Comments on: National’s Transport Dystopia

By: Lennyboy

Lennyboy — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:57:58 +0000

A reminder that you’ve got until next Friday (1st Feb) to put in a submission to CERA about the draft Central City Transport Plan – so read up all the info linked to here and have your say!

By: Lennyboy

Lennyboy — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:57:58 +0000

A reminder that you’ve got until next Friday (1st Feb) to put in a submission to CERA about the draft Central City Transport Plan – so read up all the info linked to here and have your say!

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:51:22 +0000

My only hope is that National gets voted out at the next election, and we can get some real democracy back in Canterbury, instead of Supreme Ruler Gerry telling CERA what to do.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:51:22 +0000

My only hope is that National gets voted out at the next election, and we can get some real democracy back in Canterbury, instead of Supreme Ruler Gerry telling CERA what to do.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:05:01 +0000

Rather than being impressed by the glossy pictures as the authorities would like , without hard core details for positive action I find them condescending , bordering on insulting . It is as if they are saying privately ” if we throw in a few nice photos of happy cyclists maybe they will settle down and not be such a nuisance ” . Up until now I was getting a little tired of feeling like a second class citizen whilst cycle commuting. Now I am seriously displeased , as an accident this week has left me with damaged ribs and a collapsed lung . We spend millions each year patching up injured cyclists , not to mention the loss of work productivity and jolly inconvenience of severe pain. With the billions to be spent in ChCh I would like to hold those in power to account if they don’t make a significant financial contribution to the safe cycling cause in the city . Just what can we do to get them to wake up and see the obvious ?. It is so wrong . Of course on the positive side , I will now have ample time to make submissions on the plans , a task I find almost pointless as it seems nothing more than a PR exercise .

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:05:01 +0000

By: Cyclomaniac

Cyclomaniac — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:01:49 +0000

I agree with this (unfortunately). Why is there so much detail for motorised vehicles and so little detail for cyclists? If there is a genuine intention to make our city cycle friendly then tell us how and when and how much money is available to achieve this. Yes there is reason to be hopeful that this plan will lead to some real improvements for cyclists. But if cycling is considered to be an important transport mode in Christchurch 2.0, why is there a lack of real commitment in this plan?