The 13 northwest Brisbane roads you hate the most

Commuters in Brisbane’s northwest have named 13 roads struggling to cope with traffic. And a Council poll suggests most respondents don’t think better roads are the answer to the problem.

More than 3000 people have had their say on how to fix the appalling mess that is the road network in Brisbane’s northwest.

And most say better public transport is the key, not new roads, despite a Brisbane City Council push to build a new North West Transport Corridor.

The route of any such corridor will not be known until Council has had a chance to assess the results of online and face-to-face surveys conducted between November last year and February.

The extensive public consultation also revealed 13 shocking arterial roads and what residents think can be done to improve them, from widening to removing on-street parking and coordinated traffic signals.

SEE THE FULL CONSULTATION RESULTS HERE

The roads were: Gympie; Enoggera; Hamilton; Kelvin Grove; Lutwyche; M5; Moggill; Old Northern; Rode; Samford; South Pine; Stafford; Waterworks.

A corridor “study area’’ map was included in the report, covering Bald Hills, Fitzgibbon, Bridgeman Downs, Chermside and Toowong, but did not outline any specific preferred routes.

More than half (56 per cent) of the 1368 residents who responded to the council’s online poll on the best way to improve transport in the northwest said they wanted better train and bus services.

Another 12 per cent said bicycle networks needed to be improved, but only 26 per cent said roads were the best way to fix the area’s transport woes.

The results were even more overwhelming for face-to-face polls, with two-thirds of respondents calling for better public transport and 9 per cent better bike infrastructure.

Only 23 per cent wanted better roads.

“As part of (BCC’s) commitment, late last year Council invited residents to share feedback about their travel behaviours and where transport services and infrastructure could be improved across Brisbane’s north west,’’ Council said.

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“During the consultation from November 27 to February 7, more than 3400 items of feedback were received online, in person at 19 consultation sessions, or via email, phone or post.

“The valuable feedback received is helping to inform the north west transport network business case and guide the planning of future transport initiatives.

“Council looks forward to seeking additional community feedback in late 2020 as part of stage two of the business case development.’’

The business case will be submitted to Federal Government funding body Infrastructure Australia by mid-2021.

Council hoped IA would include a north west corridor as one of the investment projects on IA’s Infrastructure Priority List.

The online quick poll asked residents: “What is the most important way that transport in Brisbane’s north west can be improved?”

Another 485 people made responses at 19 community consultation sessions.

The consultation process found just over half (55 per cent) of respondents used a car to move around during week days, with only 22 per cent catching a bus, 12 per cent taking trains and 8 per cent hopping on a bike.

More than one in four (28 per cent), or 469 respondents, said they were headed for the CBD and another 4 per cent who answered questions about their travel destination nominated the Valley.

Chermside (4 per cent), Herston (3 per cent) and South Brisbane (3 per cent) were the other top destinations.