As we face the future, the Queensland Government, in collaboration with local governments, is addressing two main reform tasks: to provide infrastructure, particularly at the core of our transportation system, to overcome current constraints and allow future extension and improvement of the network in the SEQ region; and to transform and redesign the way we provide services on the public transport network to address future growth and help tackle congestion.

The holistic approach outlined in this document focuses on these two reform tasks and sets up the public transport system of Brisbane and SEQ for the state capital’s future as Australia’s New World City. The system will connect people to where they want to go at the times they want to travel. It will transform from a radial network, with buses and trains making journeys into the city centre, to an integrated ‘turn up and go’ high- frequency trunk network with feeders, improving service and connections and reducing duplication. The system will be flexible and future ready.

Here, we present the shared vision and integrated strategy of the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council for the future of Brisbane’s public transport system, with reference to SEQ and neighbouring local government areas (LGAs). It brings together strategic infrastructure, land use and transport planning at all three levels of government and focuses on the public transport component of passenger transport, including heavy rail, bus, metro and ferry. It will outline how the Cross River Rail (CRR) and Brisbane Metro projects will improve the customer experience. These projects are the next step change in proactively transforming the Brisbane public transport network and services for the future by unlocking the capacity of the existing system. Further, addressing the capacity and constraint issues in the core will facilitate the extension and improvement of the public transport system throughout SEQ.