With towns such as Rolleston and Rangiora growing rapidly, the Greater Christchurch area is sprawling.
And without a strong public transport network in place, a transport engineer and planner says the key routes in and out of the city are headed for gridlock.
A plan to implement a “turn up and go” public transport system, so frequent and fast that travellers could turn up and go, rather than schedule their journeys, was initially set for 2031 to 2034, but delays and funding struggles have pushed it out even further.
So, where is Christchurch at with mass rapid transit?
