The Greater Christchurch Partnership are currently engaging with the public on a Rapid Transit scheme for Christchurch. One of the overriding impressions I\u2019ve been getting from talking to people so far is that, yes rapid transit sounds great in theory, but they don\u2019t believe we\u2019ll ever see it. We\u2019ve been talking about trains and light rail for decades but that\u2019s all it\u2019s ever amounted to \u2013 talk. These big projects are just too expensive and too difficult to ever get off the ground. And you can see why they think this. NZ hasn\u2019t had a great track record in building these sorts of projects lately \u2013 think Auckland Light Rail and Wellington rapid transit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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