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

[Kim Holburn]

A group of miners, fossil fuel and road specialists declare we need more roads.  Of course they would say that.

No mention of public transport or decent fibre communications systems or other planning which would obviate the increasing need for roads.


On 2015/May/22, at 9:35 AM, Paul Bolger <pbolger at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-22/gridlocked-cities-to-cost-australia-billions-each-year/6488674
> 
> "Travel times in parts of Australian capital cities could more than double
> by 2031 without transport investment, while congestion could cost the
> economy more than $53 billion, a new report warns.
> 
> The Infrastructure Australia audit also predicts public transport demand
> will nearly double."
> 
> Can't see their actual report (I presume it's not on their site until Tones
> launches it) but this strikes me as absurd. The govt are paying people to
> make predictions based on the premise that there will be no technological
> innovation (hint: driverless cars, driverless everything else on the road)
> in the next 16 years.
> 
> Can't wait to see the Government's 15 year infrastructure plan.

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