It responds to regional issues such as: continued high population growth; traffic congestion; koala protection; housing affordability; climate change; employment generation; and infrastructure provision.
[2] The plan balances population growth with the need to protect the lifestyle South East Queensland residents value and enjoy.
[3] The SEQRP 2009 is the outcome of a 20-year process of regional planning which started with the SEQ 2001 growth management project in 1990.
[4] SEQ 2001 was based on a collaborative, partnership approach between the Commonwealth, State and local governments and the regional community.
Higher density and mixed-use development will be focussed around regional activity centres and high-frequency transit corridors, such as the Brisbane CBD, Ipswich, Maroochydore, Southport and Chermside.