Brisbane City Council has updated its long-term plan to deliver more parks, transport infrastructure, drainage and community facilities following hundreds of pieces of community feedback.
The State Government requires Councils to undertake a review of its long-term infrastructure plan every five years to ensure the critical infrastructure to support a growing city is factored into long-term planning.
The Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) and the Long Term Infrastructure Plan (LTIP) are long-term strategic plans that forecast needs for new and upgraded infrastructure based on anticipated population and employment growth and trends.
The latest review identified more than 1,100 future projects, including 253 park and community facility projects, more than 360 road projects, more than 90 active and public transport projects, and 432 stormwater projects.
Identified long-term projects include intersection upgrades at Underwood Road and Gaskell Street in Eight Mile Plains and Waterworks and Greenlanes roads in Ashgrove. It will also ensure there is more parkland in growing areas including Ellen Grove, South Brisbane, Mt Gravatt and Rochedale New and upgraded sports parks in Stretton, Rochedale, Upper Kedron, Acacia Ridge, Fitzgibbon and Bridgeman Downs are also included.
“Brisbane is one of Australia’s fastest growing cities and we need to ensure we have the infrastructure in place to support this growth and keep Brisbane moving,” said Civic Cabinet Chair for City Planning and Suburban Renewal, Councillor Adam Allan.
“We want to protect the incredible lifestyle we all enjoy and ensure our suburbs remain the best places to live, work and relax.
“By identifying the long-term future needs for our suburbs, we are able to put the planning in place to deliver more parks, more community facilities and better roads and bikeways for residents now and into the future.
“Community feedback has been considered in development of the framework which will now go to the State Government so they can consider our long-term critical infrastructure plan that supports growth and will help make Brisbane even better,” he said.
Projects delivered as the result of the previous LGIP include the Indooroopilly Riverwalk, upgraded flood-resilient ferry terminals at Guyatt Park and New Farm, new and upgraded suburban parks such as Vera Canale Park at Lutwyche and major road upgrades such as Kingsford Smith Drive at Hamilton, Wynnum/Lytton Road at East Brisbane, Telegraph Road through Bracken Ridge and Fitzgibbon, Lemke Road at Fitzgibbon and Boundary Road at Wacol.
Council contacted all residents in the area of the proposed changes with hundreds of submissions received during last year’s community consultation, which led to proposed parks in West End, Everton Park, Graceville and Kedron being revised.
Council says it will now send the proposed amendments to Queensland Government for consideration. Once approved or amended by the state, Council will make its final decision on adopting the citywide amendments into the local planning scheme.