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Minister pulls brakes on cycling and walking initatives (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The party of choice is going to force people to have to drive to get around by ensuring there are no viable alternatives. Worst government in a generation by far.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"The reality is we are spending $17 million on a project to reduce emissions and there's not one single report showing that it will actually reduce emissions."

Kinda a big oversight, when you think about it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Kinda a big oversight when a quick web search returns this article from NZ Herald:

Study finds cycle lanes and walkways reduce car use and emissions

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For this specific project though?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

It's funny how cycleway skeptics demand this endless justification for each individual project, despite the huge body of research already confirming their effect, then immediately turn around and moan about the money spent on reports instead of infrastucture.

And by funny I mean a painfully obvious tactic to just delay and wreck things.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Yes, anti cycleway people would never misrepresent a project