National Cycleway - media reports
Listen to Rod Oram's interview on the National Cycleway (MP3 attached below). The item was on National Radio on 3rd March 2009.
His points:
- it need to be a network, not just an end-to-end route;
- CAN working on Freeway Zero;
- needs more than $50 million;
- benefits would be huge for locals and tourists;
- could include Auckland Harbour Bridge.
How the cycleway became the PM's pet project, Sunday Star Times, 2 March 2009
Bruce Sheppard on Stuff: Let's get this cycle way right, 4 March 2009
Axel Wilke on Newstalk ZB, 2 March 2009
Brian Rudman: Don't recycle culture into construction, 4 March, NZ Herald
Garth George: On yer bike - not bloody likely, 5 March, NZ HeraldDiscussion on Vorb
Cycleway 'being taken seriously', Key says, NZ Herald 10 March 2009
Barbara Cuthbert: Key could be on the right track with cycleway, NZ Herald 10 March 2009
Concrete plan- John Key says the cycleway will be paved, NZ Herald 11 March 2009
Scenery priority on zig-zag bike track- discussions on where the route should go, NZ Herald 14 March 2009
Is the cycleway a winner? - Stuff, 21 March 2009
National cycleway could cost $300m, says engineer- Radio NZ, 23 March 2009
Why Key's national bike track could be paved with gold - NZ Herald, 23 March 2009
New Zealand's No.16 must do - Close-up, TVNZ, 27 March 2009; a very positive overview of the economic success of the Otago Rail Trail, followed by an interview with Graham Wall, the originator of John Key's national cycleway idea
PM promises $50m in Budget for cycleway - NZ Herald, 14 May 2009
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This article is a good
This article is a good one:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10560513
From Steve: "The online
From Steve:
"The online Herald (www.nzherald.co.nz) is running an online poll, and asks "Would building a cycleway the length of NZ really boost the economy?" After 3432 votes, it's 43% yes, and 57% no. One of the YES votes is mine! Cheers Steve
See new Herald article
See new Herald article added- PM/cycle planner/engineer Key says the cycleway shall be paved. We'll have to get him along on a Fundamentals course next, if he keeps this up...
2 more reports in the Herald
Wonder who these people are
Wonder who these people are that are working on the delivery plan:
"Mr Key said officials were actively working on a delivery plan for the Government"
Prime Minister's staff or NZTA or ....?
I believe Cabinet gave it to
I believe Cabinet gave it to Ministry of Tourism (within Ministry of Economic Development) on Monday. Have put them in touch with CAN.
Not NZTA; they haven't been
Not NZTA; they haven't been in the loop. I don't think it has occurred to anyone in Govt that this is more likely to be used as a transport route rather than a tourism route...
Deborah Coddington's article
Deborah Coddington's article in support of the cycleway:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10...
Try this if you cannot find
Try this if you cannot find it on their home page:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10560513
And from Bruce Sheppard: The
And from Bruce Sheppard:
The three big ideas
1) Nine day fortnight (on the presumption that it will be for the same pay).
2) A new organization to extend distressed businesses either more debt or equity to save jobs.
3) And a length of the country cycle way!
Only the second one has much merit but is an obvious requirement to stabilize the economy. The first has a bit and the last on the face of it is entirely laughable, or is it?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion/stirring-the-pot/1994480/Lets-ge...