On 29/06/14 15:39, Brent Wallis wrote:
Why? Seems to me that every weekend protest notches up the compo payout for the rich landowners around the proposed development. The greens in particular seem to be the instigators and that beggars comprehension.
? I don't understand..... how does this weekends protest do anything other than up the taxpayer price for an infra need that is long overdue?
Sure, public transport needs to be a priority, but in the end, what about moving freight? They can't catch a train or bus. ????
From my observation of the eastern side of town, freight is a furphy - it mostly runs south of the city or up north at the ring road where there is a great hunk of warehousing. I use the Eastern to Chandler Hwy when I do Grandparent Duty and the bulk of the traffic is cars and tradies. If a new cross town road is needed, linking the eastern end of the ring road the Eastlink would tick more boxes in that respect. My main beef about the current plans are that they aren't plans - just something that came up at a long lunch and is being railroaded through before the Libs get rolled. As in all these things, follow the money.