[LINK] Gridlocked cities to cost more than $53 billion a year by 2031 without action: Infrastructure Australia

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Gridlock can only be addressed by Mass Transit/Public Transport. The rest of the time, there is 
plenty of unused road surface for electric and driverless cars. There is often even unused surface 
on the same road, just in the opposite direction to the gridlock.

Do the Maths! Source Parking Spot, Travel Location, Destination Parking. How much land and money can 
we give to roads?

High Speed Rail Sydney-Newcastle will cost the same as Westconnex with a better ROI.
http://ramin.com.au/blog/?itemid=272

Marghanita

On 22/05/15 23:46, Andy Farkas wrote:
> On 22/05/15 18:27, Frank O'Connor wrote:
>> Look, up in the sky ... Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's our PM.
>>
>> Because this looks like a job for the INFRASTRUCTURE PRIME MINISTER!!!!!!
>>
>> Nope ... Nope ... I think that was just a bird
>>
>> Maybe IPM was just another weak aspiration rather than a promise.    :)
>>
>> Just my 2 cents worth ...
>
> Was just reading
> http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/russell-marks/2014/05/27/1401138538/tony-abbott-said
>
> Its a year old but the memories are still vivid.
>
> -andyf
>
>>> On 22 May 2015, at 1:34 pm, David Boxall <linkdb at boxall.name> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 22/05/2015 9:35 AM, Paul Bolger wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> Can't wait to see the Government's 15 year infrastructure plan.
>>>> ...
>>> The image that comes to mind is of tax "relief" to encourage buggy-whip
>>> manufacturing and small businesses to pick up horse manure.
>>>
>>> Transport is in for interesting times with electric vehicles and, as you
>>> say, driver-less everything. That driver-less thing could be a worry.
>>> Vehicles will no doubt communicate, both with each other and with the
>>> infrastructure. The potential for surveillance and privacy invasion will
>>> be substantial.
>>>
>>> I've been wondering about Google's role in driver-less vehicles. They're
>>> essentially developing an operating system. If Android is any guide, the
>>> system will report back to Google. The vehicles are equipped with
>>> cameras, lidar, radar and probably sonar. They can see for several
>>> hundred metres in all directions. That's an awful lot of data about
>>> people, vehicles and neighbourhoods.
>>>
>>> I for one welcome our Google overlords. ;)
>>>
>>> --
>>> David Boxall                         | "Cheer up" they said.
>>>                                       | "Things could be worse."
>>> http://david.boxall.id.au            | So I cheered up and,
>>>                                       | Sure enough, things got worse.
>>>                                       |              --Murphy's musing
>>>
>
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Marghanita da Cruz
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