Minister pulls brakes on cycling and walking initatives
Minister pulls brakes on cycling and walking initatives
In a letter to local authorities, Transport Minister Simeon Brown said he told Waka Kotahi to halt work on cycling and walking initiatives.
The party of choice is going to force people to have to drive to get around by ensuring there are no viable alternatives. Worst government in a generation by far.
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"The reality is we are spending $17 million on a project to reduce emissions and there's not one single report showing that it will actually reduce emissions."
Kinda a big oversight, when you think about it.
Kinda a big oversight when a quick web search returns this article from NZ Herald:
Study finds cycle lanes and walkways reduce car use and emissions
For this specific project though?
It's funny how cycleway skeptics demand this endless justification for each individual project, despite the huge body of research already confirming their effect, then immediately turn around and moan about the money spent on reports instead of infrastucture.
And by funny I mean a painfully obvious tactic to just delay and wreck things.
Yes, anti cycleway people would never misrepresent a project