[net-gold] TRANSPORTATION: LIGHT RAIL : COUUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA: Why Canberra's Light Rail is Right on Track
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- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:50:13 -0400 (EDT)
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TRANSPORTATION: LIGHT RAIL :
COUUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA:
Why Canberra's Light Rail is Right on Track
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Why Canberra's Light Rail is Right on Track
August 30, 2014 - 3:51PM
Tony Trobe
Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/
why-canberras-light-rail-is-right-on-track-20140827-10936v.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/pr3f3cl
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TT: Do Canberrans have a good understanding of the benefits of urban
consolidation?
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DF: The benefits of containing urban sprawl and concentrating development
in the city and town centres are now being more widely embraced by
Canberrans. A growing number of us appreciate that we cannot keep building
a new suburb every year on the edge of the city and, at the same time,
expect our public transport network to cope. Moreover, people understand
the problems of increased traffic congestion and emission pollution.
Building new and wider roads to solve traffic congestion is like loosening
one's belt to solve an obesity issue!
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Some have suggested the whole concept of light rail in Canberra is flawed!
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Most of the objection to the proposed light rail here is focused on the
stated project budget, with opposition most frequently predicated on a
simplistic cost-benefit-analysis that considers only the direct financial
return.
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Real economic benefits will stem from increased productivity and the
increases in value of land immediately adjacent to public transport
corridors and its node points. The increase in land value will provide a
revenue source to return a significant proportion of the cost of the light
rail to both the government and the community; and this is occurring
already. The financial benefits are gained not only in the light rail
corridor but also in other areas of Canberra; through urban containment
policies savings can be captured to benefit the wider city with recouped
fringe infrastructure savings, minimisation of household transport
expenditure and in the protection of real estate values in existing outer
suburbs.
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Can you summarise what you think the tangible benefits of the light rail
initiative might be?
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The development of public transport-orientated urban growth and the
creation of more compact and walkable neighbourhoods can reduce car
distances travelled, lower traffic emissions, improve population health
and wellness, provide more liveable, sustainable and affordable housing
and make a meaningful contribution to climate change mitigation.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
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