Overview

• More than 100 Space for Cycling Brisbane members plan to march across all six traffic lanes of the Story Bridge between 8am and 9am Friday to demand a dedicated bike, scooter and pedestrian lane.
• Organisers submitted a formal Notice of Intention under the Peaceful Assembly Act and say they have engaged in good faith with Queensland Police and Brisbane City Council.
• Queensland Police lodged an injunction application for a Thursday hearing, arguing the planned peak-hour shutdown poses safety risks and major traffic disruption.
• Footpaths on the bridge have been closed since March after engineers found structural damage from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, forcing cyclists and pedestrians to detour via the Kangaroo Point Bridge.
• Brisbane City Council councillor Andrew Wines warned that reallocating two traffic lanes for mixed-use crossing would cause widespread congestion based on internal expert analysis.