The 50 cent fares are great. Yes, not everyone agrees, but we HAVE to get more people into public transport. I cant use it (the public transport), but the traffic has become just mental since COVID. Anything which will reduce this, even a little bit, is very welcome by me. And if it costs me $50 to $60 extra in yearly tax, I have no issues with this at all.
Love your channel mate. It’s nice to be updated about your home city by someone who’s not a politician or media, and with all that’s developing within Brisbane now and over the next few years, I’m sure there’ll be a lot to keep you busy and wish you all the best for future success :-)
I’m addicted to your updates now. Being new to QLD, and living in Morton Bay Area, I’d love for you to do a video all about Morton bay region! You seem to find the most interesting little facts. Thanks for another great video.
Traveling to Brisbane from the US in Jan and love your channel. Despite its problems which most big cities have, I'm thrilled to be visiting. Anyway, keep up the great work!
As someone who's lived in Brisbane for over a decade and also lived in cities like LA/Jacksonville for various years in the US Australian city have none of the problems most US cities have. Most US cities are at worst filled with rampant crime or homelessness and at best terrible to navigate and car reliant where every city block looks like the same. Australian cities vary when it comes to cleanliness and cities like Sydney are of course more dirty than brisbane but by and large all australian cities are great.
Maybe our connections have long been close, but I love the increasing links across the Pacific. I've become a regular on United's direct flights from Brisbane to San Francisco, for visiting fam in the Pacific North West.
@Cneq Agree completely. Brisbane is experiencing growing pains. You also don't have Trumpism, a growing danger to our democratic values. I know I speak for many of us who love our Australian friends across the Pacific.
16:07 why do so many people confuse largest and most populous. At just over 2000 km2, Moreton Regional council wouldnt even get into the top 20 largest in Queensland, let alone number three in Australia.
I just stumbled across this page. Was so informative. As a reasonably new resident of Brisbane there is a lot I am yet to learn. This was very interesting. Thank you
Item 3 solves item 2. Hold the Olympics inside Star Casino, and limit the whole event to indoor sports. Like gymnastics, badminton and.... break dancing?
Having lived in London during 2012, there is a positive impact to the Olympics. The gripe that i have is with the infrastructure. There are too many builds without thinking about roads and transport. On another note, it's a shame that transport isn't being extended to the Western suburbs. It is needed.
Thanks for the updates. There was also another e-scooter company (in Brisbane) called Neuron until July. I also heard today that there will be government rebates given for people buying certain (speed limited) e-scooters or e-bikes.
Yep. They announced that rebate just too late for me to mention it in the video, but it'll be mentioned in the upcoming active transport video. I remember the two being Neuron and Beam for quite a while. I guess Lime returned when Neuron left, maybe? I wonder who will replace Beam?
Thanks for the video. Some really interesting information. And thank you for covering the other areas of Brisbane too, not just the BCC which is only half our 2.7M population.
@@chillikoala Cheers! Yes, I'm trying to cover as much on all of Greater Brisbane as I can. Often all the attention goes to the BCC area, but there's so much more to brisbane than that!
BCC *is* Brisbane. We aren't Sydney or Melbourne, we don't weirdly consider Logan or Ipswich to be Brisbane because there's much more of an identity in each city. There's the Greater Brisbane Region, sure. That's not Brisbane and isn't what people mean when they say it here. Regardless, all of us in this area of SEQ are probably interested in what's happening in Brisbane and its surrounds (Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay Region, Redland Bay)
@@ElusiveTy Born and bred Brisbane mate, for over 5 decades. Only in recent times (about 20 years ago) when Brisbane's smaller councils amalgamated that there's been division, as you've described. Growing up, we've always described it as part of Brisbane, including some examples: Brisbane's Alma Park Zoo (located at Dakabin), Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (departs from the peninsula) Brisbane has several councils and is a city of 2.7M, not 1.3M. Just like Sydney and Melbourne also have several councils and aren't defined by the Sydney City Council or the Melbourne City Council. Yes, every area will have it's own uniqueness and culture -- the same can be said for parts of Sydney and Melbourne -- but it's still part of Brisbane.
@@jennywiltshire7354 I try to remain as neutral and balanced as possible, but it's impossible not to be affected at all by my own biases, even if it's only in the topics and issues chosen. But I will always aim to present everything in as balanced a way as possible.
QSAC is currently 48,000 capacity with its run down uncomfortable seating. Stephen Miles want to reduce the Capacity to 40,000 with new temporary seating, which will be removed after the games. Yet the Gabba lifespan ends in 2030. Brisbane needs a state of the art modern multiplayer stadium for future events - sports brings millions of dollars to a city. Example NRL Magic Round brings in $50 Million+ into Brisbane for the 3 day event. People have to remember these are the Summer games in the middle of our winter so protection from the weather is required
I prefer the guy we got now, atleast hes trying to build a state owned sustainable power grid for qld. The other dude is just another bruz bisness man.
International property speculators follow the olympics. They’ve already started ploughing into Bris land & houses. They & all the usual local land speculators are lobbying for a stadium at Hamilton Northside. The EXPERT study proved Victoria Park is the best & blindingly obvious place for the Stadium: plenty of space, housing, best transport, and city amenities
@@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE yes, but during peak hours the public transport is a sardine can already. Outside those hours not so much, which the 50c might change. More passengers means less cost per passenger. Other then that the public transport system is already mostly subsidised, not sure by how much , but say 80%. This change might only increase the subsidy, or perhaps even reduce it marginally.
that's interesting to hear about the metro extending from the busway considering longer buses struggle to pull into interchange such as Carindale. so this mean more infrastructure upgrades, as it was considered 20yrs ago to extend the busway out from Buranda to Capalaba. be nice to see how long it takes to be introduced. I can see it semi working towards Eagle Farm on Kingsford Smith Drive and Chermside on Gympie Rd, cause of the widening of roads as they can easy direct into a bus-lane
I remember when i worked in the valley & city, it was cheaper for me to drive in from Kallangur & pay for early bird parking than get pub transport. That was in the very early 2000s. But PT didn't get cheaper!
Wow, it's bad when even with parking it's cheaper to drive! Actually similar to when I went into the city on weekends pre-50c fares. Unlimited parking for $8, works out about the same as taking the bus each way, but faster and I can sing at the top of my lungs as I drive. But now I always take the bus.
It was originally from my video on Daisy Hill Koala Centre (along with the b-roll of the koala). I think this is the second time I've reused that shot since that video.
I remember when Sydney was awarded the Olympic Games. I was so happy for Australia but felt left out as I lived in Adelaide. Now, I live in Brisbane and so happy that we have the Olympic Games! Imagine being a 10 or 12 year old and having this motivate you into life..! Go Brisbane!
Well, lets through a crap load of tax payers money at a 2 week event so a very small number of people can live their dream, and then spend years and years having to offset the expense. I wonder why the 2032 Olympics was just handed to Brisbane without a bid from another City?
Sure it’s going to cost a bucket of money. But it’s money we will will most likely would have spent anyway as our stadiums are to put it bluntly crap and need to be rebuilt or refurbished anyway.
What about the laughable proposed road/toll tunnel from Darra to Toowong? - it should be an express train tunnel from Ipswich & Springfield lines with stops at Mt Ommaney, Jindalee and Kenmore into central Brisbane. Centenary area and surround are very deprived of reliable public transportation.
Another toll is a shame though Brisbanites do not appreciate public transport and that particular area of Brisbane has always had horrible road connections into the city. Public transport, unfortunately, is one of those things that doesn't see investment until people use it, yet people will claim they won't use it until it's seen investment. A catch 22.
Just subscribed. I'm such a fan of local and hyper-local news and I absolutely refuse to support The Curious-Mail or other Murdoch media. Even the ABC sucks a lot these days.
It’s too darn convenient to work from home if you have that option. Saves me 2hrs travel by car or 4hrs via public transport. Note: i purchased my house in the outer suburbs because I knew I could work from home. And live in a leafy green suburb, away from the high rise, town house living
Great channel. Congratulations. Just keep limiting to give news not given opinion and you'll be a winner. Report the news and live the opinion to your subscribers. You got a new subscribed.
Living on the Gold Coast. I wish we had public transport. Traffic is getting ridiculous & there’s a very minimal transport system…unless you’re just going up & down the Gold Coast highway. I would love to use public transport & to pay 50c as well.
The idea of using Ballsac stadium is an absolute joke If it ends up being the winning option, Brisbane, Queensland and Australia as a whole will have our reputation damaged irreparably.
Dont want a OLD stadium. Dont want to be embarressed on the world stage.....WE NEED A NEW 80,000 + staidum the gabba made sense and only a few Nimby's got there way!
One of the incentives to offer cheap public transport fees, is Cross River Rail. With people working from home, the Business Case didn’t quite stack up. How can we continue to justify billions of infrastructure investment? By increasing the number of commuters. Well, here’s a way! Both parties would have a strong interest in numbers stacking up for a mega project like this and the lobby that sits behind it.
The 50c public transport thing is weird to me. I grew up in an outer suburb with near zero public transport on weekends. Always had a car. Never had a period of using public transport regularly. Bought an ev before the 50c fares announced. Charging for free most days, so no cost savings and the extra time via public transport hurts.
LNP Are going to cute the tax rate for their resource aka mining mates. Thus creating a even bigger black whole for the budget. Guess where there will save money....
I have to watch this as the news about Brisbane City Council and Logan City in City of Moreton Bay where I live is hopeless. City of Moreton Bay is hopeless at marketing itself. It is left off all the maps and people skip straight to Sunshine Coast from Brisbane. Nobody knows City of Moreton Bay exists or where it is. They confuse it with Redland Bay as it is also on Moreton Bay offshore.
Moreton Bay isn't a city. It's the Moreton Bay Regional Council. Redland Bay, Ipswich, Logan, and Brisbane are all cities. People forget about Moreton Bay Regional Council because it's a dump. It's synonymous with Dakabin, Deception Bay, Caboolture, and Caboolture-lite (Morayfield). The only somewhat redeeming areas are Narangba and Mango Hill, where about 50% of each are acceptable. It's a really stretched out region, like Logan.
@@GizmosBushEscapes I don't think anyone does! I just take what they say as a rough indication of what kind of people they want to please rather than a firm indication of what they actually plan to do.
I used to joke that the Treasury Building was where the government took people's money, and then nothing changed when it became the Treasury Casino. Guess I can't make that joke anymore.
Holding the Olympics in Brisbane is a big mistake. No other country wanted to host it so that’s why little Brisbane won it. It’s the biggest waste of money.
Main stream media is not telling the actual story of why Start Entertainment are struggling and there is websites like Hot Copper that have threads with information and some with links to validate the information. I hope the general public all become aware of the damage the state governments have done to the casino industry.
I hope that with this extension of the metro network it's going to be cheaper to get to the airport. The cost of taking the train to the airport is despicable.
I agree, but at least for now, the airtrain is 50% cheaper than it was before the 50c fares came in. It will stay half-price for six months. Not sure what they'll negotiate beyond that.
@@thatshizkafexplain to me a reasonable reason why anyone should vote LNP that they will actually do. Last time I checked they just killed our wildlife, decreased our wages and increased the crime rate somehow even tho that’s not there job
Can we get an update on the river please. 1. I’m curious to see if gov acknowledges how filthy it has been for so long. 2. Will we ever get an answer why it looks like that. 3. Plan of attack by 2030
Brisbane has a long way to go to reach "good" public transport fares aside. I can see buses being piled up at peak hours and with more people using public transport, it will only get worse, especially during the Olympics. Brisbane needs more train and metro lines and with higher frequency and reliable timing to act as a backbone instead of buses. Buses cannot bear the majority of commuters. Any good public transport system has trains/underground as backbone, then complemented by tram lines, which are then supported by buses. I am assuming that there are various logistical, financial, and engineering obstacles that make it near impossible to implement such a system, but things can still be improved. Especially, what is lacking is any transport across outer suburbs. I'm tired of having to take an hour trip in and out of CBD just to get from Moorooka to Mt Gravatt, which would only take 15 minutes by car. It doesn't make any sense. I am honestly worried about the Olympic Games. 8 years is not a lot in the scale of the event. Plus, as you mentioned, they need to build a long term infrastructure that will serve the community long after the games. Sydney managed to pull it off to a certain extent.
At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy-duddy, e-scooters are a dangerous editions to our streets. As a pedestrian on the city streets I would love to see some regulation e.g. speed limits near pedestrians.
I've been speaking with active transport advocates for an upcoming video (including e-scooter and pedestrian advocates), and the most recurring theme to come out is the need for dedicated cycling/e-scooter lanes to separate pedestrians from wheeled transport. There are speed limits and other regulations in place, however the main issue I see is the lack of enforcement.
You are not wrong..I saw on the news where Queensland Rail are blaming the 50cent fares and the volume of people trying to catch a train because some people are falling and slipping over or falling down stairs at various stations either using their phones or not leaving enough time.(one was actually trying to carry a bike up the escalator at Roma Street and fell backwards bike and all). People are also complaining they don’t have enough buses, trains and parking to cope with the volume of passengers taking advantage of the 50 cent fares.. As for Star Casino..Seven News give them a free plug every night by having them in the background of the news desk. Just don’t get me started on the Olympics…let Scotland have them like the Commonwealth Games proposal being bandied around…or a private jet on taxpayers to deliver a birthday cake….instead of a local baker making and delivering the cake directly.
The brisbane metro extension north is along the exact corridor the state government will be tunneling for a toll road. Maybe the 2 groups could get together and achieve a world class system instead of bus lanes along the busiest road with 30 sets of traffic lights. Especially considering that the state government abandoned its bus lanes 400 m from the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere 🤦. Nobody in council had any thoughts about how they were going to use the corridor when the state government said they blew their budget and merged the bus lanes into general traffic 2 blocks from the major interchange.😡 As for a westward extension, the obvious answer that should already be in construction is UQ lakes to Indooroopilly/Toowong. Council built a dedicated bridge to UQ but UQ won't even let them run busses through their campus. Shameful
Buses are cheap in the big scheme of things, paying for the drivers is what costs. Reallocating old Buses is not a thing. They will simply not replace out of date buses.
Both of them couldn't organise a root in a brothel ,build a new stadium with better transport to the venue for future generations,the population is not going to stop growing.
Perhaps they should consider replacing the Gabba stadium with a new site. It may cover a major part of the cost of a purpose built stadium if it is developed as high rise residential development. The existing site is too small and public transport is poor.
50c fairs for totally shyte public transport, bugger that. Cheaper rego would have helped alot more people with cost of living instead of 50c Bus fairs.😒
I don't think it was entirely about cost of living relief. Getting more people on public transport means less people in cars on the road, which also helps those that have to drive (due to the poor level of access to public transport, or out of necessity due to the nature of their work etc).
I AM 82 YEARS OLD I HAVE LOWER BACK STENOSIS THAT MEANS. LEGS HAVE TROUBLE WALKING AND NOT ABLE TO DO STEPS OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND FOR THE LAST 2 years HAD 1/2 PRICE TAXI SCHEME WHICH EXPIRED ON THE 31 ST OF AUGUST 2024 AND WHEN I REAPLIED FOR CONTINUATION OF MY TAXI SCHEME CARD AS I DO NOT DRIVE AND IT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET AROUND AS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT I WAS REJECTED WITH THE HELP OF MY LOCAL MEMBER OF MANSFIELD AND THE DOCTOR REAPLIED AND WAS REJECTED AGAIN WHY? IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW I AM 2 YEARS OLDER AND STILL HAVE THE SAME CONDITION SO I SEND A LETTER 3 WEEKS AGO SPECIAL MAIL TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ASKING FOR HELP I HOPE THAT HE WILL AT 82 YEARS OLD NEVER ASKED FOR ANY HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT THE ONLY THING I CAN NOT DO WITHOUT IS AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT LIKE TAXI SCHEME AND I HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT IT IS DISGRACEFUL
Let them walk away with the hospital. It is a ploy developers use all the time. There's the door. Government has a role in lifting the barrier to entry to developers. If they are not competent enough they have to be educated.
Give me one good reason why Stephen Miles should not be the next Premier - QSAC as the Olympic stadium. It was a joke when they built it in the first place.
Fares only contribute to around 15% of Translink's operation costs (less than 30% in most cities) so there won't be a massive impact on revenue, especially when you consider the increase in passenger numbers as a result of lowering fares.
who would have thought, multi billion dollar project getting designed and redesigned over and over just so public wealth can get funneled away into the pockets of developers.
The Gabba is the only choise and the best one! If people don’t like it, just move out of the city you dummies, and get the poor kids out of that little school, and combine it with cooparoo high! Lots of great room for sports and a beautiful creek for kayaking. And it’s only 5 to 10 min away.
I want hard worker labour can claim tax return for petrol for some one live far away from work place and build more 2br house sale to hard worker with lower income. If government qld can do that .I'm sure less unemployment. People happy to work and less crime
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Loving the 50c fares. Have been on the trains and ferries more in the last few weeks than probably the last 20 years.
@@TravelWithBek Yeah, it's been great for me too. Makes running the channel cheaper for one thing.
@@BrisbaneChannel it sure does hey!
Yeah great for those with easy access while the rest of us who don't have it as an option subsidies your cheap fare.
@@nevilletisch9637 There's no denying access is an issue. That really needs improving.
@@nevilletisch9637 You're not wrong about access but you aren't subsidising it. SEQ overall subsidises the rest of the state.
The 50 cent fares are great. Yes, not everyone agrees, but we HAVE to get more people into public transport.
I cant use it (the public transport), but the traffic has become just mental since COVID.
Anything which will reduce this, even a little bit, is very welcome by me.
And if it costs me $50 to $60 extra in yearly tax, I have no issues with this at all.
Thanks for the update! The 50c fares are a lifesaver ATM. So many people making use of this initiative which is amazing. ❤
It definitely is.
Love your channel mate. It’s nice to be updated about your home city by someone who’s not a politician or media, and with all that’s developing within Brisbane now and over the next few years, I’m sure there’ll be a lot to keep you busy and wish you all the best for future success :-)
@@volcano83 Thanks so much. That's what I'm hoping for, and hopefully soon I'll be able to dedicate more time to it.
Very true!
I’m addicted to your updates now. Being new to QLD, and living in Morton Bay Area, I’d love for you to do a video all about Morton bay region! You seem to find the most interesting little facts. Thanks for another great video.
Always love the updates. Live in and love Brisbane
I'm watching this as I'm drifting off to sleep & my brain thought it read "Live, Laugh, Love, Brisbane' 😂
I live further west than the train line goes and so I am loving the new 50c fares
Traveling to Brisbane from the US in Jan and love your channel. Despite its problems which most big cities have, I'm thrilled to be visiting. Anyway, keep up the great work!
@@kendalldad It's a while away still, but have a great time when you're here!
As someone who's lived in Brisbane for over a decade and also lived in cities like LA/Jacksonville for various years in the US Australian city have none of the problems most US cities have. Most US cities are at worst filled with rampant crime or homelessness and at best terrible to navigate and car reliant where every city block looks like the same.
Australian cities vary when it comes to cleanliness and cities like Sydney are of course more dirty than brisbane but by and large all australian cities are great.
Maybe our connections have long been close, but I love the increasing links across the Pacific. I've become a regular on United's direct flights from Brisbane to San Francisco, for visiting fam in the Pacific North West.
@Cneq Agree completely. Brisbane is experiencing growing pains. You also don't have Trumpism, a growing danger to our democratic values. I know I speak for many of us who love our Australian friends across the Pacific.
16:07 why do so many people confuse largest and most populous. At just over 2000 km2, Moreton Regional council wouldnt even get into the top 20 largest in Queensland, let alone number three in Australia.
I just stumbled across this page. Was so informative. As a reasonably new resident of Brisbane there is a lot I am yet to learn. This was very interesting. Thank you
Love your work mate, great update video.
Keep up the good work 👍🏼
@@darbeeroyal8503 Cheers!
Item 3 solves item 2. Hold the Olympics inside Star Casino, and limit the whole event to indoor sports. Like gymnastics, badminton and.... break dancing?
Haha!
Having lived in London during 2012, there is a positive impact to the Olympics. The gripe that i have is with the infrastructure. There are too many builds without thinking about roads and transport. On another note, it's a shame that transport isn't being extended to the Western suburbs. It is needed.
What a fantastic channel !!!
Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoy it!
Thanks for the updates. There was also another e-scooter company (in Brisbane) called Neuron until July. I also heard today that there will be government rebates given for people buying certain (speed limited) e-scooters or e-bikes.
Yep. They announced that rebate just too late for me to mention it in the video, but it'll be mentioned in the upcoming active transport video.
I remember the two being Neuron and Beam for quite a while. I guess Lime returned when Neuron left, maybe? I wonder who will replace Beam?
Awesome video Thankyou for taking the time to inform us
@@jakeAndj You're most welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video. Some really interesting information. And thank you for covering the other areas of Brisbane too, not just the BCC which is only half our 2.7M population.
@@chillikoala Cheers! Yes, I'm trying to cover as much on all of Greater Brisbane as I can. Often all the attention goes to the BCC area, but there's so much more to brisbane than that!
BCC *is* Brisbane. We aren't Sydney or Melbourne, we don't weirdly consider Logan or Ipswich to be Brisbane because there's much more of an identity in each city. There's the Greater Brisbane Region, sure. That's not Brisbane and isn't what people mean when they say it here.
Regardless, all of us in this area of SEQ are probably interested in what's happening in Brisbane and its surrounds (Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay Region, Redland Bay)
@@ElusiveTy Born and bred Brisbane mate, for over 5 decades. Only in recent times (about 20 years ago) when Brisbane's smaller councils amalgamated that there's been division, as you've described. Growing up, we've always described it as part of Brisbane, including some examples: Brisbane's Alma Park Zoo (located at Dakabin), Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (departs from the peninsula) Brisbane has several councils and is a city of 2.7M, not 1.3M. Just like Sydney and Melbourne also have several councils and aren't defined by the Sydney City Council or the Melbourne City Council. Yes, every area will have it's own uniqueness and culture -- the same can be said for parts of Sydney and Melbourne -- but it's still part of Brisbane.
The Treasury building was leased to Star for $1 a year from the government. I didn't realise that was resellable....
Apparently it is, and what a profit!
Great channel, unbiased news, very refreshing
@@jennywiltshire7354 I try to remain as neutral and balanced as possible, but it's impossible not to be affected at all by my own biases, even if it's only in the topics and issues chosen. But I will always aim to present everything in as balanced a way as possible.
Love your updates. Keep it up! ❤
This was great, thank you!
@@piperashburn3005 You're welcome.
QSAC is currently 48,000 capacity with its run down uncomfortable seating. Stephen Miles want to reduce the Capacity to 40,000 with new temporary seating, which will be removed after the games.
Yet the Gabba lifespan ends in 2030. Brisbane needs a state of the art modern multiplayer stadium for future events - sports brings millions of dollars to a city.
Example NRL Magic Round brings in $50 Million+ into Brisbane for the 3 day event.
People have to remember these are the Summer games in the middle of our winter so protection from the weather is required
Thank you for the vid. It’s very in formative. It helps to know what’s ahead. Doesn’t look that good but we need to know.
Some great updates there mate! I'm glad they're keeping the 50 cent fares (not that I use public transport).
I'm glad because I use it quite a bit, and will only use it more as I start dedicating more time to the channel.
@BrisbaneChannel It's a good move, and an obvious vote gainer for either party
I prefer the guy we got now, atleast hes trying to build a state owned sustainable power grid for qld. The other dude is just another bruz bisness man.
Olympics 8 years away...
I would think contruction should've been well underway, 8 years isn't much
Thank you!!!
@@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE Thanks so much!
😉@@BrisbaneChannel😎
International property speculators follow the olympics. They’ve already started ploughing into Bris land & houses. They & all the usual local land speculators are lobbying for a stadium at Hamilton Northside.
The EXPERT study proved Victoria Park is the best & blindingly obvious place for the Stadium: plenty of space, housing, best transport, and city amenities
'Speculators'. It's called investors.
No investor is going to be against Victoria Park being made relevant.
Ten folks paying 50 cents versus one person paying $5.
Apart from peak hour , that should be awesome
Is it not still 50c during peak times?¿?
@@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE yes, but during peak hours the public transport is a sardine can already. Outside those hours not so much, which the 50c might change. More passengers means less cost per passenger. Other then that the public transport system is already mostly subsidised, not sure by how much , but say 80%. This change might only increase the subsidy, or perhaps even reduce it marginally.
that's interesting to hear about the metro extending from the busway considering longer buses struggle to pull into interchange such as Carindale. so this mean more infrastructure upgrades, as it was considered 20yrs ago to extend the busway out from Buranda to Capalaba. be nice to see how long it takes to be introduced. I can see it semi working towards Eagle Farm on Kingsford Smith Drive and Chermside on Gympie Rd, cause of the widening of roads as they can easy direct into a bus-lane
I remember when i worked in the valley & city, it was cheaper for me to drive in from Kallangur & pay for early bird parking than get pub transport. That was in the very early 2000s. But PT didn't get cheaper!
Wow, it's bad when even with parking it's cheaper to drive! Actually similar to when I went into the city on weekends pre-50c fares. Unlimited parking for $8, works out about the same as taking the bus each way, but faster and I can sing at the top of my lungs as I drive. But now I always take the bus.
13:25 that is an old b roll scene. Brings back a bit of nostalgia
It was originally from my video on Daisy Hill Koala Centre (along with the b-roll of the koala). I think this is the second time I've reused that shot since that video.
I beat David chrisafulli has never been on a bus in all his life
i call him david christhefool. And you also have pauline pantsdown.
or 1 mile forward, two miles back steven miles.
@@electro_sykeschrisafuckwit works well too. Vote independent
I remember when Sydney was awarded the Olympic Games. I was so happy for Australia but felt left out as I lived in Adelaide. Now, I live in Brisbane and so happy that we have the Olympic Games! Imagine being a 10 or 12 year old and having this motivate you into life..! Go Brisbane!
Well, lets through a crap load of tax payers money at a 2 week event so a very small number of people can live their dream, and then spend years and years having to offset the expense. I wonder why the 2032 Olympics was just handed to Brisbane without a bid from another City?
You're gonna pay for years afterwards...
Sure it’s going to cost a bucket of money. But it’s money we will will most likely would have spent anyway as our stadiums are to put it bluntly crap and need to be rebuilt or refurbished anyway.
Yes please do a moreton bay video🙏
What about the laughable proposed road/toll tunnel from Darra to Toowong? - it should be an express train tunnel from Ipswich & Springfield lines with stops at Mt Ommaney, Jindalee and Kenmore into central Brisbane. Centenary area and surround are very deprived of reliable public transportation.
Another toll is a shame though Brisbanites do not appreciate public transport and that particular area of Brisbane has always had horrible road connections into the city. Public transport, unfortunately, is one of those things that doesn't see investment until people use it, yet people will claim they won't use it until it's seen investment. A catch 22.
fire vid
Don't let the 50 cent fare promise from the politicians fool you.
Good content keep it up
Cheers! That's my plan.
Just subscribed. I'm such a fan of local and hyper-local news and I absolutely refuse to support The Curious-Mail or other Murdoch media. Even the ABC sucks a lot these days.
I gave up on The Courier Mail years ago. It became trash. This channel is much better.
Welcome!
Guardian, Courier Mail, ABC. It's all crap. The only good media is small, independent, unbiased (delivery) media.
Need to dig deeper into the 50 cent fares to see what CBD companies pressured the government to get people working in the city again.
@@rooboy69 you are wise.
No one's going back to working in the office just because the fares dropped by $3.
@@BassLiberators not sure if sarcasm or if you actually believe that
@@rooboy69 $6 a day in fares isn't keeping anyone away from the office.
What is keeping people away is how awful offices are to work in.
It’s too darn convenient to work from home if you have that option.
Saves me 2hrs travel by car or 4hrs via public transport.
Note: i purchased my house in the outer suburbs because I knew I could work from home. And live in a leafy green suburb, away from the high rise, town house living
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Great video Adam 🙂
Cheers Rauri!
I love the Brisbane chanel
Living on the Gold Coast. I wish we had public transport. Traffic is getting ridiculous & there’s a very minimal transport system…unless you’re just going up & down the Gold Coast highway. I would love to use public transport & to pay 50c as well.
I didn't know the situation down there was so similar to up here.
The idea of using Ballsac stadium is an absolute joke If it ends up being the winning option, Brisbane, Queensland and Australia as a whole will have our reputation damaged irreparably.
beyond repair you mean
@@CheeseyBoi10That's what 'irreparably' means.
@@ElusiveTy oh....
Hoping they’ll make the bus routes also go circular around the city to make east-west travel from outer suburbs easier
Dont want a OLD stadium. Dont want to be embarressed on the world stage.....WE NEED A NEW 80,000 + staidum the gabba made sense and only a few Nimby's got there way!
Griffith Uni I think came out on top for purchasing the old Treasury building. Hopefully they'll be doing something innovative
We have 4 stadiums we could use right now, so it’s not an issue, Gabba, expo Reno, Suncorp, new Springfield stadium, Carrara there’s plenty!
Ooohhh i am looking forward to the goss on the casino weeeee!
One of the incentives to offer cheap public transport fees, is Cross River Rail. With people working from home, the Business Case didn’t quite stack up. How can we continue to justify billions of infrastructure investment? By increasing the number of commuters. Well, here’s a way! Both parties would have a strong interest in numbers stacking up for a mega project like this and the lobby that sits behind it.
Interesting thought.
The 50c public transport thing is weird to me. I grew up in an outer suburb with near zero public transport on weekends. Always had a car. Never had a period of using public transport regularly. Bought an ev before the 50c fares announced.
Charging for free most days, so no cost savings and the extra time via public transport hurts.
Bring back Station Masters at railway stations in Brisbane they provided a vital service.
Need the costing on public transport & 50 cent fares, who picks up the tab,what percentage of the population use it.
Thanks, I'll be a little more detailed in future.
do we get 50c shares from Cairns to Brisbane? or just SE QLD, we feel left out for a reason
It's statewide.
The Olympics are awesome! At making Brisbane too expensive for the locals to survive in this city anymore.
LNP Are going to cute the tax rate for their resource aka mining mates. Thus creating a even bigger black whole for the budget. Guess where there will save money....
I have to watch this as the news about Brisbane City Council and Logan City in City of Moreton Bay where I live is hopeless. City of Moreton Bay is hopeless at marketing itself. It is left off all the maps and people skip straight to Sunshine Coast from Brisbane. Nobody knows City of Moreton Bay exists or where it is. They confuse it with Redland Bay as it is also on Moreton Bay offshore.
Moreton Bay isn't a city. It's the Moreton Bay Regional Council. Redland Bay, Ipswich, Logan, and Brisbane are all cities. People forget about Moreton Bay Regional Council because it's a dump. It's synonymous with Dakabin, Deception Bay, Caboolture, and Caboolture-lite (Morayfield). The only somewhat redeeming areas are Narangba and Mango Hill, where about 50% of each are acceptable. It's a really stretched out region, like Logan.
Lol the minute the lnp get in the 50c fares are toast
Sounds good. BUT I honestly don't believe a word from politicians mouths.
@@GizmosBushEscapes I don't think anyone does! I just take what they say as a rough indication of what kind of people they want to please rather than a firm indication of what they actually plan to do.
like 👍 number 353 great reporting
I used to joke that the Treasury Building was where the government took people's money, and then nothing changed when it became the Treasury Casino. Guess I can't make that joke anymore.
I used to say the same. Griffith uni took my money, though!
No means of denied the improvement of public transport. Did the governor ever consider Uber or Taxi businesses.
Holding the Olympics in Brisbane is a big mistake. No other country wanted to host it so that’s why little Brisbane won it. It’s the biggest waste of money.
@@phyju What are the financial benefits for Brisbane locals?
@@TBN_24_Lucasnothing, more expensive housing
Main stream media is not telling the actual story of why Start Entertainment are struggling and there is websites like Hot Copper that have threads with information and some with links to validate the information. I hope the general public all become aware of the damage the state governments have done to the casino industry.
I'll take a look. I'm always open to looking at other angles and testing their validity.
I hope that with this extension of the metro network it's going to be cheaper to get to the airport. The cost of taking the train to the airport is despicable.
I agree, but at least for now, the airtrain is 50% cheaper than it was before the 50c fares came in. It will stay half-price for six months. Not sure what they'll negotiate beyond that.
Thats if you can trust anything a Poly says.
We a stadium that is in a good location for the games and for concerts and sports. Suncorp stadium is too close to residential areas.
Cancel the Olympics.
Absolutely
Vote LNP. Labor and Star are have been rubbing and tugging each other for years and the Star would hate to see it cancelled. Corrupt.
@@thatshizkafexplain to me a reasonable reason why anyone should vote LNP that they will actually do. Last time I checked they just killed our wildlife, decreased our wages and increased the crime rate somehow even tho that’s not there job
"We need a better stadium but no we won't be building a new one" is the political equivalent of the "No take, only throw" meme
I wasn't familiar with that meme (I am now). Yeah, it is in a way.
Can we get an update on the river please. 1. I’m curious to see if gov acknowledges how filthy it has been for so long. 2. Will we ever get an answer why it looks like that. 3. Plan of attack by 2030
Would rather them spend the investment in 50c fares on actual good public transport
@@aaron5703 That's really where the work needs to be done.
Brisbane has a long way to go to reach "good" public transport fares aside. I can see buses being piled up at peak hours and with more people using public transport, it will only get worse, especially during the Olympics. Brisbane needs more train and metro lines and with higher frequency and reliable timing to act as a backbone instead of buses. Buses cannot bear the majority of commuters. Any good public transport system has trains/underground as backbone, then complemented by tram lines, which are then supported by buses. I am assuming that there are various logistical, financial, and engineering obstacles that make it near impossible to implement such a system, but things can still be improved. Especially, what is lacking is any transport across outer suburbs. I'm tired of having to take an hour trip in and out of CBD just to get from Moorooka to Mt Gravatt, which would only take 15 minutes by car. It doesn't make any sense.
I am honestly worried about the Olympic Games. 8 years is not a lot in the scale of the event. Plus, as you mentioned, they need to build a long term infrastructure that will serve the community long after the games. Sydney managed to pull it off to a certain extent.
I absolutely agree with you regarding public transport.
one more lane bro. 🤣
At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy-duddy, e-scooters are a dangerous editions to our streets. As a pedestrian on the city streets I would love to see some regulation e.g. speed limits near pedestrians.
I've been speaking with active transport advocates for an upcoming video (including e-scooter and pedestrian advocates), and the most recurring theme to come out is the need for dedicated cycling/e-scooter lanes to separate pedestrians from wheeled transport. There are speed limits and other regulations in place, however the main issue I see is the lack of enforcement.
@@BrisbaneChannel quite right, the rules maybe there, but I've never seen any enforcement. Thanks.
I agree the government doesn’t care about the Olympics only votes. But yes, maybe something will get done after the election.
Whoever designed the queen street warf casino entrance needs to be fired. A line up, to get into a casino? What a joke. Of course no one wants to go.
You are not wrong..I saw on the news where Queensland Rail are blaming the 50cent fares and the volume of people trying to catch a train because some people are falling and slipping over or falling down stairs at various stations either using their phones or not leaving enough time.(one was actually trying to carry a bike up the escalator at Roma Street and fell backwards bike and all). People are also complaining they don’t have enough buses, trains and parking to cope with the volume of passengers taking advantage of the 50 cent fares.. As for Star Casino..Seven News give them a free plug every night by having them in the background of the news desk. Just don’t get me started on the Olympics…let Scotland have them like the Commonwealth Games proposal being bandied around…or a private jet on taxpayers to deliver a birthday cake….instead of a local baker making and delivering the cake directly.
There is no cure for stupid
Make the Dogs racing vvenue the new Stadium @ Hamiliton
The brisbane metro extension north is along the exact corridor the state government will be tunneling for a toll road. Maybe the 2 groups could get together and achieve a world class system instead of bus lanes along the busiest road with 30 sets of traffic lights. Especially considering that the state government abandoned its bus lanes 400 m from the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere 🤦. Nobody in council had any thoughts about how they were going to use the corridor when the state government said they blew their budget and merged the bus lanes into general traffic 2 blocks from the major interchange.😡
As for a westward extension, the obvious answer that should already be in construction is UQ lakes to Indooroopilly/Toowong. Council built a dedicated bridge to UQ but UQ won't even let them run busses through their campus. Shameful
Buses are cheap in the big scheme of things, paying for the drivers is what costs. Reallocating old Buses is not a thing. They will simply not replace out of date buses.
Both of them couldn't organise a root in a brothel ,build a new stadium with better transport to the venue for future generations,the population is not going to stop growing.
I think ppl would like a home over a stadium 🤔
Perhaps they should consider replacing the Gabba stadium with a new site. It may cover a major part of the cost of a purpose built stadium if it is developed as high rise residential development. The existing site is too small and public transport is poor.
50c fairs for totally shyte public transport, bugger that. Cheaper rego would have helped alot more people with cost of living instead of 50c Bus fairs.😒
I don't think it was entirely about cost of living relief. Getting more people on public transport means less people in cars on the road, which also helps those that have to drive (due to the poor level of access to public transport, or out of necessity due to the nature of their work etc).
Not making a decision is also a decision
Maybe we can reallocate the other forms of public transport... Like the trains this new Metrobus is competing with. Oh wait
Brisbane needs a major rail network upgrade. It is 20 years behind the times.
Needs a MAJOR!!!!! Roads and Hwy infrastructure upgrade first.
Oh QE2 Stadium, might as well dust off the old winking Matilda from 1982 then.
I AM 82 YEARS OLD I HAVE LOWER BACK STENOSIS THAT MEANS. LEGS HAVE TROUBLE WALKING AND NOT ABLE TO DO STEPS OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND FOR THE LAST 2 years HAD 1/2 PRICE TAXI SCHEME WHICH EXPIRED ON THE 31 ST OF AUGUST 2024 AND WHEN I REAPLIED FOR CONTINUATION OF MY TAXI SCHEME CARD AS I DO NOT DRIVE AND IT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET AROUND AS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT I WAS REJECTED WITH THE HELP OF MY LOCAL MEMBER OF MANSFIELD AND THE DOCTOR REAPLIED AND WAS REJECTED AGAIN WHY? IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW I AM 2 YEARS OLDER AND STILL HAVE THE SAME CONDITION SO I SEND A LETTER 3 WEEKS AGO SPECIAL MAIL TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ASKING FOR HELP I HOPE THAT HE WILL AT 82 YEARS OLD NEVER ASKED FOR ANY HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT THE ONLY THING I CAN NOT DO WITHOUT IS AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT LIKE TAXI SCHEME AND I HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT IT IS DISGRACEFUL
Let them walk away with the hospital. It is a ploy developers use all the time. There's the door. Government has a role in lifting the barrier to entry to developers. If they are not competent enough they have to be educated.
Star sold the LEASE to the treasury to Griffith.
Isn't that what I said?
@@BrisbaneChannel yes it was. about that btw, myer was also interested in the site but Grifith got it because they offered to pay more for it.
Give me one good reason why Stephen Miles should not be the next Premier - QSAC as the Olympic stadium. It was a joke when they built it in the first place.
How are they going to improve the public transport system if they aren't charging normal fares for it? Money doesn't magically appear from the air.
Fares only contribute to around 15% of Translink's operation costs (less than 30% in most cities) so there won't be a massive impact on revenue, especially when you consider the increase in passenger numbers as a result of lowering fares.
Same funding that builds roads. As it should be, boomer.
@@thatshizkaf lol, I have to laugh at your 'boomer' insult. Kinda doesn't land.
who would have thought, multi billion dollar project getting designed and redesigned over and over just so public wealth can get funneled away into the pockets of developers.
And who actually pays for the transport service?
I suspect you already know the answer to that.
The Gabba is the only choise and the best one! If people don’t like it, just move out of the city you dummies, and get the poor kids out of that little school, and combine it with cooparoo high! Lots of great room for sports and a beautiful creek for kayaking. And it’s only 5 to 10 min away.
To many immigrants driving up housing prices, Brisbane was a lot better 6 years ago
Didnt take long for the racists and xenophobes to pop their head up.
I want hard worker labour can claim tax return for petrol for some one live far away from work place and build more 2br house sale to hard worker with lower income. If government qld can do that .I'm sure less unemployment. People happy to work and less crime
2.6 million extra trips because noone can afford a car and petrol anymore 🤔
Well at least we can afford SOMETHING now!
If they had better trains I’d commute on them as it’s better than driving but most of them are 🤢