tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post114181428983934460..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Transmission Gully proposed by Hearings CommitteeLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1141942307322914682006-03-10T11:11:00.000+13:002006-03-10T11:11:00.000+13:00Great analysis. It is the height of folly to have ...Great analysis. It is the height of folly to have a solid decision making process overturned by vote-oriented politicians. There are so many other transport projects which should be built before this one just on a simple cost-benefit ratio. <BR/><BR/>I disagree with the idea of privatizing roads though, on the whole privatization in NZ has been a disaster. But I am a big fan of improving the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1141924912813469872006-03-10T06:21:00.000+13:002006-03-10T06:21:00.000+13:00Yes, excellent article from NBR, ty Seamonkey madn...Yes, excellent article from NBR, ty Seamonkey madness. You're right this report is being treated as gospel, it is just analysis of public submissions. Kapiti landowners can't wait to see their values go up, as do those living near SH1 - the loss of the benefits of other projects that can't go ahead is invisible.<BR/><BR/>You are right on tolls - in that tolling new roads alone wont work in mostLibertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1141901250534979532006-03-09T23:47:00.000+13:002006-03-09T23:47:00.000+13:00First up: excellent post on TG once again LS. I po...First up: excellent post on TG once again LS. <BR/><BR/>I point you to this article: http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=14583&cid=8&cname=News<BR/>(Hat-tip:<I>Kiwi Bloke</I>)<BR/>This issue <I>should be</I> about what makes sense - both economically and logically, <B>NOT</B> politically.<BR/>Peter Dunne should stick to what he knows (which is???) and not stick his nose into somethingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com