TalkingTransportChristchurch

Talking transport and urban issues in Christchurch and beyond.
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[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@JG_moves_NZ @OliverLewis @jono_dw @_Simon_K I don't know about Wellington. But to elaborate, in Christchurch 30 years' growth equates to about 40% of the current population. Te Waihanga says that in the old days we used to zone for 300-400% of current population.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@jono_dw It also seems strange when Auckland calculated their BCR as 9 for a similar programme. I would've expected something similar to that.
https://t.co/QviyMzbB8H

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

In this interview Simeon Brown said Wellington's speed limit plan calculated a BCR and it was "negative". I found that quite surprising - does anyone know where/if that's published?

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@jono_dw I thought they might have brought these benefits into the analysis when they recalculated it (they were ignored in the original calculation because it was coming out so high). But it doesn't sound like they did.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@jono_dw Ok I wonder what the basis for that "should have been negative" comment was. That wasn't what I concluded from the relatively minor error, nor anyone else as far as I knew.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@smithcorptweet The original BCR was 7.7, so even with the double-counted benefits removed surely it's still going to be positive.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@smithcorptweet But travel time disbenefits were already monetised in the originally published BCR and they were tiny. I was expecting that they'd recalculate the BCR following the discovery of the calculation error, it would still come out positive thus not really changing anything.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

https://t.co/Bm3Qf93tE7

[Thomas Coughlan @coughlthom]

Scathing assessment of former govt.’s GPS by treasury, warning billions unfunded after 3 yrs, the costings of projects were poor, would increase emissions and projects would required hiring 100k.

Recommended dropping a list of new roads

https://t.co/puYrrXw4r3

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@urbantui Yea that's why it's so odd. A car crash survivor advocating for more car crashes.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

Matt Doocey's well-known in Canterbury for advocating for higher speed limits on unsafe roads. I just found out he's also dedicated his life to improving mental health services ever since suffering head injuries in a car crash in his teens.
https://t.co/poeTdRc8la

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@urbantui No *higher* speeds.
https://t.co/95DEkfS3Jb

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

"Doocey was in a serious car crash in his late teens that left him in hospital for weeks with serious head injuries... His head injuries meant he would get easily distracted and frustrated and eventually led to periods of anxiety and depression."
Seems like a slight disconnect?!

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@jono_dw @dubpeee Yes and no. Because the RLTP comes out first it has to be based on a best guess as to what will end up in the LTP.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@dubpeee @jono_dw It's kind of messy. The $148m classified under "locally important" public and active transport does include some major cycleways, although not all of them. The detail is still being worked out through the LTP process which will be publicly consulted on in March I think.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@dubpeee @jono_dw Yea the regional plan was mostly developed prior to the election and is a statement of what the region wants, not necessarily what central government are willing to fund.

[TalkingTransportChristchurch @TalkingTranspo1]

@rustie5555 @A_G_Hawkins Waka Kotahi do attempt to split up spending by mode. Here's the Wellington numbers. Roughly 60/30/10 ratio for cars/PT/walking/cycling.
https://t.co/UuLYWL9ZzU