Walk through the new busways before they open to the public

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/buswayopening.php

Don't miss this rare opportunity to walk through the Northern and Boggo Road/Eastern busways before they open for services on Monday 3 August 2009.

You can travel free with TransLink to both busway events by cutting out the coupons available in the Sunday Mail on the day of the events.

Bring the family for a fun day out with roving entertainers and food and drink for sale at each event.
Northern Busway - 10am-2pm Sunday 26 July 2009

See the new environmentally friendly Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital station featuring solar power and rainwater harvesting.

Busway entry points:

   * Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital busway station, Bowen Bridge Road, Herston
   * Royal Children's Hospital busway station, Herston
   * Gilchrist Avenue, Herston

View more information about the Northern Busway open day and free travel offer.


Boggo Road/Eastern Busway - 10am-2pm Sunday 2 August 2009

Walk through Australia's longest busway tunnel beneath the Boggo Road Gaol and explore the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Boggo Road busway stations.

Busway entry points:

   * Dutton Park (at east end of Eleanor Schonell Bridge)
   * Princess Alexandra Hospital busway station, corner of Ipswich Road and O'Keefe Street, Woolloongabba
   * Park Road railway station, Dutton Park

View more information about the Boggo Road Busway open day and free travel offer.

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/event.php?id=47

Northern Busway open day and free travel offer  26 July 2009

The event is free and you can also travel free with TransLink to the event by cutting out the coupon in the Sunday Mail available Sunday 26 July 2009.

Present the coupon when boarding to receive free travel to the event and don't forget to keep it for your return journey.

Terms and conditions for free travel to Northern Busway community event:

   * The TransLink free travel coupon is only valid for return travel on TransLink services on Sunday 26 July 2009, between 8.30am and 3.30pm.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon is valid for travel for one to six people travelling together as a group.
   * To redeem the TransLink free travel coupon, passengers must be travelling in the most direct journey available to the event, showing the original coupon from the Sunday Mail on Sunday 26 July 2009 or by printing the coupon from the TransLink website at www.translink.com.au
   * To redeem the TransLink free travel coupon, the coupon must be shown to staff to and from the event.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon will not be available from ticket vending machines at QR stations, or any other TransLink service provider.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon can only be used to travel to and from the Northern Busway community event. It is not valid for any other recreational travel.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon is not redeemable for cash.
   * Normal TransLink conditions of travel apply.

From Monday 3 August 2009, buses will begin to use the new Northern Busway. Passengers will benefit from reduced trip times between Brisbane City and the University of Queensland.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to walk the Northern Busway before it opens for services.

See the new environmentally friendly Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital station featuring solar power and rainwater harvesting.

Bring the family for a fun day out with roving entertainers and food and drink for sale.

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/event.php?id=48

Boggo Road Busway open day and free travel offer

The event is free and you can also travel free with TransLink to the event by cutting out the coupon in the Sunday Mail available Sunday 2 August 2009.

Present the coupon when boarding to receive free travel to the event and don't forget to keep it for your return journey.

Terms and conditions for free travel to Northern Busway community event:

   * The TransLink free travel coupon is only valid for return travel on TransLink services on Sunday 2 August 2009, between 8.30am and 3.30pm.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon is valid for travel for one to six people travelling together as a group.
   * To redeem the TransLink free travel coupon, passengers must be travelling in the most direct journey available to the event, showing the original coupon from the Sunday Mail on Sunday 2 August 2009 or by printing the coupon from the TransLink website at www.translink.com.au
   * To redeem the TransLink free travel coupon, the coupon must be shown to staff to and from the event.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon will not be available from ticket vending machines at QR stations, or any other TransLink service provider.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon can only be used to travel to and from the Boggo Road/Eastern Busway community event. It is not valid for any other recreational travel.
   * The TransLink free travel coupon is not redeemable for cash.
   * Normal TransLink conditions of travel apply.

From Monday 3 August 2009, buses will begin to use the new Boggo Road/Eastern Busway. Passengers will benefit from reduced trip times between Brisbane City and the University of Queensland.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to walk the Northern Busway before it opens for services.

Walk through Australia's longest busway tunnel beneath the Boggo Road Goal.

Explore the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Boggo Road busway station.

Bring the family for a fun day out with roving entertainers and food and drink for sale.

[O_128]

Seeing as in 10 years these busways will be the biggest mistajke QLD has made i refuse to walk on them.

[Paul.Zenon]

The SE Busway is one of Queenland's public transport success stories of the last 10 years.

Why do you say they will be a mistake?

Surely it will radically improve PT times?

[O_128]

The SE Busway is one of Queenland's public transport success stories of the last 10 years.

Why do you say they will be a mistake?

Surely it will radically improve PT times?

should have been a train line. Buses are not trains.

[stephenk]

Seeing as in 10 years these busways will be the biggest mistajke QLD has made i refuse to walk on them.

I think that is a very narrow minded view point.

Brisbane has a low population density - semi-rural by European standards. This is in many cases best served by buses running along a core route, and then spreading out into the suburbs along this route. If bus services are frequent and well planned, and the busway is designed with sufficient capacity, then busways can work well.

Rail can only cover large areas of the city when combined with feeder buses. This is something Translink has yet to do! However rail is more effective than bus for travel over longer suburban distances (i.e. between urban centres of which there are many in SE QLD).

Brisbane needs investment in both expanding the busway system to more suburbs, and increasing the capacity of existing rail lines (as per inner city rail capacity study) with new rail lines designed to link urban centres (e.g. lines to Springfield, Sunshine Coast, Redcliffe) . Bus and rail services also need to be more integrated for public transport to be effective.