Posted by admin on 27 July 2010
I today attended the monthly Gabba Business Association meeting which featured guest speakers Mr Gary Lee (Planning Manager of the Urban Development Authority) and Mr Luke Franzmann (Project Director of Cross River Rail). It was a chance for members to hear first hand about the changes that are going to occur in the Gabba in the coming years.
Most of the information that was covered in the meeting has already been widely reported in the media or on the websites of each organisation but if you haven’t had a chance to see it already you can access it through these links.
http://www.crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/
http://www.ulda.qld.gov.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=34
Probably of all the information we received on the evening the largest note of conjecture from the members was in regards to proposed road changes to allow a greater area of the Go Print site to be developed. The concern was that the planners hadn’t thoroughly thought through the ramifications of traffic movement in the area and that the proposed changes would make travelling through the Gabba during peak times more congested in the future. It will be interesting to see if the UDA takes any notice of these objections and come up with a better solution.
Tags: Brisbane Cross River Rail Project, Main Street Woolloongabba, Stanley Street Brisbane, Stanley Street Woolloongabba, Urban Land Development Authority, Vulture Street Brisbane, Vulture Street Woolloongabba
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Posted by admin on 15 June 2010
pic courtesy OurBrisbane.com
It’s a big claim but that’s what Terry Ryder was expressing in his article for The Australian on the 10th of June. To justify his position Terry cites some of the factors that he believes will make Woolloongabba a suburb worth watching. These factors include the convenience offered by the Gabba to areas such as the city, South Bank, three Hospitals and four Universities. The Clem 7 has also added a degree of convenience and the plans to make the Gabba a major link in the South East Busway system. Then there’s the Council’ s Urban Renewal Programme, the Urban Land Development Authority taking control of the government owned Go-Print site and the building of the Mater Childrens Hospital and the CSIRO construction at the old Boggo Rd Jail, right on the suburb’s doorstep. It’s hard to deny that there is an enormous amount of money being spent in the area and whichever way you look at it there’s no doubt that in 5-10 years time the Gabba will be a very different place. To read the full article click here.
Tags: Boggo Road Busway, Clem 7, Mater Hospital, PA Hospital, Queensland Childrens Hospital, South Bank, Urban Land Development Authority, Woolloongabba Urban Renewal Programme
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