Councillor cagey over what vehicles will make up Brisbane Metro

BRISBANE City Council has again insisted its plan for the Brisbane Metro is not just a greenlight for big buses.

Artists impresions of what the Brisbane Metro system may look like.

BRISBANE City Council has again insisted its plan for the Brisbane Metro is not just a greenlight for big buses.

In the council’s meeting, Deputy Mayor and Public and Active Transport Committee chairman Adrian Schrinner answered Cr Andrew Wines’ question about what makes a Metro.

“That is the million dollar question,” Cr Shcrinner said.

“If you look around the world, let’s forget about what’s happening right now in Brisbane, and look at what cities ... use the term metro, you will find a massively diverse range of vehicles.”

His words were met with derision from opposition councillors, who called out Brisbane Metro was just “banana buses”.

Cr Schrinner said worldwide there were three key aspects to a metro system: high frequency services, significant carrying capacity, and the segregation of the system from other vehicles.

Councillor Shayne Sutton (Morningside) interjected she was concerned Cr Schrinner was misleading the council chamber with his definitions, as he had previously defined a metro as having a rail.