Auckland Transport’s City Rail Link Information Portal
The City Rail Link is one of the most crucial infrastructure projects in Auckland. I personally support the project although at different timings (See my Alternative Auckland Transport Plan – Mini Series) and am aware the actual cost of the project using the Owen McShane Rail Fallacy will be around $3.6 billion – not the $2.4b currently claimed.
Feedback from submission to Chapter 11 (Transport) in the Draft Auckland Plan were supportive of the CRL. Although submissions into funding the CRL through the Draft Long Term Plan and Auckland voters having a big say in the 2013 Local Elections with either the current council being voted back in or chucked out have not occurred yet.
I do agree with Auckland Transport Blog that an information blitz is needed to wider Auckland about the CRL. A blitz that lists ALL benefits and ALL consequences (positive, negative and opportunity costs) in an easy to understand way for wider Auckland.
There is a lot of ignorance, misinformation and misunderstanding about the impacts of the CRL – one that can be seized on by the The Right and used to defeat the project. An information blitz and probably extensive workshops about the CRL would help educate the public and convince them that sinking $3.6b into a tunnel and three stations (funding question not withstanding) would be an investment for the next 100 years.
Will be interesting to see who takes up the challenge – I have heard rumblings Campaign for Better Transport were looking into such a campaign.
Councillor Lee has a Moment
A Moment from a Veteran Councillor http://www.franklin-live.net/site/player/887.html. OK there is two parts to this post; the first being Councillor Lee’s tantrum at the end of the clip when Deputy Chair of the Auckland Council Future Vision Committee – Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse “calls” Cllr Lee as the agenda needs to be moved on. The … Read more
A Stink that is ponging Auckland Public Transport
Brian Rudman: Snapper may have missed the boat – Business – NZ Herald News. Snapper Missed the Boat? More like Snapper Missed the Starship Enterprise as flew Warp 9 to Vulcan. What can I say about snapper – well Mr Matt L’s post at Auckland Transport Blog spells out what I would have said very … Read more
Big question mark over cost of Auckland’s free entry to pools – National – NZ Herald News
Big question mark over cost of Auckland’s free entry to pools – National – NZ Herald News. Dodgy Maths Much? Good lord if that was meant to be a top accounting firm laying out the costs of free-swimming pools across Auckland I would seriously ask for my money back WITH interest… Now lets break … Read more
Auckland Council | Ports of Auckland – business | Stuff.co.nz
Auckland Council | Ports of Auckland – business | Stuff.co.nz. An interesting piece from Stuff in relation to Ports of Auckland and Auckland Council. I have commented extensively on the POAL issue especially around dividends, Returns On Investment and political interference in the port. All that can be seen in the Port of Auckland Index … Read more
Bernard Hickey: Govt eyes blind to housing crisis – Business – NZ Herald News
Bernard Hickey: Govt eyes blind to housing crisis – Business – NZ Herald News. Straight copy and paste from Facebook on this issue. The first from me commenting directly on the article at hand: Good for bringing up the problem, wrong ideas to addressing them per se. The Draft Auckland Plan did in Chapter … Read more
A Matter of Interest
FIVE-HUNDRED and TWENTY MILLION worth of Interest that is I was cruising through Facebook this morning – as you do on a Saturday checking out the latest that appears on my wall and posting comments and links as you do. Well this piece from Councillor Cameron Brewer struck me – and the fact is it … Read more
