http://www.bettertransport.org.nz/2009/05/economic-benefits-of-roads-of-national-significance-unknown/ Better Transport for the 21st Century Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:49:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.bettertransport.org.nz/2009/05/economic-benefits-of-roads-of-national-significance-unknown/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Lessons from Amsterdam | Greenpeace New Zealand Weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:48:43 +0000 http://www.bettertransport.org.nz/?p=349#comment-58 [...] Compared with any New Zealand city there are very few cars on the road with little evidence of congestion.  It’s a good reminder that in many New Zealand towns and cities we could do a lot to cut our greenhouse gas emissions by taking a much more sensible approach to roads.  It makes me cringe to think how much money Infrastructure Minister Stephen Joyce is wasting by plundering the public transport budget to build roads without first checking whether the roads will benefit the country. http://www.bettertransport.org.nz/2009/05/economic-benefits-of-roads-of-national-significance-unknow... [...] [...] Compared with any New Zealand city there are very few cars on the road with little evidence of congestion.  It’s a good reminder that in many New Zealand towns and cities we could do a lot to cut our greenhouse gas emissions by taking a much more sensible approach to roads.  It makes me cringe to think how much money Infrastructure Minister Stephen Joyce is wasting by plundering the public transport budget to build roads without first checking whether the roads will benefit the country. http://www.bettertransport.org.nz/2009/05/economic-benefits-of-roads-of-national-significance-unknow... [...]

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