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Time is money: simple, and problematic
We invest in transport because – overwhelmingly – the calculations say we will get where we’re going faster and time is valuable so it’s worth it. But the ways we’ve assigned a dollar value to it are pretty weird, explains Matt Lowrie of Greater Auckland.
Read MoreWeekend Reading – 4.11.17
Transport-flavoured tidbits for your breakfast enjoyment this week… What the hell is a Stroad? One this week from the “oh that’s what that is!” box: the weird and dysfunctional beast that is the STROAD. It’s a made-up word by Strong Towns, but it’s a useful one: the hybrid of a street (a destination, whose…
Read MoreGetting around: Who wants what?
Wellington’s getting a lot of big new roads. TalkWellington, looking at Auckland, wonders if it’s wholly good news for Wellington’s future. So many new roads! They include what’s currently the nation’s single largest earthworks project, Transmission Gully. Most of them are funded by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). These roads will have a huge impact…
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