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https://twitter.com/Brisbane4000/status/1533277141973946368

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https://twitter.com/QueenslandRail/status/1533279098214264832

https://twitter.com/MarkBaileyMP/status/1533232789214347264


https://twitter.com/MarkBaileyMP/status/1533380845796741120

^ Another demonstration of the silos of mediocrity!

 

and they wonder why the Green vote keeps increasing.

BCC is never going to win a war with the State, so why does the State always keel over like this?

Best thing the State could do is impose an SEQ-wide public transport levy recovered through council rates notices and use the funds to completely displace local council funding from the network (for everything from BCC's service contract down to bus stop works).  We already do this with emergency services funding - in part in recognition of the fact different parts of SEQ have different requirements for that as opposed to things like health and education where the need is more universal - so why is the public transport system any different?

We never see this rubbish in Perth where all the bus routes are contracted out to private contractors and if the bus route happens to cross one of many council boundaries it means nothing.

I actually agree with the Lord Mayor, this is Queensland Rail infrastructure. The people who are actually on the train come from multiple LGAs and so absolutely this is Queensland Government business.

The funding from council for level crossing removal was meant to be a courtesy, not an ongoing commitment for every single crossing in Brisbane. These sort of works are extremely expensive.

I think there is a role for PT for local councils outside of SEQ. Even in SEQ there could be but the politics is toxic and we actually cannot get basic things done (like move bus routes).

It's state infrastructure but at the same time council has funnelled traffic into level crossing corridors such as telegraph road and Robinson road creating the congestion in the first place. Also dropping massive amounts on intersection upgrades and road widening projects in the area doesn't help. Take beams road. For $73 million bcc (feds chipped in 50 million) are widening the corridor from Gympie road to Handford road to 4 lanes with multiple new intersection upgrades and underground pedestrian tunnels on top of other recent road upgrades in the area. If they can drop over $100 million in various road projects in the same areas causing the railway line to become the bottleneck then they can help pay a small part. Beams road is a good example. In fact, you can follow the rat run as intersections have changed over the years. Even the stop and go on red. From bald hills to Albion you can follow a bcc made rat run. And new housing estates all feed into it. So Gympie Road, Telegraph road (intersection upgraded), Lacey (intersection upgraded and bcc plans to widen the corridor to 2 lanes in each direction for a 4 lane 70kph road), Beams (intersection upgraded and soon to be intersection upgrade and road widening), Dorville (intersection upgraded), Zillmere, Kirby (both ends have had intersection upgrades with the north changed from a stop to give way and soon to be installed lights at Ellison road), 3 routes here so you can run down Robinson to Newman road via Geebung station which is now a ghost town, Robinson to Murphy road/Ellison as you get the lights in your favour instead of going via the station or run via Ellison road to Newman road (Ellison road/Murphy road intersection has finished its upgrade), Newman road (had a stop on red to turn left onto hamilton road but has been removed), hamilton road, Spence, rode road, shaw road (has had road widening past shaw park), lodge, Dickson (I've read that bcc wants to upgrade the road hierarchy to be the same as Lutyche road), Bridge, Hudson (zebra crossings and road directions have been removed along it), burrows and finally onto Abbotsford before going into the valley. What's worse is that there is next to no PT in these areas which cause more people to drive who then feed into these corridors.

QuoteIt's time to FIX the Coopers Plains Level Crossing Lord Mayor!
With $306 million now committed to build the Coopers Plains Level Crossing, the southside is very close to finally dealing with one of the worst traffic pinch points once and for all.
The Palaszczuk Labor Government and the new Albanese Labor Government both have committed a third each of $133 million to fix the crossing however the Brisbane City Council has only committed one-tenth of the cost at $40 million.
The LNP in City Hall committed 50% in the past to build two level crossings on the northside.
All we are asking for is for Council to commit one-third of the project cost and Coopers Plains Level Crossing will be fully funded!
If you want to see the Coopers Plains Level Crossing happen, then sign the below petition and send a message to Lord Mayor Schrinner and this long-term LNP City Council to stop ignoring the southside and commit the funding needed to get this project underway!
Sign the petition now to call on Lord Mayor Adrian Schinner and Cr Steven Haung in City Hall to fund their fair share so we can start building this overpass.
To sign the petition visit https://bit.ly/3Q5tV89

^ More confirmation, this state is rooted !


Level Crossings removed since 2015:

Melbourne 64 (sixty four) 
85 to be removed by 2025 ...

Brisbane 0 (zero)

Roads roads roads roads Roads roads roads roads ROADS!!!!

QuoteLevel Crossings removed since 2015:

Melbourne 64 (sixty four)
85 to be removed by 2025 ...

Brisbane 0 (zero)

Did Melbourne use local council funding contributions for these? IMHO state should pay, great majority of passengers using it are coming from across LGA boundaries.

The huge size of Queensland councils means that the council vs state relationship is very different between states. On the one hand you're right that the state is far more responsible for these removals but BCC has far more power to frustrate the process and leverage their assistance for other benefits. At the same time BCC has vastly more money than any other council in Australia which the state leverages through attempts to make them pay.
I don't think we'll see significant process until BCC and the state government are trying to work in a united way.

TMR has two options for comment.

- Prefer the elevated intersection with Orange Grove Road for the simple reason that a cross-town bus coming from Inala/Acacia Ridge can turn into Orange Grove Road and access Coopers Plains station.

This station could become a major bus interchange hub in a network restructure. If Option 1 is built, that is scuttled, messing up bus interchange for that whole area!

Coopers Plains Level Crossing https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/boundary-road-coopers-plains-rail-level-crossing-funding-commitment

Option 1


Option 2

Option 3 - Rail Over Road!!

Queensland Parliament E-Petitions

NO MONEY FOR DANGEROUS LEVEL CROSSING BUT MILLIONS FOR UNNECESSARY BRIDGE

https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/Petition-Details?id=3646

Posting Date: 5/11/2021
Closing Date: 3/5/2022
Tabled Date: 10/5/2022
Responded By: Hon Mark Bailey MP on 9/6/2022

TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland residents draw to the attention of the House that every year people are injured at level crossings but the elimination of level crossings does not appear to be a government priority.

In January 2020 Queensland Rail announced the closure of the Frederick Street Bridge Alderley because it was unsafe, low use and within 450 metres of the Alderley Avenue Bridge.

Five months after that announcement, Cr Andrew Wines, Jimmy Sullivan MP and Mark Bailey MP agreed to re-build the bridge despite safety concerns that have been raised for years about the Wilston Road Newmarket level crossing (800 metres south of the Frederick Street Bridge) that remain unaddressed. This level crossing can be closed because there are two bridges and one underpass within 1.5 km and Wilston Road is signposted "Local Traffic Only".

The decision to spend millions of dollars rebuilding the bridge is a failure of both local and state governments to follow due process and has put Queenslanders in harm's way.

The Queensland Level Crossing Safety Strategy 2012-2021 states that TMR will explore opportunities to eliminate level crossings where appropriate, but no level crossings have been eliminated over the past 10 years.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to call on the Minister for Transport and Main Roads to make public safety his first priority by working with local governments to identify and eliminate at least 10 level crossings on the SEQ network and to make those plans public.

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Mr Bailey's response:

> https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/apps/E-Petitions/Home/DownloadResponse/69942a7a-3e3f-4ab1-9864-802056d568e8

9 June 2022
Mr Neil Laurie
The Clerk of the Parliament
Parliament House
George Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000

Dear Mr Laurie

I refer to petition 3646-21, lodged with the Legislative Assembly on 10 May 2022 about level
crossing safety.

The Palaszczuk Government is committed to delivering a modern, efficient, reliable, and safe
transport system that meets customer expectations now and into the future. Improvement
and treatment of level crossings is an important part of this future transport system.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has undertaken planning to assess
65 level crossings on the South East Queensland (SEQ) rail network. This planning is
informed by many issues, including safety, accessibility, road network performance and
planned changes on the rail network with the commencement of Cross River Rail. This work
informs the priority of each level crossing for further investigation and future funding
consideration.

The Palaszczuk Government continues to progress as a matter of priority planning for the
treatment of level crossings at Beams Road, Carseldine; Boundary Road, Coopers Plains
and at the Kianawah Road, Wynnum West crossing at Lindum Station.
Planning and projects are currently underway to improve travel times and increase network
capacity and efficiency across the rail network in SEQ. This includes between Brisbane and
the Gold Coast as part of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project (five level crossings)
and Beerburrum to Nambour (four level crossings), where consideration of targeted level
crossing removals as part of broader project investigations is continuing.

The Palaszczuk Government supports the development of a level crossing program for SEQ,
jointly planned, and funded across all levels of government, ensuring ongoing investment to
upgrade all level crossings. Adopting a program approach to level crossings would ensure
the best outcomes are achieved to improve the performance, safety, and resilience of the
transport network for all users, representing best value for the community.

As part of the recently released South East Queensland City Deal, TMR will work with the
Australian Government, Queensland Rail, and local governments to deliver a level crossing
prioritisation project to identify and agree on high priority level crossings in SEQ for further
detailed investigation. While there are no plans to close or upgrade the Wilston Road,
Newmarket level crossing at this time, this location would be considered along with other
level crossings in this joint project.

Regarding the replacement of the Frederick Street bridge, Queensland Rail undertook
community engagement prior to the full closure of the bridge in early 2020, which had been
open only to pedestrians and cyclists since 2012. This engagement took place with
community members, bridge users, residents and bike user groups, alongside collaboration
with Brisbane City Council. These engagement sessions identified that the community
wanted a replacement structure at this location to reinstate pedestrian and cycle connections
only. Queensland Rail continues to work closely with Brisbane City Council on the design of
the Frederick Street bridge and once finalised, will release the design to the community.

I trust this information is of assistance.

Yours sincerely
MARK BAILEY MP
Minister for Transport and Main Roads

Couriermail Quest --> Possible end in sight for horror northside rail crossing $

QuoteWork is about to start on a northside park n ride scheme, raising hopes a five-year wait to fix a notorious rail level crossing in the area could be nearly at an end. Here's what's coming.

Work will start in weeks on upgrading the park n ride facility on the western side of Carseldine train station, raising fresh hopes a five-year wait to build a rail overpass will also begin.

Aspley Labor MP, Bart Mellish, said it was great to see the park n ride works begin as it formed the next stage of early works for the Beams Rd rail overpass and removal of the level crossing.

"I've fought hard to secure funding from all three levels of Government for this project, so it's good to see the next stage getting under way,'' he said. ...

Artist's impression of the Beams Rd overpass.

Couriermail Quest --> Fully funded Banyo Rail Level Crossing Study announced to address traffic congestion $

QuoteA complete traffic study into an increasingly busy part of north Brisbane will be undertaken by the state government, it has been revealed.

The Queensland Government announced it would begin a study of the existing Banyo rail level crossing and surrounding roads this month.

It comes off the back of an ongoing dispute with Brisbane City Council regarding funding for the project. ...

Just a traffic study, not LX removal.

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Well done Victoria - more awards for level crossing removal projects

18th July 2022

Good Morning,

Victorian level crossing removal projects have again achieved excellence, recognised in the 2022 AILA Landscape Architecture Awards (https://aila.awardsplatform.com/gallery/JzOoGoPQ ).

Victoria has now removed 64 level crossings since 2015 ( https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project ) while in SEQ we have remove none, zero.  All we have delivered in SEQ is delay, political squabbling and frankly failure.

Unless a decision is made to set up a proper Public Transport Authority, with a dedicated Level Crossing removal agency, we will continue to see failure.  The Department of Main Roads and Transport (DTMR) is a primarily a roads focussed organisation.  We need to get public transport and rail out of DTMR, away from the pro-roads bias and away from the inherent anti-rail bias that exists with DTMR in our view.

There will be 85 (yes eighty five) dangerous and congested level crossings removed around Melbourne by 2025, in ten years.

In SEQ we will be lucky if one is removed in that time.

Queensland thinks it can deliver the Olympic Games in 2032.  In our view, Queensland will produce a shambles of a games unless they rapidly get their rail and public transport act together.

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track https://backontrack.org

ABC News: Calls for action in the removal of level crossings in Brisbane, with no projects completed since 2015
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-02/qld-rail-level-crossings-brisbane-motorists-traffic-roads/101118982

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Level crossing removal continues to stagnate in Queensland

23rd July 2022

The removal of level crossings has stagnated in SEQ. The last level crossings removed were done in 2014.  Since then there has been none.  Contrast this to Victoria, which in that time has now removed 65 level crossings and is working towards removing a total of 85 by 2025 (1).
There are a lot of benefits when level crossings are removed. It is not only motorists that benefit. Daniel Bowen (PTUA Victoria) has done an informative blog on this. ' Benefits to non-motorists from level crossing removals https://www.danielbowen.com/2015/12/15/grade-separation-benefits/ '

There are around 52 level crossings on the Queensland Rail Citytrain Network south of Caboolture.  Unless there is a commitment from both sides of the political fence to step up the rate of level crossing elimination (grade separation) there will be increasing impacts on the road transport network and the reliability and safety of rail itself. Transport in SEQ is facing terminal gridlock, and the Olympics in 2032 will be shambolic. Auto " air taxis " are not the answer.

We suggest that from this point on, there needs to be a firm commitment to eliminate at least four open level crossings per financial year in SEQ.  The Victorian Government has progressed the removal of level crossings at a rate not seen before.  They have removed 65 level crossings (1) since 2015 and plan to remove a total of 85 by 2025!  Contrast this to Queensland which has not removed any.

We suggest the Queensland Government set up an authority similar to the Level Crossing Removal Project in Victoria.  They should also liaise with Victoria on the lessons they have gained from their recent experiences with level crossing elimination. The default approach for level crossing removal in Queensland has been road over rail.  There are other ways of removing level crossings, for example elevated rail (rail over road), so called ' Sky Rail ' which Melbourne has implemented with great results. We need more focus and sophistication to the task in Queensland, and not default to road over rail from the outset.

We agree with Brisbane City Council that the failure to not grade separate rail and road at Lindum is not satisfactory (2).

It is also proposed that there will be increased train service frequencies post Cross River Rail.  For example, 5 minute services on the Gold Coast line during peaks.  The impact of this frequency on level crossings will be profound. When one considers that the 4 most dangerous level crossings (3) are: Warrigal Rd in Fruitgrove, Old Beaudesert Rd in Salisbury, Trinder Crossing at Trinder Park, and Stones Rd in Sunnybank, are on the Gold Coast / Beenleigh line, a potential catastrophic situation awaits as frustrated motor vehicle drivers are tempted to race boom gates. When you take into account the Gold Coast services, the Beenleigh all station trains,  and the counter-peak services, it is likely that the boom gates would be down for around 40 minutes at a minimum in the hour during peaks. Clearly unmanageable. The Logan Gold Coast Faster Rail project has identified 5 crossings for removal viz. Kuraby, Woodridge, Bethania, Holmview and Beenleigh, but more needs to be done (4).

Level crossings suggested for immediate priority removal:

Boundary Road, Coopers Plains (business case underway)
Cavendish Road, Coorparoo
Beams Road, Carseldine (business case underway)
South Pine Road, Alderley
Wacol Station Road, Wacol
Kianawah Rd / Lindum Rd, Hemmant (precinct upgrade which does not include removal of LX)
Warrigal Rd in Fruitgrove,
Old Beaudesert Rd in Salisbury
Trinder Crossing at Trinder Park,
Stones Rd in Sunnybank

We are looking for a real committment by Government and the Opposition to accelerating the removal of level crossings.
There is strong community support (5).

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track https://backontrack.org

References:

1. Level Crossing Removal Project https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au
2. Brisbane City Council takes aim at government over bayside rail crossing
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/brisbane-city-council-takes-aim-at-government-over-bayside-rail-crossing-20201201-p56joy.html
3. Near-misses at level crossings increase despite campaign urging motorist care
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/nearmisses-at-level-crossings-increase-despite-campaign-urging-motorist-care/news-story/56fc9e23abd48d919a6725d618424b65?fbclid=IwAR0bcG6UfQRH8wumrMP0FYIIPtmzyNzYy4rLlii51goTfgLZ9wi2Ue7yywo
4. Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail
https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/Logan-and-Gold-Coast-Faster-Rail
5. 28th April 2019: Which level crossings would you like to see removed in SEQ?
https://www.facebook.com/RAILBackOnTrack/posts/2585140008166837

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Couriermail --> Damaged level crossing fence still not fixed six months after train crash at Fruitgrove on Beenleigh line $

QuoteA busy level crossing south of Brisbane, dubbed a dinosaur deathtrap, has been left taped with plastic orange mesh more than six months after a pedestrian safety fence was damaged when a train hit a car on the tracks.

Runcorn residents renewed their calls for the removal of the notorious level crossing, where a 63-year-old woman from Durack, reportedly suffered serious injuries while trying to drive across the tracks at Bonemill Rd, Datura St and Beenleigh Rd in January. ...

Beams Road (Carseldine and Fitzgibbon), rail level crossing

https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/beams-road-carseldine-and-fitzgibbon-rail-level-crossing

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Quote from: Jonno on June 02, 2022, 07:15:49 AMGrid lock has nothing to do with level crossings and a lot to do with single minded focus on building road capacity at all levels of Govt in the futile hope of busting congestion! 

To be fair, a lot of level crossings in SEQ do hold up buses as well as cars. Warrigal Rd & Cavendish Rd are two I'm personally familiar with; there may be many more.

Regarding the outer Beenleigh line (south of Kuraby), it would be madness to do any LX removal work now, when it's about to undergo a major upgrade/realignment, but I think Trinder Crossing could basically be closed tonight with minimal effect on road traffic.

Quote from: ozbob on August 12, 2022, 05:39:03 AMBeams Road (Carseldine and Fitzgibbon), rail level crossing

https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/beams-road-carseldine-and-fitzgibbon-rail-level-crossing

Updated ...

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The 1970's wants its idea back! "Oh my the congestion just keeps getting worse"

Funny how there is never profile drawings where people will go "OMG that fcuts our suburb in half or is it's now quarters???"

Ask yourself what does the local community get out of this? More cars and more pollution!! There's a Lose Lose situation if I see one!

^^^ This looks good but where is the bus stopping so pax can get to an from the station?

Quote from: #Metro on September 21, 2022, 19:41:35 PM^^^ This looks good but where is the bus stopping so pax can get to an from the station?

The current bus stops positioned directly parallel to the station are maintained in the concept. I believe they're also including two additional bays which are parallel to the new road over rail crossing; however, these may simply be layover bays. Regardless of whether there 3 or 5 bays allocated to actual 'bus stops', I'm hopeful that the BCC is going to better incorporate Carseldine Station with the bus network as they are increasing the number of bus stops at the station.

Couriermail Quest --> 'Boom gate hell': Gridlock fears as level crossings to remain despite more trains under Cross River Rail $

QuoteA blueprint for the future rail network has triggered fears of road gridlock at boom gates when more frequent train services start under Cross River Rail.

Under state government plans, boom gates at 18 level crossings will not be removed until five years after Brisbane's state-of-the-art underground rail network opens in 2025.

The finding, made in the 17-page SEQ Rail Connect, which details new and upgraded stations, plans for park n rides, laying new track, implementing new ticketing and signalling equipment and manufacturing new trains.

But the document also reveals there are no plans to remove level crossings at crucial snarl points on Brisbane's roads until after 2030.

Shadow Transport Minister Steve Minnikin said failure to remove the level crossings would create a "boom gate hell". ...

BOOM GATE HELL: 18 CROSS RIVER RAIL HOT SPOTS

WYNNUM CENTRAL: Florence Street (Ronald Street)
LINDUM: Kianawah Road
KURABY Beenleigh Road
SALISBURY: Old Beaudesert Road
MURARRIE: Queensport Road
COORPAROO: Cavendish Road
GROVELY: Dawson Parade
HOLMVIEW: Spanns Road
TRINDER PARK: Oates Ave/Trinder Crossing
RUNCORN: Warrigal Road
BETHANIA: Station Road
SHERWOOD: Sherwood Road
WACOL: Wacol Station Road
DOOMBEN: Nudgee Road
BANYO: St Vincents Road
CANNON HILL: Barrack Road
ALDERLEY: South Pine Road
CABOOLTURE: McKean Street

... Transport advocate Rail Back on Track spokesman Robert Dow said the Cross River Rail project was not guaranteed to provide quicker journeys or increase train services.

He said all level crossings would need to be removed before the new network opened and the Cleveland and Shorncliffe lines both needed to be duplicated.

"Without that work done before Cross River Rail opens the network will struggle to add more trains and the road system will not cope," Mr Dow said.

"Already level crossings at places such as Coorparoo are down for more than 20 minutes in an hour at certain times of a day and this can only get worse when there are more trains running."

https://twitter.com/judithkerr1/status/1574493012524408833

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https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1574505555569541120

QuoteShadow Transport Minister Steve Minnikin said failure to remove the level crossings would create a "boom gate hell".

Any chance Steve can be invited to a RBOT meeting?

TMR ready to bring a "Great Wall of [Enter Suburb Name Here]".  No vision, not urban design insight, not concerned about communities, just MORE ROADS!!!

Jonno, what are you on about? The only things on the southern side of the road at the Beams Rd LX are the edge of the Carseldine Urban Village on the west of the tracks, and the wreckers on the east. There's practically nothing to be disconnected. Indeed there are footpaths parallel to the train tracks underneath the roadway, so arguably the north-south connection is better.

(if you're talking about other LXes then you potentially have a point, but Beams Rd is fine as proposed)

I think Jonnos point is that wreckers is a poor land use next to a station.


Some comments
BOOM GATE HELL: 18 CROSS RIVER RAIL HOT SPOTS

WYNNUM CENTRAL: Florence Street (Ronald Street)

LINDUM: Kianawah Road


KURABY Beenleigh Road - Being delivered with LGCFR


SALISBURY: Old Beaudesert Road - Who cares about this one?
There's literally a overpass directly next to it. Should be closed.
Shouldnt even be in this priority list.


MURARRIE: Queensport Road

COORPAROO: Cavendish Road

GROVELY: Dawson Parade

HOLMVIEW: Spanns Road

TRINDER PARK: Oates Ave/Trinder Crossing - Being delivered with LGCFR

RUNCORN: Warrigal Road - One of the most urgent

BETHANIA: Station Road - Being delivered with LGCFR

SHERWOOD: Sherwood Road

WACOL: Wacol Station Road

DOOMBEN: Nudgee Road

BANYO: St Vincents Road

CANNON HILL: Barrack Road

ALDERLEY: South Pine Road

CABOOLTURE: McKean Street

Quote from: aldonius on September 27, 2022, 11:34:31 AMThe only things on the southern side of the road at the Beams Rd LX are the edge of the Carseldine Urban Village on the west of the tracks, and the wreckers on the east. There's practically nothing to be disconnected.

Carseldine urban village is over 150 homes (plus aged care facility, childcare centre, future sports precinct, and a major weekend market) and the wreckers site is approved for over 500 units so it's wrong to say that nothing is being disconnected.
I think that the beams road overpass design is not the worst but all station precincts should be designed as high quality, accessible, community precincts. Sensible city planning would result in us increasing density of housing and jobs around stations that are pleasant pedestrian areas.

I'm not automatically against more roads as it is a judgement that depends on a balance of factors. Buses use roads too and their speed depends on the quality and priority of that road, for example.

I'm also not automatically against more Park-and-Ride provided that it delivers, when balanced against competing alternatives, higher overall patronage.

In the Carseldine case, the wreckers yard can have future access from Golden Pl. I believe this is being retained. For pedestrians the yellow line indicates a footpath that residents can use to access the station?

If the above is the case, then it looks OK IMHO.