Brisbane

962 readers

28 users here now

Home of the bin chicken. Visit our friends:

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

lodion@aussie.zone

deadcat@aussie.zone

gronax_au@aussie.zone

brisbot@aussie.zone

This Brisbane CBD lift is so unreliable, it’s been out of service almost half the days in 2024 (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)

submitted 5 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

2 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Archive/non-paywall link.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is particularly bad because Queens Wharf Rd has been closed for the construction of the mega-casino since 2017, making it very difficult to get into the CBD by bike from the Bicentennial Bikeway, the most heavily-trafficked bikeway in the city.

And since 2022, the nearest bikeway ramp was also closed due to Metro construction. So this lift has, for the last 2 years, been the only way to get into the CBD by bike anywhere close to Victoria Bridge & Queen St. And it's insanely unreliable.

And of course the LNP Councillors would rather spend effort blaming vandals than actually addressing the underlying problem: that the lift itself is essential due to a lack of other options.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

Doesn't affect cars, so your chances of it being prioritised are low.