FAQs

This Strategy provides guidance on how access will be facilitated at key destinations across the Redlands Coast into the future, including through appropriate management of vehicular parking.

Good access ensures that all people can reach destinations in an equitable manner to fully participate in work, recreation, educational and other opportunities, regardless of age, gender, income, or mobility needs.

Historically, car parking has been synonymous with providing access to destinations across the city, with driving being the predominant mode of transport. Until recently, there has been sufficient car parking supply to meet demand. However, as the city has grown, car parking has become more challenging. It’s timely that Council reviews how access to destinations and elsewhere can be optimised with parking being part of the mix in ensuring equitable access for residents, visitors, employees and businesses.

Access refers to the ability for people to reach and interact with destinations, such as town centres, schools, healthcare facilities, shops, recreational areas, public transport hubs, employment destinations, using various modes of transport.

Access encompasses the availability, convenience, cost, safety, and efficiency of different travel options at destinations including walking, riding a cycle, scooter or “rideable”, public transport, shared transport, driving a car.

Parking encompasses various types of designated spaces for the storage of vehicles. Parking facilitates access to a destination by these transport modes and is, therefore, a component of access amongst other options.

Council recognises that walking and cycling is not always a viable travel choice for everyone but improving access for these modes and encouraging some proportion of the public to walk and ride can have many positive impacts including improving community health, enhancing safety and vibrancy, reducing environmental impacts, and relieving pressure on car parking supply.

There are substantial opportunities to improve uptake in walking and riding by improving facilities for pedestrians and riders diversifying travel options for more than 20% of the community who do not drive. 

The uptake of public transport depends on service affordability, frequency, reliability, convenience, accessibility, connectivity, safety, and cleanliness.

Recently the 50c fares have resulted in increased uptake of public transport services.

The Strategy proposes to improve access for public transport at each of our relevant key destinations. This will also include advocacy with Translink, the Department of Transport and Main Roads, and other relevant stakeholders.

Supplying more car parking alone will not address the travel demand anticipated over the next 20 years of growth in the city. Car parking is costly to develop, consumes valuable and limited land that could be used for other purposes, and has many other adverse impacts. It also does not encourage efficient use of existing resources nor address the access needs of over 20% of the population who do not drive.

Instead, Council will focus on ‘access’, with parking being part of the mix. By holistically focusing on access, we can create more equitable access at destinations by leveraging opportunities to enhance alternative travel choices that contain car parking demand. This approach would seek to appropriately manage car parking supply to increase its efficiency and effectiveness.

Council prioritises access for people with a disability across the city’s key destinations, including through provisions for walking, micro-mobility, public and shared transport, drop off areas and disabled parking. 

The approach outlined in the Strategy will aim to improve access arrangements for these areas such as foreshores, centres or parks to enhance their attractiveness, support their function, and improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and people with disabilities (PWD). Some destinations may be enhanced by including retail and medical facilities that reduce the need for people to travel, travel so far or even own one or more cars.

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Council recognises active transport as an important means to get around the city. Investment on active transport helps reduce reliance on driving. Additionally, these transport modes cater for more than 20% Redlands City population who don’t drive.

Benefits of active transport include:

• lessening environmental impacts such as green-house gas emissions; 
• Containing congestion by reducing the number of trips taken by car;
• improved user fitness and health; 
• greater community connections; and
• even greater support for local businesses.

This document guides Council on how we can achieve goals to reduce our reliance on private vehicles and improve travel choice for residents, visitors and employees, while contributing to a more sustainable city.

Delivering the right infrastructure where it is needed will enable people to walk and ride more, such as to schools, town centres, ferry terminals and train stations.

Council will work with schools, employers and others to provide safe and convenient options for getting around. E.g Walking School Bus.   These could be tied to improvements to infrastructure around a major destination.

Council will also provide information on and increase people’s awareness of their travel options.

Yes. Council would like to hear from people with a disability and advocates to ensure accessibility and inclusion concerns are addressed in the Strategy, which reflect the priorities of our community.

Many residents commute to Brisbane CBD and Inner city by public transport. Improving walking and riding facilities around stations, ferry terminals and bus stops will mean that you can walk or ride to them instead of driving. Council and others will provide end-of-trip facilities (such as safe bike racks or cages and lockers) as well, so that you can safely leave you cycle or device while you go about your business. You can also now take your cycle or device on trains and ferries.

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• Council’s Customer Service Centre Tel: (07) 3829 8999.

Cleveland has been identified as a potential major commercial precinct in Redland City. As the city grows, so do the number of trips to and within Cleveland. This plan considers ways to minimise traffic impacts of further trips while supporting the Cleveland Centre to thrive.

This Plan is an update to the Cleveland Centre Traffic and Transport Plan (2019).. It reflects emerging transport trends and changes that were not envisaged 6 years ago. 

It  supports Cleveland Centre becoming a vibrant gateway to Moreton Bay, enabling residents, visitors and workers to reach leisure, shopping, jobs and other opportunities easily and safely by foot, while accessing the centre and areas beyond it by a range of modes.

Public transport is a state responsibility, but Council recognises its importance in increasing people’s travel choices. It is Council’s role to advocate  for better services, as well as  promoting other transport alternatives such as ride-sharing and active transport.

This is what you told us in 2018. Ensuring the centre remains safe and pleasant to walk and ride around is critical as the centre develops over the next 20 years, while also improving connectivity to and beyond it.