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Towards Better Transport
Policy Exchange, London, January 2008 (PDF) Summary The problem: Road gridlock, policy deadlock Congestion costs – Annually, road congestion costs the UK over £20 billion. It occurs, to different...
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Transport: The wrong kind of time-travelling
Inside Politics – The Policy Exchange newsletter (London), 28 January 2008 This has not been a good week for transport in Britain, and it is not only because a British Airways jet crashed at Heathrow....
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Road to nowhere
Published in Blueprint (London), April 2008 Britain is proud to be a rich country with a modern and dynamic economy. But unfortunately Britain’s transport infrastructure is, quite simply, not fit for...
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It’s time to bring back a bit of class to rail travel
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/its-time-to-bring-back-a-bit-of-class-to-rail-travel-20091028-hkwt.html It’s a pity this year’s Nobel...
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On the Right Track: Why NSW Needs Business Class Rail
Published by the Centre for Independent Studies (Sydney), 29 October 2009 (PDF) http://www.cis.org.au/publications/issue-analysis/article/778-on-the-right-track-why-nsw-needs-business-class-rail By...
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First steps towards 21st century rail
Ideas@TheCentre – The CIS newsletter (Sydney), 30 October 2009 According to a Chinese proverb, every long journey begins with a first step. This holds true even for a train journey. The Sydney...
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Unanswered infrastructure prayers
Ideas@TheCentre – The CIS newsletter (Sydney), 8 April 2011 Every day, I pray for a life without repeats. Unfortunately it doesn’t help, at least not for infrastructure planning. This week produced...
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Infrastructure quality more important than speed
Published in Insights, The New Zealand Initiative’s newsletter, 5 April 2013 Last week, considerations to raise the speed limit on some of New Zealand’s open roads made headlines. The current speed...
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Why ferries should not be a political issue
Published in Insights, The New Zealand Initiative’s newsletter, 24 January 2014 It was sad to see not one but two Interislander ferries docked in Wellington Harbour last weekend. But should that really...
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Location, Location, Location
Published in Insights, The New Zealand Initiative’s newsletter, 27 March 2015 Republished on interest.co.nz (Auckland), 27 March 2015 Among the most sought after locations you find in Sydney is the...
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Road to nowhere
Published in Blueprint (London), April 2008 Britain is proud to be a rich country with a modern and dynamic economy. But unfortunately Britain’s transport infrastructure is, quite simply, not fit for...
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It’s time to bring back a bit of class to rail travel
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/its-time-to-bring-back-a-bit-of-class-to-rail-travel-20091028-hkwt.html It’s a pity this year’s Nobel...
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On the Right Track: Why NSW Needs Business Class Rail
Published by the Centre for Independent Studies (Sydney), 29 October 2009 (PDF) http://www.cis.org.au/publications/issue-analysis/article/778-on-the-right-track-why-nsw-needs-business-class-rail By...
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Runway competition and entrepreneurship
Published in Insights, The New Zealand Initiative’s newsletter, 4 March 2016 When businesses make investment decisions, they should make them on their own. Taking risks and reaping the rewards: that is...
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Published in The National Business Review (Auckland), 17 November 2017 In the new cabinet, Phil Twyford stands out as the minister with the most challenging mandate. Combining housing and transport in...
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Published in Insights, The New Zealand Initiative’s newsletter, 4 May 2018 Last week, the National Business Review reported that the New Zealand Government is considering introducing so-called land...
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Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/its-time-to-bring-back-a-bit-of-class-to-rail-travel-20091028-hkwt.html It’s a pity this year’s Nobel...
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Published in Insights, The New Zealand Initiative’s newsletter, 29 January 2021 This week, Stuff’s Thomas Coughlan uncovered an extraordinary story of last-minute heroics by officials who demanded...
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