All Australian capitol cities are expanding and the new areas are very car dependant as they don't have any decent public transport. By this, I mean a shortish walk to a bus that can deliver them to a decent and fast rail system.
Well, if you want a McMansion in Upper Combuctor West, then suffer. I have trams and buses sailing past my door all the time and it is not too far to walk to the train station. But I pay dearly to live where I live. The expenses are high and our abode is probably a third of the size of your McMansion.
I think while you should pay for some of your public transport through your taxes, and don't forget I am paying them too, it should primarily come via your developer who should be forced to supply everything in a housing estate. Costs you more, costs the developer some profit, costs the local council, ok, that is you again, and it will cost me via my taxes. I am happy to pay my bit if you are.
Totally off topic but if you want more online news about New Orleans and Katrina, www.reason.com/ is good.
ReplyDeleteOn topic, more buses and more buses can only be good as long as the roads are.
You roads lobbyist you. Don't you want a nice train to take you to Great Southernlands?
ReplyDeleteRe Katrina, thanks. I will check it out. This is suddenly a lot of info around.
It's so stupid that I have to walk 15 mins to a bus stop or 30 mins to another stop for Southland. The first bus takes me to Mentone where I get out, walk across the road and get another bus to S/land so the train wouldn't do me much good.
ReplyDeleteI guess you are a bit of a way away from the bus route. Suppose you did not imagine using bus transport when you moved there.
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