| Brisbane City Council will be permitted to build a new car park on Scenic Drive under strict conditions after locals won a hard-fought battle to save Anzac Park.
An outcome has been reached with the Coordinator-General approving key changes to the Brisbane City Council's (BCC) Legacy Way project, including providing up to 170 additional temporary parking spaces for workers on Scenic Drive.
Legacy Way worker parking has been a local issue for more than a year. Everyone agreed we didn't want workers' vehicles clogging up local streets. The issue reached fever pitch when Council put forward a sacrilegious proposal to build a car park in Anzac Park.
Through the power of community lobbying, we've been able to save Anzac Park and deliver the best possible outcome to accommodate Council parking and minimise disruption to local residents.
Council has stuffed this up from the start and it's taken the Coordinator-General's decision to put in place a sensible solution with lowest impact on local residents.
Of the five parking proposals put forward by BCC, the Scenic Drive option is the most tenable.
It means Anzac Park is saved and also ensures Council workers will not be parking out local streets.
It is furtherest away from residents and on the same side of the freeway as the construction site, which will help minimise impacts locally.
There will be some very strict conditions imposed by the Coordinator-General around the Scenic Drive car park.
The Coordinator-General has stipulated modifications must be made, including lighting, signage and an upgrade to the intersection to improve the safety of workers, cyclists and other road users.
A number of my constituents have talked with me about their concerns about bicycle safety on Scenic Drive and the Coordinator-General's conditions to improve safety are important.
The Coordinator-General's decision to also approve a new underground conveyor belt under the Botanic Gardens, allowing for the disposal of spoil directly into the Mount Coot-tha Quarry, will cut truck movements by around 11,700 during construction.
Instead of the spoil material being removed by trucks it will be sent directly from the site via an underground system.
This is a win for local residents because it will reduce noise, dust and emissions, and result in less traffic congestion and improved road safety.
It also means around two hectares of vegetation in the Botanic Gardens will now not need to be cleared.
Andrew | 
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