Christchurch’s long-awaited mass rapid transit system won’t happen in the next decade, after $800 million tagged to the project was retrospectively snatched from the region’s transport plan.
The 2024-34 Canterbury Regional Land Transport Plan is due to come into effect in a matter of days.
It included about $830m from NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) for Greater Christchurch mass rapid transit – also called ‘turn up and go’ – public transport so frequent there’s no need to schedule journeys, just arrive and wait.
It was hoped it would alleviate the city’s public transport woes and ingrained car culture.
