The Future of Brisbane: 9 Game changing Projects that Will Transform the City

[@craigdewit2502]

Agree about keeping the Gabba the way it is and a new stadium above the new Brisbane Underground. Smart thinking! 👍🏻

[@benraistrick1158]

As a British Architecture Grad that moved to Brisbane 6 months ago, I learned more from this video that I have with my independent research in the last 3 months! I hope there is more content about Brissy Development in future!

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Ben! We’ll be sure to keep you up to date with all that’s happening in Brisbane 😊 welcome to Bris-Vegas!

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside? I think its because people on the northside prefer driving

[@hakohito]

I'm going to start studying Civil Engineering but I also wanted Architecture 😭

[@selbie]

Speaking of electrified transport, the big uptake of electric scooters and bikes would be a good chance for Brisbane to link together all of its existing dedicated bikeways. Mainly for safety off the roads, but also it would make a huge dent in traffic congestion if more people felt comfortable accessing locations via bike. It may not be a grand architectural or engineering feat, but it would be a huge win for our massive sprawling city - one of the largest urban sprawls in the world.

[@melpikos8533]

There are definitely big plans to improve this with the new Woolloongabba PDA, to come out end of this year! Huge connections from the Gabba to Suncorp Stadium.

[@theokleoudis4967]

Yes, safety is a priority, but at the same time, visual pollution by dumped scooters can be an eyesore and hazard.

[@PurpleGold.]

@@theokleoudis4967 I agree.

[@EugeneRadicke]

I like the idea of a second Gabba Stadium. Instead of leaving a ugly blank canvas it would be more appropriate to build a second Gabba stadium

[@Dim-yz6wk]

Excellent idea 👌

[@kennethlee298]

Brisbane is truly coming into its own. Excited to see its continued growth!

[@HellofromAustralia-s8h]

Traffic will eventually become like Melbourne

[@paulwilliams73]

its own mr magoo crazy town, sorry limiting vehicle across the river when it is the public transport is the jamming facture, peak hour busses line the bridge and "replacing" the 111&160(same route) with just a bigger bus - (oh the Olympics that is going to be a shit how)

[@vinayshsureshram277]

Sydney and Melbourne won't be the only global Australian cities after 2032. Go Brissie! Great video as usual Mel!

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Vinaysh! Agree, Brisbane is on the up!

[@darrylphillips3423]

@@melpikos8533 Meanwhile the cities and towns in Regional Queensland continue to decay from neglect from the SEQ government.

[@MrRadialdrift]

Yeah, only $3 million for a house in Tarragindi. Truly becoming such an affordable and liveable city for the top 1%.

[@RenegadeRanga]

Anyone with a head should be trying to move to Adelaide or Perth Problem is by the time all this is done and Brisbane explodes housing affordability will be beyond shot.

[@christopher59]

Lmao bruise will always be under the shadows of Sydney and Melbourne

[@lexchambers8329]

Great video, I agree with you the new Stadium needs to be 70,000 to 80,000 seat, all the new developments will make Brisbane a Truely Global City

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Lex!

[@gregorystott4238]

I agree it's stupid only 50000 seat needs to be 60000 n up

[@cieview7504]

I like the idea of keeping the Gabba and building a new larger stadium over the new Gabba station. I'm also looking forward to all these projects coming together and transforming this beautiful city. They'll be the launch pad for even better things to come

[@melpikos8533]

Brisbane is on the rise!

[@YazzyYou]

Space is at a premium there. I don't think a second stadium is efficient use of that expensive area, especially not if such a stadium is going to be empty most of the time. Besides: no one would want to live that close to 2 massive stadiums generating noise if ever both are in use.

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@davidcarson9342]

Great video - I was aware of most of these projects but a really good summary that paints a picture of a city on the move. There are a lot of comments comparing Brisbane to Sydney and Melbourne. Each of these cities has its own great and not so great aspects. As a former Sydney-sider living in Brisbane for the last 15 years, I can’t see Brisbane overtaking Sydney or Melbourne in terms of size or ‘global recognition’ - and I’m totally fine with that. The best thing that urban planners in Brisbane can do is to forget the comparisons with any other city and focus on making the best version of Brisbane possible by providing this great infrastructure while maintaining as much of Brisbane’s heritage and greenery as possible. The next ten years are literally a once in a lifetime opportunity and it would be sad to see decision making unduly influenced by trying to keep up with what’s happening elsewhere.

[@melpikos8533]

Time for Brisbane to shine. We certainly have the opportunity to be a viable alternative to Sydney and Melbourne.

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@keithbond9174]

Really enjoy and follow your comments, enthusiasm and energy in placing Brisbane in its rightful place in the Australian landscape. Sydney and Melbourne are too self absorbed in their importance and forget there are cities and regions which deserve aknowledgement. The Gabba redevelopment needs to be reimagined into a mega stadium. Brisbane Live is the perfect project to cover the unsightly rail lines. Keep up your inspirational dialogue with the local Olympic board and government. Re transport, what has happened to the underground rail line from St Lucia through West End and CBD , New Farm and Newstead to Hamilton North Shore? This would provide Brisbane with one of the best connected public transport systems.

[@melpikos8533]

It certainly would be nice to connect those precincts, Keith! I think the Metro project is our best shot. A lot more affordable to deliver over heavy rail and gives us the flexibility to adapt routes as required. Appreciate the kind words as well.

[@MrRadialdrift]

Yeah, Brisbane needs a MEGA Stadium, when the Gabba can't even reach 50% attendance levels for sporting events. But yeah, lets build a 90,000 seat stadium that will have 70,000 empty seats for sporting events. Great logic. Also, Brisbane will never have a good transport system, while we have morons making decisions at the helm. Lets build an expensive busway system that directly competes with the train network, instead of feeding the train network. Have you been to Newstead lately? 15-20 High rise residential towers, and not a single cent spent on improving the infrastructure. As long as the Polly's get rich by selling off to the Asian market to make a quick buck, this city will remain a dumb city. You should get a job with the QLD Government and continue the traditional of moronic developments and do stupid things like, Lets host an Olympics. Only one Olympics has ever made a profit, the rest all debt. It took Quebec 40 years to pay off the debt from the 1976 Olympics. Brisbane the Smart City.

[@roseogrady8785]

Got to Love Brisbane.

[@stevetyrrell1560]

Nice Mel. Brisbane looks to be a world class option for residents and business, exciting times.

[@melpikos8533]

Glad to be here in Brissy!

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@jayfielding1333]

Queen's Wharf looks amazing.

[@vinayshsureshram277]

Indeed! Looking forward to the opening later this year!

[@melpikos8533]

Can’t wait!

[@memememe3878]

i really do hope future building projects will consider green buildings or open concept style to dissipate heat during summer

[@daveb3987]

I like your stadium suggestion. Definitely the right idea!

[@jamesleavitt3123]

Incredibly informative Mel! I was aware of some but not all of the projects. Nice

[@melpikos8533]

Brisbane just keeps getting better!

[@flixon3795]

As a Brisbane resident i am excited yet also hate the idea of us getting bigger, I like us being a less busy but still major city but then again there are so many improvements that this would bring with it

[@melpikos8533]

The secret is out, everyone is moving here! Let’s share our amazing city 😊

[@flixon3795]

@@melpikos8533 no

[@paulfri1569]

Progress is good 👍

[@tanoz1440]

Brisbane needs to focus on better public transport infrastructure especially in the outer suburbs of the south west, traffic is becoming a nightmare, they need a railway line all the way to Beaudesert.

[@briannahoy3923]

Brisbane... the place to be!

[@paulfri1569]

Great place to raise families also. So much variety and something for everyone..

[@benpalexander]

So good Mel. Absolutely banger idea for the mega stadium! Bring on the projects.

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Benny!

[@grahamjeffries1058]

Brisbane is an amazing progressive city. Has so much going for it. Climate, employment opportunities, sporting events. This was a quick wrap of the projects which was really too fast to take in the structure of each 1 especially if not from the city. It does make sense to build a separate stadium over the railway station as the cost involved for just an extra 8k capacity is quite ridiculous. An 80k capacity stadium seems a lot now but in the decades to come, it will become filled to capacity especially if teams like the AFL Brisbane Lions are very successful. Even 70k capacity. The stadium won't be completed until the end of the decade and Brisbane's population will be closer to 3M by then. 4M to 5M by 2040.

[@melpikos8533]

100%. We need to future proof the capacity, not limit it. We need to think BIG!

[@jayone8891]

the thing about the Gabba is, it's Iconic. Having a newer, larger stadium next to it would minimise the Gabbas importance and would look a bit odd. Happy to just have the upgrade.

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Jay, I'm certainly still looking forward to the "new" Gabba!

[@paulfri1569]

Shame it was built mostly in a run down Industry estate back in the day 😮

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@dylandavies2635]

You are 100% correct with the looped metro idea! That is a perfect route, makes so much sense!

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Dylan, would love to see it get off the ground!

[@rollerbladingbrisbane]

Great video! Can’t wait to be skating (rollerblading and rollerskating) all over this amazing city taking shape towards the Olympic Games!

[@melpikos8533]

I might have to bring my Oxygen Low-cut's out of retirement!

[@rollerbladingbrisbane]

@@melpikos8533 Definitely! Or we can provide some skates from our fleet of rollerblades (and rollerskates 🛼)!

[@CallumMoorekw]

You did a great job! Fantastic breakdown. 👍

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks for the kind words, Callum!

[@Cecilioconc]

A pedestrian bridge between New Farm and Hawthorne or Teneriffe and Bulimba would be great

[@melpikos8533]

I’d support that for sure! Morningside to Northshore Hamilton via a Metro Green Bridge would be ideal as well.

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@christianlewis7055]

Moved here a year ago from Melbourne and I'm keen to stay. I think the place is fantastic! Love the weather, love South Bank, love the thorough integration of greenery in all areas of the city and suburbs. I've still got so much more to explore.

[@melpikos8533]

Welcome to Brisbane, Christian!

[@mdorey]

Great summary, definitely exciting stuff in the works. Yeah always more can be done with public transit, dedicated ring route definitely needed along with more major connections north and south. There's such amazing weather here it really would be great to see the city making a real push to get as many people onto bikes and transit and out of cars, especially in those fringe suburbs

[@melpikos8533]

Completely agree Matthew, I’m a firm believer that we need to develop up, not endless sprawl. Mass rapid transport needs density to support it.

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@meletiospikos6369]

Can it hurry up and be 2029 already! Exciting stuff ahead

[@slaw38]

You're right. The gabba upgrade is ridiculous. Youre idea about a new stadium over the road is a great idea. Probably cost the same as the gabba upgrade but have 2 stadiums instead of one. Whats planned for above the gabba train station?

[@bobkatter8521]

Yeah I agree mate it’s ridiculous. A 50k capacity Olympic stadium is a national embarrassment.

[@melpikos8533]

Green space is planned above Cross River Rail at the Gabba. Not sure why you’d deliver huge mass transit and no significant structures to compliment the use of mass rapid transit? Seems like a wasted opportunity to me.

[@paulfri1569]

Agree. Either go big or go home..

[@JamesFFiT]

Gabba is currently rediculous as it’s not disability friendly and no proper female change rooms! It was designed for men! No other choice but to make it for the Paralympians! Did you see the government Roundtable is march? Brisbane 2032 is going to be the change we need in terms of acceptance of people living with a disability!

[@aussiemacka]

Great video and was also good to hear your top 5 ideas last week!

[@stevepearce6689]

I want to move to Brisbane ! hang on I am already here !

[@melpikos8533]

Hahah, good reason to stay!

[@Dim-yz6wk]

Me too. Kangaroo Pt. It would be great to have a Kangaroo Point subway station 🎉

[@TheNextLife]

There is no bad city infrastructure construction, if done well. Inverting in the future, The flow-on effect is huge.....don't stop.

[@brizliongooner3086]

The Gabba actually only holds just over 35k, a lot of people myself included get this wrong. But Jake Anson who is a highly respected lead design architect for the Brisbane Lions actually corrected me on this.

[@Nicholas_Frizzell]

Can't believe how they justify an 8,000 seating increase in a stadium worth billions of dollars when, like you said, right next door they could build a flashy new one that caters to much more people and still keep the existing Gabba. To me, that's a clear sign of keeping promises to developers and land owners as opposed to looking after Brisbane's best interests.

[@Nicholas_Frizzell]

Great video by the way 👍🏼

[@bobkatter8521]

Every Olympic stadium is 80-100k and in 2032 we’re gonna present to the world a relatively tiny 50k stadium.

[@melpikos8533]

50k stadium is very short sighted. Let’s future proof this mofo by making it BIG!

[@RenegadeRanga]

Brisbane will become a decent alternative to Melbourne and Sydney, especially Sydney which is a hole with absurd real estate costs and half the road network owned and run by transurban. That aside Brisbane also provides great access to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

[@pizzaki582]

just need more slum towers and meth heads and bam... sydney here we come.

[@paulfri1569]

These southern cities are becoming increasingly more communist.. The Qld heat seems to scare them away 😅😅

[@brendanmichaelwelsh6260]

Alot of Brisbanes roads are *also* owned and tolled by Transurban....

[@Sharpshooter99100]

Its all true, but the Gold Coast is a haven for crime.

[@peterhoz]

6:40 Olympics major venue close to the CBD? Ummm MCG 1956...

[@stewgam5029]

Great video Mel!

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Stew!

[@sarcasmo57]

Not only that, the botanical gardens got a new bin.

[@melpikos8533]

You can never have too many bins!

[@cirquelord]

There needs to be a Bluey attraction in Brisbane. Something for the fans of the popular animated series to come for. Besides, Ludo Studios, the studio behind Bluey, has been offered to design 2032 Olympic Games mascot. 💙🧡

[@theokleoudis4967]

Great video summary. $2.75 billion to increase the gabba by only 8000 seats; what a waste of money. We need 'out of the box' ideas, not standard government ideas, who also now realise they can't afford many projects.

[@UNTILGOTHAMISASHES1]

Love these sorta videos, subbed!

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks for the support, Jason!

[@PurpleGold.]

As a Brisbane-ite, I’m so excited!!!

[@chilloioi]

OH NO!!!!!!my hubby and I are moving to Brisbane from Sydney this end of the month, and honestly the amount of people we told about our move who said negative things about Brisbane is appalling. Like why can’t other people just wish us well. It’s so sad of how sometimes people can be so insensitive and rude. I do not know if we are right with our decision, but this is what we find best for us right now. Sydney has become so expensive for us. I just hope Brisbane is not as bad as what all the other people here in Sydney had been telling us. They say Brisbane has the highest crime rate now and full of racists and no sense of culture and boring. Like who the heck wants to hear that when we are about to start our family life in Brisbane! Anyway, reading all the comments here cements our decision to move to Brissy. 🙏🏻

[@Sharpshooter99100]

Brisbane and virtually all of QLD has a crime rate through the roof. But if you can get passed that, it is an increbibly beautiful City with lots going on. As well as good job prospects and climate. I lived there for 2 yrs and that was enough for me. But best of luck, if you find a nice area i'm sure you'll love it.

[@chilloioi]

@@Sharpshooter99100 Been living in Brisbane now for more than a month and so far, I love the climate. Sadly, it is true, the crime rate here is really high..it is actually scary. We weren’t able to research well..we are planning to move to a different suburb, hopefully it will be a better one. Living costs is lower than Sydney, and better pay here surprisingly. That’s it so far but thanks for wishing us good luck!🙏🏻

[@Sharpshooter99100]

@@chilloioi I'm sure you'll get on fine. Find a nice suburb and you're all set! I never came across any issues during my time there, and loved it. Only good memories. Came back as the humidity was too much for me. When choosing a suburb bear in mind flood risk too! They've had some bad ones there. Hope you're settling in though it's a nice city. Gotta be positive.

[@paulfri1569]

Wish they would build more high towers rises in Spring Hill.. Plus cool river Islands in the middle of the Brisbane River would be cool 😎

[@glenncostello4486]

How about the Toowong green bridge? When is that scheduled? Glenn

[@melpikos8533]

Hi Glenn, I plan to do an overview on all Bridges in Brisbane, along with a few of my own ideas on where logical connections should go. Stay tuned!

[@BoreyStudio]

Always following ❤❤❤

[@TheProteanGeek]

I think a lot of people think these things are because of the Olympics but it's not really accurate. Most of those projects were already in planning or under way long before the Olympics bid. Sure a number of them got an extra push or interest in them because of the Olympics but that's about it. Brisbane Live has been talked about for a very long time but had no movement. The Gabba rebuild/refurb was on the books but just became much bigger. Also maybe a couple of shifts in the transport plans to accommodate but they were already well underway.

[@melpikos8533]

Nothing like an Olympics to force 3 levels of Government to work together for a common cause! Not to mention a hard deadline to deliver!

[@anthonywalsh2164]

Interesting summary of the works. I have to agree with the underwhelming rebuild of the Gabba. Vulture and Stanley Sts need to be put underground to create a larger footprint. Also need two further green bridges from Kangaroo Point and New Farm as well as New Farm to Hawthorne. Finally the Riverside expressway needs to be removed to unite the western side of the city to the river and remove a terrible 70s eyesore.

[@vinayshsureshram277]

Agreed. The Gabba doesn't need to be as big as the MCG but needs to have at least 70-80k seats.

[@melpikos8533]

The Gabba is a huge opportunity for Brisbane. I agree that a potential solution is to put Vulture St, Stanley St and the Riverside expressway underground. Maybe it can be converted to Brisbane's version of the New York High-Line?

[@taskaras4137]

Love the High Line idea for Riverside Expressway Mel.

[@RM-yk1oi]

i like the idea of a ring rail network, although it should be further out. with a 5 to 10 km radius

[@melpikos8533]

Could be a great future stage

[@lachlansmith2212]

Brisbane needs like 5 more Queens Warf type developments to be anything like Sydney

[@arthurwatts1680]

I grew up in Sydney and spent 13 years in Brisbane - Southeast Queensland will be an absolute monster by 2050 but there is no comparison with Sydney's harbour. The Gold Coast is tacky IMO and the Sunny Coast is a retirement village, but the numbers don't lie - southerners continue to flock to one corner of a huge state. If you saw the Brisbane CBD 30 years ago, you'd understand why some people are excited (and others horrified) by these projects - the genie is definitely out of the bottle.

[@dazzahoward7104]

And Melbourne will be way bigger than Sydney well before then.

[@arthurwatts1680]

@@dazzahoward7104 True, but I doubt that any of them will deal with the population growth. 20 years ago, I told a colleague that the GC would have huge problems with youth crime if they just kept building new suburbs to attract young families and ignoring transport infrastructure but money talks.

[@MrXtenzion]

I'm my ignorance I thought there was only two type of fanboys Intel and AMD. Today I learnt we also have Sydney fanboys!!

[@AKA001]

At least Brisbane doesn’t smell like sewer…

[@ruwankumara1844]

i will move to Brisbane .... form Melbourne

[@shauntaylor6175]

I agree, pulling down the current Gabba stadium to add only 8000 seats doesn't make sense, but why about the old ANZ stadium at Nathan? No major infrastructure near it, why now do a major rebuild on it? The Netball stadium is right next to it as well, garden city up the road for transport and shopping. Just a thought.

[@melpikos8533]

I think the train and metro at the Gabba will be the main game changer, as well as all the amenity likes pubs, restaurants for pre and post match.

[@paulwhitehead1190]

Excellent video…

[@DanielleA2023]

All those assets (zero having Aboriginal titles) whilst cost of living, rent increases, homelessness, social housing & corporation profits are at obscene levels (although the states 💚 Greens Party & Labour ❤ Party are 👍🏼)

[@zhanc8631]

Preference for the Capalaba connection…I think it’s imperative and truthfully going as far as Victoria Point or Redland Bay is really what is needed now and in years to come.

[@markworrall6405]

I must admit the idea of tearing down the Gabba just to add a few thousand seats seems noncommercial. If possible build a big complex next to it. It would then be a greenfield site with far more potential

[@markworrall6405]

One only needs to drive on our evermore congesting roads and motorways to realise the pending gridlock is almost upon us. Drive around any suburban area in Brisbane and the amount of subdivisions springing up can only mean one thing. It will be quicker to walk or bike in the future. Infrastructure is great in the city district but if it's at the expense of suburban living .........?

[@melpikos8533]

Good reason to go up and not sprawl!

[@markworrall6405]

On the subject of build up not out - this is also fraut with issues. A building housing 2,000 people needs connectivity which planners aren't addressing yet. The car has to be taken out of the equation and other forms of transportation must be considered.

[@melpikos8533]

@@markworrall6405 that’s why density at the Gabba would be perfect after Cross River Rail and Metro are complete. Certainly better than car yards.

[@bramba1953]

Brisbane is flying but factual error the 1956 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies were held at the MCG so not the first time city has had them so close to a CBD.

[@jimmyboy2]

Agree with the comment on Gabba size. Needs to be 60 to 65k ... something like Allegiant Stadium. Build it up ... the cut out section that opens up could face the city, making an awesome view.

[@imonlifesjourney]

Definitely needs a much bigger capacity stadium at a new location

[@melpikos8533]

Completely agree!

[@paulfri1569]

Albion Park?

[@Al-of3zp]

Has to be the best city in Australia apart from those few months in the middle of summer :(

[@melpikos8533]

It does get pretty hot and humid, but at least our winters are very mild!

[@paulfri1569]

​@@melpikos8533 winters are the best In Brisbane 🎉

[@melpikos8533]

@@paulfri1569 can we really call them winters? 😂 Agree, winter in Brisbane is pretty damn good!

[@sullivan1011]

Tearing down the Gabba just to make room for only 8k more seats? Seems like you need more seats than that to make it worth while. 🤷‍♂️

[@jongun65]

Bit CBD-centric. Outer suburban living shoudl be considered. Where's the next Springfield? Tunnel to the north west can open up areas past Eaton's hill. Future public transport is more likely to be electric self-driving taxi to bus sized things goign point-to-point rather than trains which mostly need trips either end. Good suggestion on the Gabba.

[@melpikos8533]

Will certainly do some more South East QLD videos in the future, stay tuned!

[@timinman9578]

I’m all for the exciting developments. However there is nothing in this that shows how people will get into the city that are 20, 30,50,100 km from the CBD. Brisbane is not just a City on its own, it is fast becoming the South east qld mega city. By 2032 it’s likely that Noosa to the boarder will be 1 big city, some 248km. Put that in context. Melbourne to Albury is 326km and Wollongong to Newcastle is 268 km.There is a lack of infrastructure to get from the north to the south let alone east to west. There was nothing stated regarding the Sunshine Coast rail connection in the recent government announcements regarding the Olympics..

[@melpikos8533]

I tried to keep it Brisbane centric for this video, more videos to follow on major projects in the South East. But glad you want more content!

[@mmmmmmmmmm710]

Hey mate! The video is awesome! How about creating something similar about the future of melbourne and sydney? as well as perth 😁

[@robertweber8936]

Good vid. Brissy the place to be now and in the future

[@TheWheelsMcCoy]

I feel like the Ekka site would be a better place for the new stadium, as the gabba isn't really going to be able to handle the increased volume.

[@adamjones1805]

It never occurred to me to build a brand new state of the art stadium for the Olympics above the new Gabba Station. But I think it's a fantastic idea! The only question is where would the money come from? I'd probably suggest private enterprise. The government certainly doesn't have the money with everything it's paying for.

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks Adam, I’m sure there would be a commercial return from an increase in events at the stadium, more ticket sales, naming rights, etc.

[@electro_sykes]

@@melpikos8533 why does CRR and Metro benefit the southside more than the northside?

[@Sharpshooter99100]

@@electro_sykes Because of the Cross City Rail

[@wytchend]

A pedestrian bridge between South Brisbane & Toowong would be great. I heard rumours of it, but not sure if they are true. Also, an update on The Parmalat site would be nice too? Any news?

[@shazkumars]

Hi Mel - great video - thanks. Do you see any benefits to the outer suburbs in the North of Brisbane I.e. your Kenton’s to Chermside, Ashley etc? A lot of the projects would enhance the suburbs in the South by the looks of it?

[@melpikos8533]

I think the vast majority of projects in Brisbane definitely benefit the south side of the river. There has been more availability of big chunks of land on the south to allow these big projects to be delivered. I also think proximity to the Gold Coast means that the South will outperform the North.

[@shazkumars]

@@melpikos8533 apologies for the typos - bloody auto type. Thanks for responding back.

[@RolandjHearn]

@@shazkumars Ha Ha, I have lived in Brisbane most of my life and on the northside too. I have never heard of Kenton or Ashley and I actually googled them to see what I had missed. So glad to discover I am not going crazy.

[@shazkumars]

@@RolandjHearn haha! iPhone and auto type - meant to read Kedron, Aspley.

[@RolandjHearn]

@@shazkumars That is what I guessed as soon as I saw your post about autocorrect. It gave me a good laugh about my need to find these two "mystery suburbs."

[@JamesFFiT]

Great clip Mel:) I think Brisbane needs to go back to that final transapex tunnel from Campbell that wasn’t built from west end across to Toowong and to the western freeway and/or then the other talked about connection north and go up via Stafford to the north. Reason is Main Street and vulture street and that whole area needs to go underground as well if it’s redeveloped for the olympics it’s too congested and will be a bottleneck by 2030’s already is with all the traffic lights. I also question the capacity of the RBWH current busway station to be a metro terminus. So many people will change to suburban busses here and it already seems congested and not everyone today is transferring services so I’m not sure it’s long/big enough. Unsure why they can’t extend the busway from RBWH through to Windsor to at least join the busways at Lutwyche they got out of building that when airport link was all built and Windsor has not much improvement at all and is a missing link in a proper busway north. The metro should then be going all the way to Chermside once the northern transit way opens. I do love your idea of a metro loop in the east and desperately need a bridge if only a green one near Hamilton after KSD was upgraded it needs metro service. So exciting🎉❤😊

[@melpikos8533]

I live in South Brisbane and agree, Vulture St near South Bank is definitely far too congested and needs to be fixed as it will only get worse. A tunnel as you've suggested would work well I think. The West End / South Brisbane peninsula is only going to get more built up. The reason why I love the Brisbane Metro project is its versatility in being able to be expanded. I think over time we'll get connections to Chermside / Carindale and I'd love to see the big chunks of developable land in Morningside / Northshore Hamilton get a metro stop so we can add more affordable inner city apartments onto the market. Thanks for the comments Steve :)

[@neumanmachine3781]

As a town planner who has worked on modelling for urban tunnels before (in Brisbane), building road tunnels is a waste of public funding. Remember the other ones (where the finances were released) all went broke and were picked up on the cheap by Transurban. Thousands of retail Mum and Dad investors lost their savings in that ill thought out Ponzi Scheme. I have always maintained that Transapex was a solution in search of a problem. Transapex was always a poorly conceived idea (like the west Brisbane bypass) that will never, ever stack up. The tunnel to Toowong does not have the demand to justify a tunnel, neither when it was conceived, now or 30 years in the future. The Go Between Bridge is sufficient to meet that need as the western suburbs are too small and will never have the population. The Clem 7 was another poorly conceived tunnel that took people from north of where all the jobs are to south of where all the jobs are (and they wondered why nobody used it!). Plus if you are going to the expense of tunneling, it only makes sense if you then put trains in it as the return from cars is insufficient in the long run. Cross River Rail has the best investment return of all these projects. If we want to dig more tunnels under Brisbane then I suggest and east-west rail tunnel from Cannon Hill to the City and then under West End to Indooroopilly. West End could get its own underground station as well as New Farm/Teneriffe and Balmoral/Bulimba with a new CBD station as well. That would have more long term structural benefit for the city than roads. The Stafford corridor could be used for rail as well. Maximum capacity of a rail corridor is more than double that of a road corridor and has land use uplift benefits as well as stations can support density and mixed use. Most road projects in urban areas lose money in the long run.

[@marktarman9718]

​@@neumanmachine3781this 👍 Also we need more connections linking our current terminus' or even between the various branches. Imagine a train line that could loop from CBD to Beenleigh and then through to Cleveland and back to the CBD. It would help to decentralise our city, alleviate peak demands and provide a whole new growth corridor away from the traditional branch lines into the city. So many other cities have gone this next step and made their networks truly versatile, it's something Brisbane lacks entirely other than a handful of poorly timetabled bus routes at the moment

[@JamesFFiT]

@@neumanmachine3781 I’m speaking in terms of Mel’s vision to divert the riverside expressway in his latest video. Only the entrances to the cbd street / exits could be tolled from exits under Southbank and the tunnel under the Gabba and Southbank would have to be free as a replacement to the captain cook bridge and riverside expressway. GBB would also have to become free. The m3 would divert under Southbank and fix hale street all the way to kelvin grove road to eliminate the constant lane changing. Returning north bank to the people / developers will pay for the road so no toll needed. Your rail solutions are great and I agree with that we need more tunnelling for train metros right across Brisbane but the context of my discussion was fixing the mess of freeway and inner city gridlock we have now by taking that stuff underground in preparation for the 2032 olympics around the Gabba! Gabba area is a nightmare but how else do we fix that without Mel’s bold vision of diverting riverside expressway, , and get the through traffic away from the Olympic stadium!? Underground is the only option I see in that area. It would be awesome!

[@narmandanail8137]

never been to Qld but it soundly so Fab

[@Bobbyblack6]

pretty decent video not gonna lie

[@MelPikos]

Thanks Rob, appreciate the feedback!

[@GlobalPanghal]

Amazing

[@Claudiozee]

Glad you mentioned about the silly idea to demo the Gabba and rebuilding it to increase its capacity by only 16%. In addition they are ripping the soul of the heritage EBSS next door. Gabba and Suncorp were built in the wrong location, it's time to realize this. 2 bridges have been built to allow access to the suncorp from Roma and Milton stations. The Gabba needs a bridge to connect the Station to the stadium. How smart! I agree, the new stadium should be over the Gabba station.

[@melpikos8533]

16% is a pretty small increase for all that extra cash!

[@matted781]

Trying to get fruit and veggies at 7pm is a nightmare. Not many supermarkets open. also the gabba is not the closest venue to host olympics. The MCG is only 600 metres from the CBD and hosted the games.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

The MCG is a bit more than 600 metres from the CBD! The MCG is at Jolimont. The CBD really begins at Flinders St.

[@shantishanti1949]

Agree with your suggestion re the Gabba ... build another stadium above the transport station next door.

[@GlenT-dogwalker]

Hi Mel, Watched you on KZbin interviewing Brisbane Lord Mayor regarding “end of life Quarries in Brisbane”. Please don’t forget the disused quarry at Karawatha Forest on Brisbane’s Southside. It has so much potential for a great green zone. Netflix filmed there for Boy Swallows Universe. Would love to hear if there is a possibility of something happening. Glen. T

[@MelPikos]

I hope to hear more news on quarry conversions next year, Glen! Cheers,

[@forthecreators4604]

What about the Victoria Park transformation?

[@melpikos8533]

I think it’s on the go slow

[@kagirion]

"She got ...Huuuuge....tracts of land!" ...I really hope cooperation is encouraged a lot more for larger areas of projects and planning for whole areas. Not so much springing up sporadic apartment buildings in front of eachother. This helping not only design and aesthetic cohesion, but also efficiency.

[@MelPikos]

Yes, hope that is encouraged too, so it's great that they are open to receiving ideas from the public as to what should go there! Make sure you send in your ideas!

[@edwardgilmour9013]

that might be an ideal chance to get rid of the protrusion blocking access (near Grey st bridge) from countess st onto North Quay.

[@capowable]

Hopefully some of the congestion gets taken away from the Lang Park area around Caxton St and Roma St for big events. Those detours 😤 I think we're good with the 50000 seater Gabba. Like this channel. Nice to know what's going on in this fine city.

[@melpikos8533]

Glad you’re enjoying the content, Josh!

[@johnmceleney1092]

Brisbane has already outgrown the size of Suncorp Stadium - which needs an upgrade The Gabba Stadium needs to be bigger the 50,000 seats if it wants to be compared or compete with Sydney or Melbourne. Better infrastructure and Transport needs to be looked at in the suburbs as well and not just in the inner city suburbs. We have all these new suburbs popping up but there is no public transport infrastructure. They keep harping on about getting cars off the roads and encouraging the public to take public transport but a lot of suburbs don’t have that choice

[@tanoz1440]

Agreed, public transport in the outer suburbs is abysmal, and expensive if travelling to inner city everyday, not everyone can afford to buy a home in inner suburbs, where all the great infrastructure is and transport costs are low. There should have already been a railway line out to Beaudesert 30 years ago, apparently there was one once but it was ripped up, not sure. But they definitely need it now.

[@cameronsterling4411]

can u cull all of the eshays?

[@peterhoz]

A second, 70,000 seat stadium right next door to the Gabba? Plus Lang Park for rectangular sports? One of them would become a white elephant. Sydney tried that with Homebush and most sports don't want to use it except for the occasional major event (Origin, Grand Final etc). 60,000 works for Perth, 50,000 works for Adelaide, 50,000 is probably a good size for Brisbane. Unless you're talking about building the new one and then demolishing the old one later, fair enough. But keeping both long term is not going to work.

[@marktarman9718]

I think this is actually the way to go. Following Olympics, demolish the current gabbe and turn it into the green space they have proposed for over the CRR station along with maybe reinstating the east Brisbane as could be a win win for everyone then and no displacement of Cricket or AFL during construction 👌

[@Firm-Tofu-King]

Our highways are all ready congested, and the railways being built are not likely to fix that. I can see things becoming slower and slower

[@melpikos8533]

Certainly need to build more high rise apartments near major transport nodes to ensure there are people using them!

[@peterware5173]

I love brissy a super city .

[@chee1237]

Beaudesert road will still be under construction after these projects finish

[@melpikos8533]

Same as the Bruce Hwy 😂

[@Dim-yz6wk]

Go Brissy Bris-Vegas!

[@gamerk4773]

Here is my prediction of future big cities in AUS in order best to worst: Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Hobart, Adelaide, Canberra

[@AndyNguyen-sl5gg]

Won’t be long till Brisbane is Australia’s Largest and Gateway City! Almost everyone in the world will use Brisbane as a base for trips to Australia! People from Australia and Overseas are moving to Brisbane in droves, choosing that city over anywhere else in Australia, driven by the Olympics, and wouldn’t mind the traffic, weather or high house prices! Celebrities, athletes, influencers and executives will be among the many that will move to Brisbane! And Brisbane will soon be Australia’s sporting, entertainment and cultural capital!

[@melpikos8533]

The Olympics will certainly make Brisbane known throughout the world and a household name!

[@neumanmachine3781]

Brisbane won't become Australia's largest city anytime soon, if ever. Melbourne and Sydney are both double the population of Brisbane and it will take decades to close the gap assuming that growth in those cities slows down. For comparison, Brisbane in 2021 had about 2.5 million people. Sydney had that population in 1966 and Melbourne in 1971. Brisbane is currently growing at a faster rate than these two cities, but both of them grow by a larger number of people in any given year. There has only been one year in the last 50 when Brisbane's growth in numbers exceeded that of Sydney, and you would have to go back to the 1990's for a period when Brisbane outgrew Melbourne. Through most of the last decade both Sydney and Melbourne grew at double the numbers of Brisbane. Brisbane will get bigger and more vibrant, but Sydney and Melbourne will continue to be much larger for the foreseeable future.

[@michaellim7002]

@@neumanmachine3781 City size should not be measured only by Population Size. There must consider other factors too such as the infrastructure, economic development, education, business HQ, transportation, airports, container ports, international sports and cultural activities etc....... At present, Brisbane is behind Sydney and Melbourne in everything which may take years to develop. The only advantage for "Brisbane-GC-SC" right now is their location, sunny weather, beaches, entertainment parks and low crime rate.

[@nickstevens3139]

Leave the Gabba alone and build a super stadium over the Gabba railway station or the RNA.

[@marcusireland5696]

A defining characteristic of world cities is public transport, If Brisbane wants to grow any further our governments need to look into more trains and buses with dedicated busways or else we will end up with economically crippling traffic. An issue with Brisbane is a focus on cars, evidence of this can be found on the M1 motorway where work has been done to widen the highway to 10 lanes from Rochedale to Mount Gravatt. At first this seemed to be a good decision but after a while induced demand set in and those 10 lanes didn't seem enough. This is a fatal feedback loop that can be witnessed in any major US city known as induced demand and it seems Brisbane is about to fall victim. In case you were wondering what induced demand is, We realize that we need more lanes because the traffic doesn't flow fast enough so "what can we do?" ; we build more lanes, and the road seems less busy so more people end up driving so we build even more lanes. If we want to be a world class city we need to ditch cars but at the same rate our government needs to build better public transport to facilitate the increase of demand and the transition away from private transport.

[@JJAMC]

When we compare the cost of the Las Vegas new Stadium (70k pax) to the Gabba redevelopment, QLD Government are definitely getting themselves into a bad deal.

[@Zalia38]

A shame they don't spend that kind of money on affordable housing and the cost of living, because the way things are going most Aussie will not be able to afford to go to the games even though it's our taxes paying for it and Qld revenue raising.

[@2011Matz]

No mention of floods.

[@melpikos8533]

I’ve got another video on floods, check out the channel!

[@twrampage]

A big no on the double stadium idea. It's just a waste in the long term. I'd bump the Gabba redevelopment size up a bit if at all possible. 54-60,000 capacity.

[@melpikos8533]

Thanks for the comment twrampage!

[@Lifts_QWERTY]

Brisbane adding more bridges is funny, being that they have so many bridges already lol. Great video though!

[@Waywind420]

I would like to see the government develop towns and cities more southerly towards the bottom of the country where there's less UV and cooler temperatures. We don't need to make big cities bigger, we need to make more cities and offer more places to live.

[@melpikos8533]

It’s the people deciding to move to Brisbane. People are choosing big cities due to the amenity. QLD is already the most decentralised state, however people are flocking to the south east corner.

[@Waywind420]

@@melpikos8533 Yeah I used to live in south east QLD, it's a nice region. There is massive amounts of town development there if you have a look at the waterways it's all heavily curated and Robina specifically they've build thousands of homes, a stadium, hospital, school, mall and businesses in over the last 20-30 years. But we'll continue having the worlds highest cancer rates if we carry on living in cities that we built in extremely UV exposed locations. Not to mention high energy costs to cool things down in the harsh summers. Places like Albany WA, Busselton WA, Hobart, Lauceston, Regional victoria imo are more ideal to live, but whether the region can sustain millions of people would require significant initial investment.

[@lawrencepetruzzelli]

Need more and new residential towers and hubs as there is a huge lack of dense housing around transport hubs and rentals are going crazy as everyone migrates from Victoria to QLD

[@melpikos8533]

100% agree Lawrence! Build big around major transport nodes!

[@onthevergeofvani11a21]

There's real problems with population density. After Covid an overload of Sourtherners moved to gold coast and Brisbane. The Roads infrastructure is a busy and peak hour sux ass so bad. There are tons of people that commute from Brisbane to Gold Coast and vice versa. People are pissed off at it too and with the working lifestyle. I dread to think what they'll be like in 10 years., Now It feels like its just on the maxium limit all the time, people are constantly rushing around. Brisbane was built as a small city, like a large town. The population growth, more and more infrastructure is just going to intensify the situation for the majority of people. Australians work hard and rarely complain. But in reality it sux ass, unless you move here from a lesser country. it. Fantastic new casino thats so attracts international people, cancer for brisbane community. see how that goes. Southbank is amazing, the walks along the river, and sporting arenas. It feels like people get up and go to work and repeat the cycle over and over again. Granted its one of the best cities with health to live in and I so hope they nail puplic transport system to relieve it. It needs to be brought back to a more relaxed pace it was known for. People used to be really friendly here to anywhere else in the country. I so hope it doesn't loose its charm amongst all this hype. All of the southern eastern cities are all going to become some of the highest valued properties in the world. In time the ultra wealthy will begin to move here and you caint imagine the amount of money they hold and can buy up.

[@SamDehmie-oj3df]

I think they should rebuild the stadium but increase the capacity to maybe 70-80,000 capacity.