Brown: Auckland is 'ready' for city rail loop

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 6:08p.m.

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Super city mayor Len Brown says his focus is on uniting Auckland.

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12 Oct 2010 11:32a.m.

zedd wrote:

Having travelled & lived o'seas, Ive seen that most large cities.. rely upon a rail network, to move the people around & avoid massive grid-lock on their roads. I think kiwis in general need a shift of mind-set to realize that we need to move forward & away from 4million people & 4 million cars.. its UNSUSTAINABLE !! Kia-ora

11 Oct 2010 11:46p.m.

Steve Withers wrote:

With the German military anticipating peak oil in the next 2 years and the US military now moving to reduce dependency on oil, the writing is on the wall for petrol-driven personal conveyance. The Government is now spending billions on roads that could see declining use as the price of oil rises...and incomes fall. Rail makes serious sense...and the time to be building it is now. We don't *need* the roads if we can get a decent public tranport system in place. Look at how much lighter traffic is during school holidays. If we can get that many cars off the road with public transport, we don't need roads.