Tried but failed, again, appealing
to Council to stop cluttering up busy footpaths with distracting signs. The
Lord Mayor and a flash engineer approve of them so it is the end of the road
trying to ask for a change.
Bad examples are in the
Valley – Gibbs St, and St Pauls Tce.
Roma Street has a shocker
blocking half the footpath.
There is plenty more
working hard to revenue raise for Mr JC Decaux.
No complaints have been
received about obstructing pedestrians or distracting motorists, so they stay.
Mr JC Decaux has open
slather to footpaths to pay for push bikes he is allowed to park on valuable
road space.
Not only is it a
regrettable decision to have council approved obstructions on busy footpaths
they represent a distractor for motorists.
Three colourful signs,
change every 20 seconds, working hard to catch the attention of motorists alongside
some of the busiest roads in Brisbane.
Engineering approved
nonsense!
Three revolving colourful
advertisements placed behind a traffic light on Gibbs St is one of the worst
examples.
Mr JC Decaux has a free run
to do as he will on Brisbane footpaths.
Distracting motorists
unfamiliar with in your face council revenue raising is a disappointing price
to pay for the ambitious bike scheme.
I am sure the bikes are
used sometimes.
I am still to find any
crowded footpath locations where private advertisers can disrupt pedestrian
thoroughfare and distract traffic.
City Council and Translink
footpath blockers disguised as shelter sheds are poorly placed. There are some
classics in poor placement in the middle of footpaths.
It should not matter how
well meaning the revenue raising is intended.
The Transport Department is
no help. It is a participant in silly distracting messages on the sides of busy
roads. They won't condemn what the council is doing because they practice
stupid signs on busy roads – offensive “PRENUP” messages on huge billboards
supported by the LNP Government are a bad move.
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