In an article in Spinoff last week 22 year old Tommy de Silva wrote: The choice to tunnel under Te Waitematā from downtown to the inner North Shore will take decades to complete and have a $35bn-$45bn price tag (which Bernard Hickey argues might inflate to $65bn). It’s not just … [Read more...]
Public transport investment is essential and seems to be downplayed by politicians:
I have recently had a series of emails with Duncan Webb as Minister of SOE’s about Railways and taking them into a new place as a single entity. My argument is that we need to invest seriously in public transport. As Minister of SOE’s he has the power to promote the return of the Railways to … [Read more...]
RailCorp and Duncan Webb
However, much of the response was on rail. In Newsroom last week there was a podcast which analyzed Railways in this country. Below is how the article summarized the current operating model for railways which is precisely what Duncan Webb could fix with a bit of effort. The structure of Rail is … [Read more...]
Huihui Mai – submissions please
Last week James and Tracy shared about future Transport options for Great Christchurch - You can make a submission here Find out more about HuiHui Mai here … [Read more...]
Local transportation planning
This week we have a representative from the Greater Christchurch Forum and James Caygill from Waka Kotahi talking about transportation and roading options in Canterbury. It is fundamental that we plan many things beyond current local government boundaries. One major issue is transportation. This … [Read more...]
This Week Simon Kingham
I find the current discussion about petrol and diesel engine vehicles versus electric quite boring. When you consider that car manufacturers decided that vehicles should be petrol driven at the start of last century because they had found a massive supply of oil. Now car manufacturers are promoting … [Read more...]
Property Owners Gang up against Council
Every now and then a group of central city property owners stand up and clear their collective throats. This happened again on Saturday in the Press. A group of grim-faced people demanding that their opinions be considered more important than other submitters. Because they are rich. One of this … [Read more...]
Speed Limits – make it 80km
I remember being caught doing 130kph in my vintage when I was in a “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance” moment in the McKenzie country. The mountains were beckoning. The road was smooth. The car was purring. I’d driven past where we were to turn off. The cold wind was blowing through my body … [Read more...]
This weeks top links 8 November 2022
Complex conversations on complex questions - deliberative democracy in practice An excellent audio - "how the techniques of deliberative, as opposed to participatory democracy can be used to close the gap between public perceptions of major issues and their potential solutions. The discussion was … [Read more...]
The benefits of public expenditure shared by some in the community and not taxed
The benefit which derives to communities from public expenditure is seldom measured. Mostly because most journalists are financially illiterate. Bernard Hickey is a financial analyst who adds items together where seldom others venture. In the case of Transmission Gully, he has conducted some … [Read more...]
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