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Too much haste & waste in Simeon Brown's need for speed
Long story short, the Government’s myopia of only choosing transport policies that reduce travel times means we’re missing out on the health benefits of more cycling and walking, along with the health cost savings from fewer accidents, less pollution and mentally healthier ways of getting around.
In our first solutions interview in The Kākā Project of 2026 for 2050 (TKP 26/50), University of Canterbury Professor Simon Kingham analyses the limited analysis used by Transport Minister Simeon Brown in deciding on a roading-heavy and high speed approach to Transport.
In particular, Kingham calls…
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