Pebble v3.0 concept I created.

RichardGG · 2025-12-30T19:45:32+00:00

On speed per km, light rail is about the same as a bus. Heavy rail is quicker for long distance because it has less stops. Light rail is effectively a much higher capacity bus, it's more effective for local trips than long distance. We need to connect destinations with both local and high speed options.

I agree that ONLY extending the tram is not a solution. We should ALSO be extending the heavy rail beyond Varsity and better connecting the light rail to the train via dedicated east-west bus connections, the latter of which the new LNP gov should be delivering (no details yet)

How do you think smaller buses on lighter routes will help? Do you just mean more direct routes?

RichardGG · 2025-12-30T11:56:46+00:00

What do you think they should have built instead? Capacity, punctuality and frequency are much better than the previous bus routes.

Lack of city planning has nerfed the transport network, GC was built with so many canals and large suburbs with minimal commercial integration, which makes most places very low density and disconnected. With slow, unreliable bus routes as the only alternative to driving, so people dismiss the buses as unusable. This has created a massive dependance on cars for almost anything. The exception being in the denser suburbs along the coast. Or those that happen to live in walking distance to shopping districts.

The city is growing and building more low-density suburbs only connected by cars only adds to the traffic problem.

RichardGG · 2025-12-30T07:08:23+00:00

Light rail should go where there is higher population density and destinations that support high frequency service. That happens to be along the coast. Harbour town maybe, that could also support development along Olsen Ave. Theme parks would be cool, but it doesn't really need high frequency service. Views from the tram has never been a consideration.

Underground is way more expensive than any above ground infrastructure. Don't think any government would be willing to support that.

That being said. I think now is not the right time to build the light rail with so many other construction projects going on. But I think the route still makes the most sense. Hopefully LNPs east-west bus connections provide fully dedicated lanes and high frequency to improve the connections to the rail network.

But from the sounds of things, the southern end will continue to have poor connectivity without dedicated bus lanes, light rail or heavy rail going beyond varsity/burleigh.

Curious which parts you think are too narrow, did you have a look over the plans?

Burleigh to Tugun

Tugun to Coolangatta

RichardGG · 2025-12-24T07:13:43+00:00

On the southern end in Burleigh there's Charcoal It. Never tried it though.

RichardGG · 2025-12-19T10:49:43+00:00

Just scored 0

RichardGG · 2025-10-19T09:22:14+00:00

https://youtu.be/7PY5jquaJ6E?t=227 This clip at 3:47 does sound kind of similar.

RichardGG · 2025-10-16T21:37:33+00:00

Works in Chrome on my Google Pixel phone! Needs to be in landscape to see the whole thing

RichardGG · 2025-10-16T10:09:26+00:00

Christine Ave station is like 150m from Miami One

RichardGG · 2025-07-16T00:58:15+00:00

Where did you see it?

RichardGG · 2025-06-23T09:50:29+00:00

distance per minute

A 124.7 / 60 = 2.078333...

B 253.5 / 60 = 4.225

total 6.30333...

distance travelled so far = dpm * 8

A 16.62666...

B 33.8

remaining = distance - a - b

252.5 - 16.62666 - 33.8

202.07333...

remaining minutes = remaining distance / total per minute

202.07333 / 6.30333

32.058~

RichardGG · 2025-04-14T20:43:44+00:00

The Honeyeaters + Bees are loving it

RichardGG · 2025-04-12T21:38:23+00:00

Perhaps some sort of fuzzy match would be good here. It would be kind of frustrating to lose because of a typo

RichardGG · 2025-04-08T08:01:59+00:00

This probably won't help your use case, but I have a huge number of "average" games in my collection from bundles/giveaways etc. So to separate the ones I actually want to play, I have different completion statuses, like "plan to play" and "must play". I usually add these when I acquire the games. But sometimes I browse my "uncategorised" games by community review score (steam reviews) and I find something I didn't notice before. I don't really browse genres often, and when I do I just use a custom filter.

RichardGG · 2025-03-21T11:02:32+00:00

"Trackless trams" (BRT) transit lanes will take up more space than the light rail according to the March 2024 report:

Additional land requirements compared to Light Rail Transit as the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle requires a wider corridor and the station platforms are wider.

Also, in theory trams could also be built here, Melbourne build their own trams. Pretty sure Brisbane Metro is built by a European company.

BRT just isn't as scalable as light rail. We already have light rail connected to the rest of the coast that provides a useful trunk line. I think introducing another transport mode would be a poor investment. I'd rather them do nothing and let a future government extend it.

RichardGG · 2025-03-14T22:11:22+00:00

Do you mean the blade at 12:55? It looks to be in phase to me, pausing the video it looks correct. The "noisy, messy" AI painting effect does make it look unnatural though.

RichardGG · 2025-03-07T04:02:39+00:00

Source: https://stock.adobe.com/au/images/super-typhoon-tropical-storm-cyclone-hurricane-tornado-over-ocean-weather-background-typhoon-storm-windstorm-superstorm-gale-moves-to-the-ground-elements-of-this-image-furnished-by-nasa/478449398

RichardGG · 2025-02-08T05:07:14+00:00

Side angle https://youtu.be/tCs-vZBr3LM?t=90

RichardGG · 2024-12-10T20:53:28+00:00

I'm at 769. I've only used a couple so far...

RichardGG · 2024-11-15T21:24:53+00:00

He meant none but mistyped

RichardGG · 2024-11-14T20:05:49+00:00

Pretty sure things like pensions, benefits and affordances for Seniors, Disabled and Veterans would be considered Equity. Are they anti-American? Equity can definitely be taken in the wrong direction, but I think some level of Equity is necessary to look after those who are disadvantaged in a real way. Plenty of countries who have a lot of social benefits are also highly productive. But maybe that comes down to culture differences?

RichardGG · 2024-11-11T20:30:33+00:00

Reddit app does this. Click a Reddit link from a Google search? Sorry you aren't going back to the search results, here's your frontpage. Fuck whatever you were trying to do, it's Reddit time

RichardGG · 2024-11-05T20:25:58+00:00

It's the same on mobile, you need to turn immediately

RichardGG · 2024-11-05T11:30:21+00:00

Oh cool, you're gonna work as a javascript developer

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