Request for Macleay Island E-bike Storage Facility - PAPER PETITION - 187 signatures
Principal Petitioner: George Ferrell
Petition Request:
We, the residents of Macleay Island, propose the Queensland Government and Redland City Council construct a lockup bicycle storage facility a the Maclear Island ferry terminal.
Legal parking is maxed out by 6:30am however, there are people who would ride an Ebike to the ferry if they were confident that they could secure their expensive bikes. Existing bike parking is totally inadequate for modern expensive bikes. Remember every bike used is one extra car park space.
Petition Outcome:
The petition was presented by Cr Shane Rendalls at the General Meeting held on Wednesday 19 June 2024. The matter was defined as operational in nature and referred to the Chief Executive Officer for consideration.
Council investigated the petition request and provided a response to the Principal Petitioner on 9 August 2024 as follows:
The Redlands Coast Transport Strategy was developed and released by Council in 2020 and creates a framework for how Council will plan transport moving forward. The Transport Strategy has several goals, two of which directly relate to the expansion of active travel, including e-bikes, e-scooters and other personal mobility devices which can all be described by the term micro-mobility. These two goals are,
1. A liveable, active and prosperous city; and
2. A connected and accessible city.
Both goals support the development of high-quality built environments which encourage active transport use developing a network of complete and appealing active transport links with supporting facilities. The Strategy also supports the adoption of technology and alternative solutions which includes micro-mobility.
Because micro-mobility was in its infancy five years ago, the Strategy did not elaborate on what these supporting facilities should be, however there are several relevant plans and strategies in development that will address this issue. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), Queensland Government is currently developing the e-Mobility Parking Plan which focuses on the provision of micro-mobility parking at key transport nodes. Additionally, the Redlands Coast Active Transport Strategy is currently in development, and we would like to encourage people to have their say on this document when it becomes available for public consultation later this year. This will replace the 2004 document, Redlands Cycling and Pedestrian Strategy, which pre-dated the more recent uptake of micro-mobility devices as a form of transport.
Council is supportive of the provision of appropriate facilities for micro-mobility at key destinations across the city, including ferry terminals. The provision of such facilities requires detailed feasibility investigations for each setting, coordination with the Queensland Government and is subject to future funding. Council also needs time to investigate the relevant factors including appropriate siting requirements for the safe and secure storage of personal mobility devices with batteries.
Councillor Rendalls is setting up an Island Transport and Parking group. Please register your interest and raise your concerns and potential solutions via this group. Council officers will provide advice where they can and forward any concerns to other agencies who may have responsibility for addressing these matters.
While we understand that this response does not provide an immediate answer to your request, we would like to assure you that this request will be taken forward into our future planning. The planning will consider equitable access to these type of parking facilities at Macleay Island ferry terminal and other key locations across the city. Council would like to thank you for your interest in making the city better.
Please note that this response has been sent to you as the head petitioner, and it is your discretion to notify other persons listed on the petition of the outcome.
We understand this may not be the outcome you were hoping for, however this is Councils considered position following a though investigation of the matter. We have no concluded our review and consider the matter closed.