family of five Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Dear all, OH currently cycles to work in the UK and is keen to continue when we hopefully finally get to Brisbane. However, we are planning to live in the Bay side area, Thornlands, Cleveland etc and his job will be at the Mater near south bank. I think it will be too far to cycle all the way, does anyone cycle if so how long does it take? Or could he get say half way and then catch the train, if so what stations? He hates driving so really is not keen to commute to the CBD via car and we have heard parking is expensive so at least part way on the bike has to be an option. Many thanks in advance. Tina, Family of Five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morrissey Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 ilive not too far from the mater. he would be ok to look to cycle part of the way and then get the train in if he doesnt want to drive. it is a fair way. http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/journey-planner/journey-details/0?planner=Index train from cleveland to mater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Dear all, OH currently cycles to work in the UK and is keen to continue when we hopefully finally get to Brisbane. However, we are planning to live in the Bay side area, Thornlands, Cleveland etc and his job will be at the Mater near south bank. I think it will be too far to cycle all the way, does anyone cycle if so how long does it take? Or could he get say half way and then catch the train, if so what stations? He hates driving so really is not keen to commute to the CBD via car and we have heard parking is expensive so at least part way on the bike has to be an option. Many thanks in advance. Tina, Family of Five. I agree. Thornlands, Cleveland are a very long way from Brisbane and the ride from there to the CBD is not very bicycle commuter friendly from accounts I've heard....very car dominated place as so far away. You are not allowed to bring your bike on the train during peak hours: Between 7:00am - 9:30am towards the CBD Between 3:00pm - 6:30pm outwards from the CBD Bike lockers are available at many stations. Not sure whether demand is high or not: http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/BikeLockers.aspx Future plans for bicycle lockup at bus station at Capalaba: http://translink.com.au/about-translink/what-we-do/infrastructure-projects/capalaba-park-n-ride Not sure if you are already committed but if you want a modern brick and tile house in a family area a suburb like Wishart might be better (http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/wishart) as he could connect up to the dedicated cycle path that runs up the side of the south east freeway (slowish to load): http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Wishart-to-City-on-SE-fwy-bike-path. It is a very family orientated area and there are good primary and high state and private schools in the area. Wishart is in the Mansfield State High School catchment (http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/catchment/pdfs/mansfield-shs.pdf) which has long been a very well regarded school. It runs a full French language immersion programme if interested. Wishart also has direct access to a great family cycle path that winds through the parks all the way to Carindale and beyond: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Mt-Gravatt-to-Wynnum-bikepath-both-ways I would recommend the pocket south of Mt Gravatt Capalaba Road, east of Newham. Say around here: Map Public transport from Wishart is via busses which join onto the bus-only south east busway and drop off outside the Mater at the Mater Hill Busway Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater_Hill_busway_station) and then continue on to the CBD. A lot more pleasant than the train if using it later at night (and closer to the Mater as well). Mater Hill Busway Station: You can see the busway stop to the left of the MMC (it travels via dedicated bus tunnels north and south of this stop): (http://www.library.uq.edu.au/hsl/mater/map.html) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family of five Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Many thanks to fish.01 and morrissey, great information and links, OH was very impressed with all you effort he is looking forward to bike riding in Brisbane. Tina, Family of five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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