Can transport be an election issue?
Auckland’s poor transport outcomes over the years are probably the result of one over-riding factor: that while we vote on transport matters in local elections, local governments don’t have much money, central government holds the purse strings. Yet when it comes to national elections, we tend to have much bigger issues on our mind (taxes, health, crime, education, the economy etc.)…
33 Comments CBD rail tunnel campaign – great, but a bit early?
Today the Green Party launched a campaign to fast-track the CBD rail tunnel – a project which I consider to be Auckland’s most critical transport project in the next decade (now that electrification is happening). The CBD rail tunnel will achieve so much for Auckland, by doubling the capacity of Britomart, improving rail access to southern parts of the CBD, by making further expansion of the rail system possible and by providing a kick-start for the revitalisation of the central Auckland.…
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