Brisbane 2050: Nirvana or Nightmare
‘In the inner suburbs of Brisbane, no longer is it birdsong that awakens us. Too often it is the growl of a chainsaw and the roar of the stump grinder.
In the outer suburbs, others face destruction as another motorway is widened and gouges through their paradise. Some say it’s just growing pains as Brisbane’s population increases at breakneck speed. I say it’s due to our politicians, councillors and those involved in design and building having no vision and love for the city.
Do we want a city where the trees and wildlife slowly disappear to be replaced by hovels stacked in high-rise buildings and where the traffic regularly grinds to a halt? I don’t.’
In this book, A.J.P. McClintock revisits a number of very sensible proposals that those in our Council offices and the ‘Tower of Power’ have quietly dropped into the ‘too hard’ basket. He also suggests some new ideas to help them on their way.
The book is available in several bookshops in and around Brisbane. You can also purchase it for $29.99 AUD (plus $9.99 AUD postage to anywhere in Australia - and signed if you like!) by emailing mcclintock.ink@gmail.com