Cr David McLachlan

1 day ago

Brisbane City Council wishes to advise residents of changes to some facilities and services from midday, 3 July 2020, under Stage 3 of the State Government’s roadmap to easing restrictions.
To ensure the safety of staff and residents, and to abide by State Government regulations, enhanced safety and social distancing measures will remain in place.
Brisbane City Council is working closely with the Australian Government and Queensland Health and is following their expert health advice to help minimise the transmission of coronavirus.
As updates are available, they will be included on Council’s website. For more information visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or phone Council on (07) 3403 8888.
For health advice or information visit www.health.gov.au and download the Government’s COVIDSafe app. ... See MoreSee Less

Cr David McLachlan

3 days ago

🚧Project construction update – July 2020🚧
Major construction activities will continue on the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade during July 2020.

Construction activities between Day Street and Racecourse Road will include:
• installation of new, and upgrade of existing, underground services
• installation of new stormwater infrastructure
• construction of new road pavements and asphalt
• construction of new kerb, footpaths and driveways
• installation of new street lights
• landscaping
• slope stabilisation works (between Toorak Road and Crescent Road and Grays Road and Quarry Street).

Work will involve:
• use of construction equipment including excavators, trucks, jackhammers, road saws, vacuum excavators, concrete trucks, cranes, pumps, asphalt and compaction equipment
• noise and light associated with the use of construction equipment
• changed traffic conditions including lane, footpath and parking closures with traffic control and signage to direct pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, as required
• night work and Sunday work as required.

For more information and contact details you can view Lendlease' newsletter here mailchi.mp/ksdupgrade/project-construction-update-august-2825382?e=81d0c5997c ... See MoreSee Less

Cr David McLachlan

5 days ago

Whether you've dusted off your bike for essential local travel, or you're pedalling more for fitness, it's great to see so many Brisbanites making the most of our bike paths and local rides and doing it in a safe way. We've seen an increase in foot and bike traffic along our popular riverwalks and an estimated 800-plus CityCycle rides being taken each day. If you want information on Brisbane's best bike paths you can check out www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/things-to-do-blog/a-guide-to-brisbanes-best-bike-rides ... See MoreSee Less

Cr David McLachlan

2 weeks ago

Have you ever noticed that there are unusual tiles on the sidewalks in the Queen Street Mall, approaching various traffic lights, bus stops and train stations around Brisbane? Some tiles are raised circles and others are continuous lines of raised rectangles. There is a particularly good reason for these tiles; they are used by vision impaired and blind people to help find their way safely around our city. The official name of these tiles is ‘ground surface indicators’ but they are more commonly known as Braille Trail and hazard tiles. You will even find these tiles in high traffic volume areas like shopping centres as well.

How do they help? Blind and vision-impaired people use a long cane to ‘scan’ the ground in front of them or feel with their feet to alert them of hazards, direction options or ground surface changes. The tiles are tactile objects that alert them to hazards or tell them when they may need to change direction. The raised circles tell them ‘hazard ahead’ while the raised rectangles form a line for them to follow. Narelle Gatti, who is vision impaired commented that “When I get to an intersection in the Blind Trails, I have to use my cane and feet, as well as the sounds around me, to work out which direction that I want to go. It takes some getting used to as I can’t use my eyes like most people.”

Narelle said that vision impaired and blind people also use the raised rectangles in areas where there is no property line or curb edge to follow. For safety reasons, the directional tiles are in the central areas of shopping malls, train stations and now on some of our Brisbane streets.

Some of our city traffic lights also have audible and tactile signals to let the visually impaired and blind know when the lights change. The audible signal is obvious; a slow beep when it is not safe to move and a fast beep when it is. However, not many people know that traffic lights also have a tactile signal which helps in noisy areas. “The tactile signal is a vibration on the push button, which when combined with the audible sound tells us when it is ok to cross. The fast vibration means I can go while the slow vibrations mean stop,” said Narelle.

It is important for the visually impaired and blind that they have access to these tools around Brisbane sidewalks to help them maintain their independence. I intend, and I am sure that you will too, that as part of the ‘seeing public’, to be considerate and helpful to our fellow Brisbanites by making sure that I don’t unwittingly block access to these wonderful tools. ... See MoreSee Less

Cr David McLachlan

2 weeks ago

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Cr David McLachlan

2 weeks ago

Breaking News 📣📣📣
Rates Frozen for the remainder of 2020 in Council's 2020/2021 Budget
to ensure our city comes through COVID-19 in a strong economic position while investing in huge job-creating projects and building a better Brisbane.
The 2020-21 budget is
- Giving relief for residents
- Backing our local businesses
- Investing in our growth
For more information on Council's Annual Plan and Budget for 2020-21, you can visit Council's website here: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/news-and-publications/council-annual-plan-and-budget/counci... ... See MoreSee Less