Brisbane commuters could soon hop on a new high-frequency bus service between Woolloongabba on the southside and Hamilton on the northside, but one local councillor says the proposed route is a missed opportunity.

Last year, the LNP administration at Brisbane City Council set aside $94,000 to develop a business case for the proposed Gold CityGlider, now submitted to the state government's transport department.

If approved, the new high-frequency bus route would join the popular Blue and Maroon CityGliders offering 10-15 minute services over weekdays and weekends through the CBD and inner suburbs.

"In the past 12 months, Northshore Hamilton has been confirmed as the main athlete's village for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Gabba as the main stadium," Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said.

The Gold CityGlider would run every 10 minutes in weekday peaks, travelling from Woolloongabba to the Queensland Cultural Centre in South Brisbane, through the CBD to Fortitude Valley, and along Kingsford Smith Drive to terminate at Hamilton.

Not enough direct routes

But Greens Gabba ward councillor Jonathan Sri, who has been lobbying for a new CityGlider connecting Woolloongabba to northern suburbs, said the new route was a missed opportunity to connect "high-growth catchments" like Kangaroo Point and growing suburbs like Annerley.

Mr Sri had previously proposed a CityGlider that would run from Ipswich Road in Annerley through Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point, Fortitude Valley, Newstead and Hamilton.

He said the proposed route, while linking Woolloongabba to Hamilton, duplicated existing services and missed the opportunity for a direct route over the Story Bridge.

"Not only is this less convenient for commuters, but it makes the network more vulnerable to disruption because so many services are travelling through the same congested bottlenecks."

Olympic forecasts

The council is planning a new $350 million busway station at Woolloongabba as part of the $1.7 billion Brisbane Metro, focusing on the expected population boom with the Olympics in 2032.

Transport spokesman Ryan Murphy said the business case submitted to TransLink had also identified the Gold CityGlider as a potential "valuable distributer service" for the Cross River Rail station at Albert Street in the CBD.