A friend of mine went to Barcelona recently and tells me that for $2 (in our money) they could go anywhere on public transport, up to 10 kilometres. Over 10km was a little more.
Why? Years before, when they were also in danger of being swamped by cars, the city fathers and possibly Central Government too decided to try free transport for a year. Like 10,000 buses. It worked so well, almost overnight, that the above is now the accepted way of travel.
Perhaps we should try this in Tauranga? But we should refrain from telling Auckland or Central Government. Why? Because it is a wonderful intelligent idea, that up here, would sink without a trace, never to be heard of again.
R McGuinness, Tauranga.
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You WHAT?
Posted on 14-06-2013 19:53 | By The Tomahawk Kid
I think Robbie McGuiness has been drinking or something! Robbie - you are old enough to know that NOTHING is FREE! Somebody somewhere MUST PAY.Not usually one to shy away from giving council or bureaucrats both barrels, here he is inviting them to interfere MORE in our lives - TAKE more of our money by force, inviting them to meddle in the transport business (something about which they have no idea and no experience in, destroying competition and leaving the place with a council or government monopoly to deliver poor service at high cost) It is a wonderfully intelligent idea, but only if you are a single cell organism, or you are a communist! What we SHOULD refrain from doing is forcing people to pay for council or government funded ideas. I am very disappointed Robbie - I expected a lot more from you.
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