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Connor Sharp retweeted
"I'd really like to be recognised for my journalism outside of New Zealand"
*monkey's paw curls*
Made this graph the other day to get an idea of how ungodly expensive the current crop of RoNS are based on Infrastructure Commission research.
Compare the cost per lane km, with some 50th percentile benchmarks.
Red is post 2023 roads in NZ, yellow pre 2022, and green OECD.
Connor Sharp retweeted
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as the National Party loves sinking billions of taxpayer dollars into unnecessary roading projects 🥰
Wow lol, talk about timing
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Replying to @Fartinhtume @ScootFoundation
Not super suited for the areas that are missing Rapid Transit (esp the bottom of the Auckland isthmus), cost a lot more, provide a lot more capacity than is needed anytime soon. Although in theory if demand rises enough could build something like a metro at a later date!
Connor Sharp retweeted
Good to see Greens recommit to Light Rail in Auckland
Hopefully Labour aren’t too embarrassed by their previous failure to campaign on it again - the need is still there, it’s still a popular project, and there’s a popular mayor keen to champion it
Connor Sharp retweeted
Congestion at peak times across all of Auckland vs Mill Road
Instead of pulling high-capacity transport infrastructure through core chokepoints, we're upgrading random uncongested rural roads
Very detached from the lived experience of Aucklanders!
Connor Sharp retweeted
Both major parties have talked at length about the need to win Auckland, but it's so hard to connect their policies/actions to this goal
Presumably things like Mill Rd are cooked up by some mix of tarmac-sniffers like Simeon + a bunch of Welly advisors who have never been here?
Connor Sharp retweeted
There's very clear 4 important investment areas for transport in Auckland:
- NW corridor
- Inner south
- Mangere
- Harbour crossing
If you're throwing billions of dollars at projects that don't address these, you're just wasting taxpayer money
Replying to @henrycooke
Infra Comm also say that City Centre to Māngere will hit bus capacity within the next decade! The implication being we will likely need a higher order mode (such as light rail)
Replying to @ScootFoundation
This page from Auckland Councils Transport Policy Statement is never not pertinent to these motorways lol
Replying to @RichardHills_
This table from Auckland Councils Transport Policy Statement (unanimously supported by Councillors) is always relevant for these announcements lol
Connor Sharp retweeted
i love this cause it doesn't even feel like an ad or whatever. like k road is just excited and wants the world to know it
Crl opening ceremony speechs ranked:
1. AGGS Head Girl Ryvah Cooper
2. Chris Bishop
3. Woke Wayne
4. Christopher Luxon
5. Drunk Uncle Wayne
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Bottom of the barrel: Whatever Winston's spiel was















