As this article in the NZ Herald shows, the Government continues to make excuses instead of funding the City Rail Link. The targets that the Government has set as a prerequisite for funding the City Rail Link are bogus, hypocritical and simply an excuse for inaction. No prerequisite employment target […]
City Rail Link
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Demand for a bridge cannot be judged by the number of people swimming across a river. Yet the Prime Minister insists that rail patronage must double before the Government commits to funding the City Rail Link, a concept that does not apply to the multi-billion dollar Roads of National Significance. […]
Good Morning Mr Pitches Thank you for the invitation to Hon Gerry Brownlee to meet to discuss the project objectives and costs of the City Rail Link. Unfortunately, due to heavy diary commitments, the Minister regrets he is not able to meet with you. Kind regards Ministerial Secretary to Hon […]
Recent comments by Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee indicate that he has been poorly advised on the benefits and costs of the City Rail Link. You can watch the interview at the Auckland Transport Blog. We wrote to Mr Brownlee on 20th May to correct and clarify the benefits and costs […]
Media Release: Letter sent to Len Brown contradicts media statements The Campaign for Better Transport today labelled Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee’s response to an 18 month study of transport options for Auckland as “cynical and arrogant.” Mr Brownlee yesterday dismissed a report prepared jointly by SKM, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, […]
Brian Rudman at the Herald has obtained a copy of the report that forms the City Centre Future Access Study. This is the report that central Government asked Auckland Council to produce to identify what other options there were to a rail tunnel. The draft also warns that by as […]