Articles: Plans for Brisbane CBD

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From the Brisbanetimes click here!

New plans for new Brisbane CBD

New plans for new Brisbane CBD
December 17, 2009 - 2:16PM

A new plan for Brisbane's CBD, incorporating river crossings, more high-rise living and possible development on Northbank, will be released next year.

Premier Anna Bligh and Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman joined together to announce a partnership to plan the future of Australia's fastest growing capital to the year 2031.

River City Blueprint, to be unveiled next August, will incorporate existing plans for Brisbane's inner-city five kilometres addressing living, working and lifestyle issues for the next 20 years, with the 50 years to 2061 also to be considered.

Ms Bligh said the planning was essential for the coming decades, with 25 per cent of the city's population and half of all jobs in just six per cent of its area.

"We will need to see some increased density but getting the transport planning right around that, making the right decisions about rail and other cross-river transport links will be about improving that livability," she told reporters in Brisbane on Thursday.

She said the government and council would be considering all reaches of the river in future planning, and that would incorporate Northbank - the site of a scrapped commercial precinct.

The next pedestrian bridges, cross-river roads, and a new CBD train station would also be in the mix.

Mr Newman said he hoped the co-ordinated approach - not occurring in other major Australian cities - would assist the city with asking for federal government money for infrastructure projects.

"It will get us a lot further ahead of Sydney and Melbourne in showing that there is a very, very, high-level, strategic, holistic plan with definite linkages between town planning and infrastructure delivery," he said.

Public comment will be called for once the plan is released in 2010.

AAP

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From the Courier Mail click here!

Bligh, Newman combine in super blueprint for Brisbane's future

Bligh, Newman combine in super blueprint for Brisbane's future
Article from: The Courier-Mail

Patrick Lion

December 16, 2009 11:00pm

THE Bligh Government and Brisbane City Council will join forces to combine the myriad of inner city plans into one super plan for future decades.

Premier Anna Bligh and Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced the new River City Blueprint would draw together all existing plans, studies and strategies for the next 20 years within five kilometres of the Brisbane CBD.

It will include approved projects such as the Clem 7 while also mapping out other long-term, unfunded plans such as the Cross River Rail link.

The blueprint will be finalised in the middle of next year after consultation with the community early next year.

Ms Bligh said the plan would be a national first and would incorporate about 80 significant project plans for the inner-city area.

There are about 30 separate city plans which have been created or are under way.

[Jon Bryant]

We can have all the plans, strategies, blueprints, concepts, etc. we like but until all levels of Government recognise the failings of our investment in 'road only' infrastructure over the last 40-50 years these plans are not going to create the vibrant, sustainable, safe, attractive, prosperous city that they claim as their goals.  The intent and the delivery are totally disconnected.

[dwb]

I'd encourage all members to find out more about the project on the Council website, and even contribute to the Council discussion forum. Links below:

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/rivercityblueprint
http://202.148.140.166/Forum143-1.aspx