How to fund the CFN and save $14 billion
On the topic of the Congestion Free Network, we frequently get asked what we would do about the roading network, and what projects we would change to go along with our proposal. We have said before that we think there is still a need for some roading projects during the same time period, and that we think there will be plenty of budget (over and above what we are spending on the CFN) to allow for the best parts of the roading network to be built.…
49 Comments Funding agreement doesn’t solve real issue
Earlier this year a group set up to gain cross spectrum consensus on how to fund the councils wish list of mostly road projects put out a discussion document on its preferred options and sought feedback from the public on its preferences.…
How much The Congestion Free Network will cost
Yesterday we showed you our vision for the Congestion Free Network – and wow what an excellent response – so today I’m going to talk about the boring stuff like how much it will cost. Before I get into that though, one of our goals in designing the congestion free network has been to keep spending at the same level, or less, than is currently planned.…
A Congestion Free Network
In this recent post we highlighted how, despite $60 billion or more of transport spending over the next 30 years, congestion is due to get significantly worse. This is a pretty disappointing result – occurring both in the scenarios when all the projects are funded and also in the scenario when we spend less money and build fewer projects.There’s…
Guest Post: The Value of Time
This is a guest post by Peter Nunns, an economist working in Auckland with an interest in transport past, present, and future. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are his personal views and do not reflect upon the position of any organisation with which he is associated or constitute professional advice.)…
Funding the governments Auckland roading splurge
We can debate the merits – or lack of them – of the transport projects announced last week till the cows come home but one thing is certain. If they are all to go ahead then we will need to sort out is how we are going to fund them.…
Submissions on alternative funding options close today
The intensity of the Unitary Plan ended up distracting us a bit from the discussion around alternative transport funding, although perhaps that was intended. Submissions on the funding options close today so this is a quick recap and explanation of my submission.…
Michael Barnett on the ITP and Alternative Funding
There was an excellent op-ed in the Herald yesterday by Auckland Chamber of commerce chairman Michael Barnett related to the Integrated Transport Programme as well as the debate surrounding the issue of funding. The herald piece missed off the last few paragraphs so here it is in full from the Chamber of Commerce website.…
Funding gap or efficiency gap?
Peter Nunns is an economist working in Auckland with an interest in transport past, present, and future. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are his personal views and do not reflect upon the position of any organisation with which he is associated or constitute professional advice.)…
How to “keep Auckland moving”?
The transport funding “Consensus Building Group” released its discussion paper on the different ways to raise extra money for transport spending on Monday. As I noted at the time, it’s a pity that the group was forced to limit itself to how to find the money rather than prompting a more detailed discussion around whether the Auckland Plan has the right mix of transport projects or whether the future traffic growth projections are correct.…
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