widget wrote:I'm new here, but shouldnt the Uni pay for part of the bridge? To me, it seems like their destroying Dutton Park to the benifit of people who live in Carindale.
Lets get some facts straight here, after 5 minutes of googling, I have produced results saying that UQ are not the ones who pushed for this bridge. The BCC did, the BCC followed up and got community feedback. BCC realised that they need to do something to get the buses off St Lucia roads and they did, so I am not sure how you can come out and say the uni is ruining Dutton Park when they didnt't even propose the sturcture.
widget wrote:
I can understand not wanting a busway through their duck ponds and that, but they could build a tunnel to Fred Schonell Drive so the buses can access Toowong ect.
Why would buses need to get to Toowong? The services will be operated by Garden City and Carina depots most likely so would they need to go to another depot. The whole idea is to get bus off those roads so the argument of running blank back to the city that wa doesn't really work.
widget wrote:Yes, I do agree the uni is being picky. They want a transport solution but they dont want a high frequency busway through the campus!
The uni may sound picky, but ripping up half a heritage listed universtity for a busway is not something anyone in this day and age should be doing. As for them saying they want a transport solution, they never even suggested this idea that is going ahead.