewing public transport fares, as reported earlier today in Quest Newspapers: The State Government has made a commitment to address public transport fares in order to establish a new fare structure for southeast Queensland. … Continue reading →

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Where do Queensland’s super rich live?

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Queensland’s super rich are most prevalent in the Ascot-Hamilton and Kenmore-Brookfield areas in Brisbane and up and down the Gold Coast, if registration data by postcode for super luxury cars – Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari and Lamborghini – are a … Continue reading →

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Potentially large economic and environmental benefits from improving pedestrian safety

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I’m pleased to see the Queensland Government will install flashing lights at schools with a view to improving pedestrian safety, as reported by the Sunshine Coast Daily earlier today: WALKING to and from school will be safer for children and … Continue reading →

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New taxi industry review urgently needed

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Reading Matthew Yglesias’s recent piece in Slate on ride sharing made me think of Queensland’s own highly regulated transport system and the issues we have with poor service from taxis despite large amounts of regulation (see Taxi refusals just not … Continue reading →

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Opening Brunswick St Mall to traffic is a great idea

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I fully support the Lord Mayor’s exploration of options to improve the Brunswick St Mall in the Valley, as reported at the Brisbane Times this morning: Recreating Brunswick Street Mall as a two-lane road is one of the proposals being … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth support for Cross River Rail a legacy of Rudd’s nation building agenda

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Gene Tunny

This comment from Infrastructure Australia official Michael Deegan on the proposed Cross River Rail project is a concern (reported in the Brisbane Times today): “We think it will be a transformational project for Brisbane and that’s a very important part … Continue reading →

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Could our go cards be set up to pay for quiet carriages?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The Economist has a great article in its latest issue on how we might get quiet carriages on trains that are truly quiet (Shhhh!). Unfortunately, as with experiments with quiet carriages elsewhere in the world, QR’s experiment has failed, and … Continue reading →

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Could you imagine Brisbane without the Story Bridge?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Neil Wiseman’s final Way We Were column in the Sunday Mail today is on the history of the Story Bridge, which encountered some opposition at the time of its construction, both because traffic may not have justified it at the … Continue reading →

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Increased train frequency unviable

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Gene Tunny

With an already heavily subsidised public transport system, as reported on by the Courier-Mail this morning (Taxpayers in front line of fight to cut fares hike), it is clear Queensland cannot afford to either defer fare increases or to increase … Continue reading →

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