The #CoomeraConnector (#SecondM1) should have never been proposed and approved. It is going to increase car congestion in #GoldCoast.

Some #ActiveTransport design errors:
1. Path only on one side
2. Path on the inside of the noise barrier
3. Ramps instead of tunnels
4. Long detours to get to places on the other side
5. Lack of any connectivity to the other side
6. Motorway right to the edge of homes
7. On-road bike lanes on 60 km/h roads

#Helensvale #Queensland #Australia #FuckCars #Bikes

The expanded and redesigned car park next to the #Coomera train station shows that the #Queensland #TMR department is moving backwards on active travel infrastructure.

When I see this lamppost placement in what seems to be a minimum width footpath, I wonder, would you place it in a road like that? No? Then why did you put it in the path to be used by pedestrians, bikes, mobility scooters?

The second photo, for comparison, shows the old good design at the #Helensvale, #GoldCoast train station:

My bike/train commute from #Coomera to #Helensvale is so quiet in the morning during school holidays. So few #cars. Cities are not loud, cars are...

One more photo from the yesterday's burn. Someone told me that if you are close enough and don't see the fire, just smoke - it's a controlled burn, because firefighters are there, pouring water to keep the #fire small. Still, it is a sight to behold.

I think that's a #GoldCoast council water/pump truck, in #Helensvale, in a beautiful #Australian #Aboriginal livery.

(Photo taken yesterday by me, on my #bike commute.)