[1] It also contained a pedestrian bridge, 'open spaces', riverfront promenade and an olympic-sized public swimming pool.
[4] Despite its initial approval by the Bligh Labor government there is currently much debate regarding the value of the project, given the extensive ecological, visual, physical and infrastructure consequence involved in building so far out over the river.
[citation needed] The National Trust Queensland has condemned the proposal as an inappropriate use of an historic precinct.
The Sunday Mail on 20 October 2010 reported that commercial elements of the North Bank development had been scrapped and a much simpler project will go forward that improves public access for pedestrians and cyclists under the existing riverside expressway.
On 30 May 2012, the new Queensland Premier Campbell Newman announced plans for a slightly downsized North Bank with some government offices and a boardwalk.