AT have been so focussed on cycleways that 80% of the cycleways previous councils planned to build between 2007 and 2012 are still not built.
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@JulieAnneGenter But it's well and truly time for the petrol tax break to end, we need to accelerate our independence from fossil fuels and price seems to be the only lever which changes behaviour.
@JulieAnneGenter I remember when the subsidies went into place we were just seeing petrol prices over $3 a litre, then after the subsidy commodity prices fell and pump prices continued to rise. It's done its job of softening the economic blow and giving people time to change their behaviour.
Most light rail projects take ~3 years to build. Had the govt just continued their initial plan instead of getting distracted by tunnel fantasies they'd be opening it between the city & Mt Roslill this year.
With the focus on tunnels we'll be lucky to see anything before 2030
@nz_walker I was already a proponent of livable streets and walkable neighbourhoods, but being a dad made me that much more aware of how unsafe our streets are, and how vulnerable kids are out there.
@nz_walker We took our eldest to Europe when she was 6 months. Ideal because she'd started solids (didn't breastfeed), and the airlines don't charge that much for infants. Protip: if you can try and time feeds for takeoff, it'll stimulate jaw movement which should equalise sinus pressure.