In today's Gold Coast Bulletin.
PLANS to redevelop a major site in the heart of Burleigh Heads to create a multistorey carpark will be fast-tracked after the light rail’s stage 3A got the green light.
Essentially Burleigh will now become a transport hub with bus routes ending at Connor Street, the light rail terminating at Goodwin Tce and this light rail having the only capacity for park and ride in the whole system.
The Mayor said he would fast-track a proposal he made at the 2016 election to build a multistorey carpark in central Burleigh Heads on the site of an existing council carpark to service the light rail.
“Absolutely we are going to pull (the Burleigh carpark proposal) out and make it a higher priority because I want the carpark to be done before the light rail is finished,” he said.
“This will mean people will be in the habit of going there and parking before the trams arrive.”
Cr Tate announced the Burleigh carpark as part of a “three-point” parking plan he announced as part of his re-election bid.
And in a warning of what awaits Palm Beach residents when the light rail comes to them, the government announced the resumption of properties to facilitate the light rail.
Front and centre at the announcement was LNP member Sam O'Connor (who does not even represent this section of the light rail) who along with the opposition leader in QLD has been pushing for the light rail extension. Our own members such as Michael Hart and Jan Stuckey have been missing in action.
Our Federal LNP member, Karen Andrews, has also failed to listen to the community.