What a delight it was to read about business leaders in Auckland welcoming cycleways. https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/127765906/the-business-leaders-who-love-cycleways-and-public-transport. The sort of nonsense we hear too often in Christchurch as yet another business owner … [Read more...]
Response on public transport
We may have been a bit hasty in rubbishing the National response about more motorways. We need to keep an open mind.There have been two more articles recently, both espousing road-based concepts for mass transport. The first talks about a future with fleets of electric autonomous vehicles on … [Read more...]
Garry writes 8 February 2022
The government has announced a proposed light rail system in Auckland. That the National Party spokesperson on transport immediately rubbished the proposal and stated that what was needed was two more motorways says everything about his party’s commitment to the world’s environmental challenges. … [Read more...]
There’s a huge challenge for the government with our country’s supply chain
In an amazing article in Stuff When will supply chain woes end? Dileepa Fonseka has written about the supply chain. We, like every country in the world, are suffering from a lack of investment in port infrastructure, coastal shipping, railways being underinvested, lack of drivers for trucks … [Read more...]
Public transport ideas and challenges
Bus timetables to be cut back: If we are to have a proper public transport system, the staff must be paid properly. In the Press on Thursday there was an article on bus timetables being cut back to the weekend timetable. There are lots of excuses like we have locked borders so potential bus … [Read more...]
Are electric vehicles really the solution to everything?
I’m an unremitted petrol head. Why am I a petrol head? Because the vehicle manufacturers decided that oil was the answer to how to make each of us buy a motor vehicle. My family were deeply into the motor trade from the 1930’s. My father and his brother were both motor mechanics as were cousins and … [Read more...]
Last Week Axel Wilke
Last week Axel Wilke convinced us that free public Transport was not the answer to our emissions problem. All but two of those present thought it was at the beginning of the talk. I really enjoyed this session, and it will be sad to see our old mate Axel leave Christchurch and head to Golden Bay. … [Read more...]
Last week Kim Fowler Public Transport
Last week’s Tuesday Club was a wonderful example of sensible discussion about a matter of great public importance. Public transport. Kim Fowler, President of the student’s association at Canterbury University presented a well thought through argument about the advantage for both students and … [Read more...]
This Week Kim Fowler University of Canterbury Students
Unfortunately, we have to continue Zoom sessions as we have difficulty complying with Level 2 requirements within the confines of the room we use for our Tuesday Club gathering. We have invited Kim Fowler, the current President of the University of Canterbury Students’ Association (UCSA) to … [Read more...]
Cycleways June 2021
It isn’t very often that you can see the incredible difference between painted lines on the road and a grade separated cycleway. The video below was produced in Melbourne before and after the cycleway was constructed. It’s a great thing to watch. For the five non-cycling Councillors who are to … [Read more...]
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