Council is planning important upgrades to Milton Road, Croydon Street and Sylvan Road in Toowong to give you more options to travel and make your future journeys smoother and safer.
We're investigating options to make Sylvan Road in Toowong safer and easier to travel. This includes improving key intersections and providing separated facilities for people walking, riding and scooting.
This project follows a 2017 safety improvement that involved introducing peak hour bike lanes along Sylvan Road. Feedback from the previous Move Safe Brisbane consultation also showed strong desire for safer ways to travel in this area.
We’re currently in the planning phase and have been undertaking investigations to inform the project design.
The design phase for this project is proudly supported by the Queensland Government’s Cycle Network Local Governments Grant. The Australian Government and Council have announced plans to contribute funding towards construction.
We will keep the community updated and share more information as the project progresses.
In mid-2025 we sought community feedback to better understand local travel patterns. Feedback also identified where the community saw opportunities for improvements.
You can read a summary of the feedback received in the newsletter below.
This feedback will be considered alongside technical data and design guidelines to help improve infrastructure and make it easier and safer to move through this area.
We are looking for opportunities to create a better road network that reduces traffic stress, enhances safety for all road users and supports people walking, riding and scooting on Sylvan Road.
Sylvan Road is both a residential street and a major road. These nearby intersections are key for traffic flow and safety within the precinct.
We’re investigating how to make them work better for all road users by reviewing turning arrangements and overall layout.
Sylvan Road also serves as a key cycling route connecting the Western Freeway Bikeway with the Bicentennial Bikeway. It is also part of the Queensland Government’s Principal Cycle Network. The popular route hosts over 1130 bike and e-mobility trips each weekday. This provides opportunity to improve safety for all road users.
The current road corridor is a mix of peak hour bike lanes and bike lanes between parked cars and vehicle traffic.
Council is committed to delivering safer cycling facilities along Sylvan Road. To do this, we’ll look at how a new path can be safely added to the existing road network. This includes reviewing:
As the project progresses, we will keep you updated with more information about the design. We welcome further feedback and questions via the project team contact details below.
Future construction timing is dependent on design development and finalisation of the funding agreement.
For more information, you can: