The Brisbane streets where parking meters are busy and spots are rare
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The Brisbane streets where parking meters are busy and spots are rare

Brisbane Times reveals the streets where it’s hardest to find a parking spot – and what that says about the city.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Who will benefit most from the $10b north Brisbane tunnel plan?
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Who will benefit most from the $10b north Brisbane tunnel plan?

Previously unreleased traffic modelling reveals those who would benefit from the Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel – and the areas expected to have a “disbenefit”.

  • bySean Parnell
London makes CBD drivers pay up. Should Brisbane introduce a congestion tax?
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London makes CBD drivers pay up. Should Brisbane introduce a congestion tax?

Investing in roads,tunnels and pro-car infrastructure hasn’t dramatically eased traffic congestion. Is it time to start forcing some commuters to take public transport?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Have 50¢ fares reduced traffic in Brisbane? Yes and no

Have 50¢ fares reduced traffic in Brisbane? Yes and no

New data obtained by Brisbane Times reveals how traffic on the city’s major thoroughfares changed after public transport fares were dropped to 50¢.

  • byWilliam Davis andCameron Atfield
‘They wouldn’t even know who I am’:Injured traffic controller speaks from hospital

‘They wouldn’t even know who I am’:Injured traffic controller speaks from hospital

In his first public comments since being hit by a car on a busy Brisbane road,a traffic controller has slammed companies over their attitudes to safety.

  • byCloe Read
‘Absolute mayhem’:The most dangerous zebra crossing in Brisbane
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‘Absolute mayhem’:The most dangerous zebra crossing in Brisbane

Zebra crossings seem simple enough:drivers stop to let people cross. So why are so many pedestrians hit by cars at this blackspot?

  • byFelicity Caldwell
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Three die in two south-east crashes involving motorbikes

Three die in two south-east crashes involving motorbikes

A 34-year-old rider died after colliding with a ute,then just hours later,two people were killed in a similar crash.

  • byWilliam Davis
Two crashes in an hour,as car falls off back of truck,and five others pile-up

Two crashes in an hour,as car falls off back of truck,and five others pile-up

Two crashes in Brisbane’s northern suburbs brought traffic to a standstill on Friday morning,with one crash involving a car falling from the back of a truck.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
Traffic diversions ahead in Brisbane as bridge restoration work begins

Traffic diversions ahead in Brisbane as bridge restoration work begins

A historic bridge in the western suburbs will close to vehicles from 9pm on Friday for two weeks – its longest closure in 30 years.

  • byWilliam Davis
Major highway shut after crash,one in hospital

Major highway shut after crash,one in hospital

One person was taken to Sunshine Coast Hospital with minor injuries.

  • byWilliam Davis
Public transport tops pre-COVID levels as election train builds steam

Public transport tops pre-COVID levels as election train builds steam

The Miles Labor government has hailed the first month of its 50¢ flat fare trial as a vote of confidence with just seven weeks to the statewide poll.

  • byMatt Dennien