‘It’s not a safe journey’: Angry commuters sign petition for Pallara bus service review
More than 500 angry Pallara commuters forced to walk almost 7km to catch a bus are petitioning for new public transport options.
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More than 500 angry Pallara commuters forced to walk almost 7km to catch the nearest bus have signed a petition for bus services to be introduced in the growing southside suburb.
Pallara resident Samantha Spaliviero started the change.org petition and said a review of bus services in the suburb was desperately needed.
“Residents, business hubs, commuters and family/friends have no way of connecting in and out of our suburb unless you walk seven plus kilometres through terrain of un-pathed streets and main connecting road heavily under construction with road closures, trucks, work vehicles, workers and road which has been patch worked,” she said.
“This is not a safe journey for people of Pallara to endure.
“Based on the modelling of the new Pallara estates in 2016 they listed extensively that public transport would be available for residents with bus services – five years later and still no bus services available.”
Brisbane council’s Transport Civic Cabinet Chair Cr Ryan Murphy said they had recently submitted a business case to TransLink for a new service in the growing area of Pallara but they had not approved any new services for the area to date.
A TransLink spokesman said they were also is aware of the Pallara petition and are investigating several options to improve public transport in the area.
“Our priority is to provide accessible, efficient, customer-focused services,” he said.
“We will continue to monitor growth and demand in Pallara, and we work closely with bus operators to assess customer feedback on an ongoing basis to identify potential service improvement opportunities.
“Subject to further planning, investment in any future network improvements would need to be assessed against other priorities within Queensland’s public transport network and the availability of service funding.”
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