I’ve just been for a drive at work dropping off a vehicle. Near Chatswood Road Springwood ( other side of the M1 from IKEA ) are a few people with signs saying “Finish The M1”. Also “LNP” signs.
Kinda shaking my head. Of all the issues anywhere and everywhere you’re standing around at the side of the road basically going on about a road of all things.
The M1 is a shitshow and always will be, also it will never be finished, well not in my lifetime. I mean what constitutes “finished” anyway ?
I beep beeped them, my mate waved to them and then (edit to add) after we passed them we called them names.
I might get my own signs made up. “Stop Eating Carrots.
Carrot Lives Matter,
Carrots have feelings too.”
Highways are like bins. Their usage just swells to fill the available space. If they add more lanes to the M1, more people will choose to drive on it.
The only “solution” to the M1 is cheap and fast public transport between places people live (like Ormeau) and where they work (like the CBD).
Or better yet, IMO, break up the CBD in to urban centres/hubs. Have a mini CBD in Ipswich, in Logan, in Chermside… Approve highrises and high density apartments and create more destinations for businesses.
… And even better yet, lets push for more work from home for office jobs. Leave the roads free for people who need to take their skills to site.
I agree with everything you said. I remember the first hotel going up in Springwood there next to the motorway and assumed it was the beginning of lots more high rises. That must have been over 20 years ago. While it’s not super far away from Brisbane if a hub had been created there it would have eased a lot of traffic.
But hey what do we know right…
Sadly SEQ is a damn mess regarding traffic. There would have to be an enormous change to fix things, I won’t hold my breath.
I’ve just been for a drive at work dropping off a vehicle. Near Chatswood Road Springwood ( other side of the M1 from IKEA ) are a few people with signs saying “Finish The M1”. Also “LNP” signs.
Kinda shaking my head. Of all the issues anywhere and everywhere you’re standing around at the side of the road basically going on about a road of all things.
The M1 is a shitshow and always will be, also it will never be finished, well not in my lifetime. I mean what constitutes “finished” anyway ?
I beep beeped them, my mate waved to them and then (edit to add) after we passed them we called them names.
I might get my own signs made up. “Stop Eating Carrots. Carrot Lives Matter, Carrots have feelings too.”
Makes about as much sense in my tiny mind.
Cheers.
Highways are like bins. Their usage just swells to fill the available space. If they add more lanes to the M1, more people will choose to drive on it.
The only “solution” to the M1 is cheap and fast public transport between places people live (like Ormeau) and where they work (like the CBD).
Or better yet, IMO, break up the CBD in to urban centres/hubs. Have a mini CBD in Ipswich, in Logan, in Chermside… Approve highrises and high density apartments and create more destinations for businesses.
… And even better yet, lets push for more work from home for office jobs. Leave the roads free for people who need to take their skills to site.
I agree with everything you said. I remember the first hotel going up in Springwood there next to the motorway and assumed it was the beginning of lots more high rises. That must have been over 20 years ago. While it’s not super far away from Brisbane if a hub had been created there it would have eased a lot of traffic.
But hey what do we know right…
Sadly SEQ is a damn mess regarding traffic. There would have to be an enormous change to fix things, I won’t hold my breath.