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Cr Johnston calling out Council’s inaction on a petition to reduce the speed limit on the Corso, which forms part of the River Loop in her ward.
She points out examples of how “Council will jump for a marginal LNP member” but won’t do anything to keep people safe in her ward.
The petition isn’t even calling for much. Most of the Corso is 50 km/h. A small bit of it near the UQ bridge is 40 km/h. A small bit at the other end is 60 km/h. The petition is only calling to reduce that 60 km/h section to 50.
The whole street should be a 40 zone, given its use as a major cycling commuting route but a secondary driving route.
Cr Johnston moves an amendment which would reduce the speed limit as an “immediate trial”, “pending the speed limit review”. (Of reducing the 60 to 50.)
Cr Johnston calling out Council’s inaction on a petition to reduce the speed limit on the Corso, which forms part of the River Loop in her ward.
She points out examples of how “Council will jump for a marginal LNP member” but won’t do anything to keep people safe in her ward.
The petition isn’t even calling for much. Most of the Corso is 50 km/h. A small bit of it near the UQ bridge is 40 km/h. A small bit at the other end is 60 km/h. The petition is only calling to reduce that 60 km/h section to 50.
The whole street should be a 40 zone, given its use as a major cycling commuting route but a secondary driving route.
Cr Johnston moves an amendment which would reduce the speed limit as an “immediate trial”, “pending the speed limit review”. (Of reducing the 60 to 50.)
It takes 13 months to get the speed limit review done, she says.
Of local residents, 86% were in favour of (at least) this. Around 30% even said to reduce it to 40 km/h.
The LNP, of course, votes it down. They contribute nothing to the debate before doing so.