Interesting infrastructure plans and such ...

[ozbob]

Meanwhile, planning continues ... unabated  ...

http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2015/9/10/have-your-say-on-better-planning

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Media Statements
Deputy Premier, Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade
The Honourable Jackie Trad
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Have your say on better planning

Queenslanders are being urged to help shape their communities by having their say on the draft planning bills released today for public consultation.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Jackie Trad, speaking at the Planning Institute of Australia's state conference in Townsville, said the new legislation would create a system that was open, transparent, fair and easy to understand.

"The draft Bills support jobs and economic development through streamlined assessment processes, whilst ensuring ecological sustainability remains at the core of our planning system," Ms Trad said.

"We are also delivering on our commitment to ensure the community and local government continues to play a key role in planning.

"Right from the start I've said we wanted Queenslanders to come along on our planning reform journey - to get excited about planning and understand how it affects their neighbourhoods and communities."

Ms Trad said the focused state-wide engagement program, will include workshops, agency briefings, meet-a-planner sessions and community conversations around the state and will run until 23 October.

"The consultation starting today builds on the work my department has been doing around Queensland, talking with the community, local councils and industry, since the release of the planning directions paper in May and June's Planning Summit," Ms Trad said.

"Our focus on accountability and transparency, removing unnecessary state intervention, and listening to the community is putting us on track to have the best planning and development assessment system in Australia.

"And this is important because having such a system positions us strongly to promote economic development, instil investor confidence and create jobs.

"Our Budget commitment of $59.4 million for planning reform shows just how serious we are about getting it right.

"Queenslanders can have their say in a variety of ways and I encourage people to view the website and attend local sessions to become involved."

To view the draft Planning Bill, Planning and Environment Court Bill andPlanning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill and provide feedback, and to join in the consultation activities, visit www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/planning-reform.

[ozbob]

BETTER PLANNING FOR QUEENSLAND

>> http://www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/planning-reform

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Liking this!! 



I hope they get the music sorted on the fly-throughs hey?

[ozbob]

November 2014

[ozbob]

^ needs music!  Crikey !!

This might work ..  they have a plan 

[Stillwater]

Ms Trad's senior advisor on the phone to Canberra, working up the big plan:

[Stillwater]

His counterpart in Canberra has this sign above his work desk:



It is called Commonwealth-State relations.

[ozbob]

" Gone off the rails .. "   really?   

[ozbob]

How you turn a functional twin island platform station into a complicated mess.  Yes, it is Queensland.

Darra ...   

Three parts.  Enjoy!! 

Control panel bottom left of flash files

The transformation of Darra railway station and precinct - Part one

Large flash files

Part One 7.5MB  Photographs R Dow and mufreight

http://backontrack.org/images/darra/trans/trans.swf

[ozbob]

The transformation of Darra railway station and precinct - Part two

Large flash file 3.5MB

Photographs R Dow and mufreight

http://backontrack.org/images/darra/trans2/trans.swf

[ozbob]

The transformation of Darra railway station and precinct - Part three

Large flash file 3.3MB

Photographs R Dow and mufreight

http://backontrack.org/images/darra/trans3/trans.swf

[Stillwater]

   

THIS IS SERIOUS

Oh dear, .... the federal Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss' office says the Commonwealth is yet to receive any proposals from the Palaszczuk Government for major projects.

CM report: The paralysed Palaszczuk Government has not asked the Commonwealth to co-sponsor any new infrastructure projects since winning office, raising questions about its plan to help kick-start the economy.

The report quotes a spokesperson for Mr Truss as saying: You'd have to question how serious the Queensland Government is when the Australian Government has not received a single funding proposal from the Queensland Government on any infrastructure project across the state.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government-yet-to-make-any-proposals-to-federal-government-for-new-infrastructure-funding/story-fntuy59x-1227520112090

Can someone in the media or state Opposition reading this please ask a simple question of Ms Trad's office:  "Is it true that, since coming to office, Queensland Labor has not submitted one business case or costed funding proposal for a major infrastructure project to the Australian Government for evaluation and consideration for federal funding."

Note:  A letter is not a business case, nor a project proposal report.

[ozbob]

      :bi

[ozbob]

While reviewing the slide shows above ^, can I suggest this as background music?

It goes for quite a while, no need to rush ...    bit like infrastructure in Queensland, no need to rush, hey take a 100 years if you want ...

[ozbob]

Back on track ...

April 2013

"It's a concept ... not a plan .."

[newbris]

When the transport system and all else fails, we have shanks' pony to get around town.  Walking in Brisbane is the only reliable mode, and it is cost-effective.  Just guard against getting the delta blues.

You forgot this mode. Very reliable and cost-effective. :bi

https://youtu.be/9WmhMKWt8DI

[Stillwater]

So very true, normally, but BCC has got in on the act:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/citycycle-scheme-costs-brisbane-city-council-300000-as-user-numbers-plummet/story-e6freoof-1226108555412

[newbris]

So very true, normally, but BCC has got in on the act:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/citycycle-scheme-costs-brisbane-city-council-300000-as-user-numbers-plummet/story-e6freoof-1226108555412

Indeed

Somewhat better than back then thankfully...I actually see quite a few out and about these days. Still held back by mandatory helmet laws and poor separated infrastructure due to underspending and misdirected spending by the BCC.

Must say when you have your route mapped out cycling is incredibly reliable with same ride taking same time regardless of traffic, weather or whatever. When the city is in traffic chaos us cyclists just potter home in peace like usual.

[ozbob]

Bicycle Rush Hour Utrecht (Netherlands) III

April 2010

Marvellous vid this ....    :bi

Meanwhile  ... back in Brisbane

[ozbob]

[Stillwater]

Off to buy a ticket in the big Lottery -- better chance of winning than the odds of SEQ ever having a coherent, workable and costed Integrated Transport Plan ... not just the animated drive-through, website and glossy brochure.  If I win, I will send Ms Trad a million dollars for a few bus stops.

[Stillwater]

The State Government says it will submit 'a significant infrastructure proposal' to Infrastructure Australia by the end of next week.  No word as to what it will be though.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/queensland-government-politicking-over-federal-infrastructure-funding/story-fnii5v71-1227521785092

[#Metro]

Could be a Gondola up Mt Coo-tha for all we know.
Don't get your hopes up too high.

[ozbob]

Could be a Gondola up Mt Coo-tha for all we know.
Don't get your hopes up too high.

More roads no doubt ...

Later ed:  Mono-rail ?   

Later later ed:  Maglev ??   

[ozbob]

Tracy has a plan .. 

[ozbob]

October 2014

[Stillwater]

We don't quite have an Infrastructure Plan in Queensland, but the government, helpfully, has produced a 'directions paper' to indicate how we might get there:

http://www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/resources/paper/delivering-infrastructure-plan-for-qld-directions-paper.pdf

Committees, taskforces, review boards, discussion papers, project reviews, 'overview statements', now a directions paper .... we must be close to making a start on an Infrastructure Plan that actually delivers something.

From the Directions Document:

"Queensland's first State Infrastructure Plan in over three years will be released in early 2016. This will follow
targeted consultation in late 2015. The government will annually update this plan in line with the budget cycle
and with the independent advice of Building Queensland.

"The development of the State Infrastructure Plan will not delay the State Government's investment in infrastructure."

[ozbob]

"We are  the Government ... aren't we ? "   

[ozbob]

We don't quite have an Infrastructure Plan in Queensland, but the government, helpfully, has produced a 'directions paper' to indicate how we might get there:

http://www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/resources/paper/delivering-infrastructure-plan-for-qld-directions-paper.pdf

Committees, taskforces, review boards, discussion papers, project reviews, 'overview statements', now a directions paper .... we must be close to making a start on an Infrastructure Plan that actually delivers something.

From the Directions Document:

"Queensland's first State Infrastructure Plan in over three years will be released in early 2016. This will follow
targeted consultation in late 2015. The government will annually update this plan in line with the budget cycle
and with the independent advice of Building Queensland.

"The development of the State Infrastructure Plan will not delay the State Government's investment in infrastructure."

Rippa acronym ... S I P  ...   

^

[ozbob]

Yee haa!  Finally, some half decent music ... 

Turn it up Bob, rock on ..

Inland Rail

May 2015

[ozbob]

[ozbob]

^ sure ...

September 2014

[ozbob]

[Stillwater]

^^ World's fastest steam trains.
If only we could turbo charge The Valley Rattler:

Ed: It's a beautiful thing  .... the railway pub!   

[ozbob]

June 2015

[ozbob]

Meanwhile ...

Some excellent news.  Probably means we just might get some new animated fly-throughs to dance along to ...   

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https://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/qtenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=16046&action=display-tender-details

Project Evaluation Support for the Cross River Rail Project

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) seeks offers from suitably experienced consultants for the provision of Project Evaluation Support Services for the Preliminary Evaluation phase of the Cross River Rail Project. The Preliminary Evaluation will include project option analysis and preliminary analysis to identify project options for further detailed analysis of a preferred solution during the Business Case phase.

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There is no reason we should doubt it.

[Stillwater]

To give the state credit, what we are seeking with this, and other things, is a bit of direction to TMR to do some serious planning around 'what if' scenarios -- and that is a good thing.  Obviously, these preliminaries are also necessary if Queensland is to have a credible State Infrastructure Plan in early 2016.

[ozbob]

SIP2016  way to go hey?

Sounds better than ConnectingSEQ2051 ?

[ozbob]

Or ..

[ozbob]

June 2012

[ozbob]

Twitter

Robert Dow ‏@Robert_Dow 12m

Cross River Rail - its life cycle ... #qldpol #auspol #springst #nswpol Familiar?



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Twitter

Robert Dow ‏@Robert_Dow 11m

Public transport infrastructure planning summed up

>> ...

#qldpol #nswpol #springst #auspol occasionally goal !!! O_o