The Government finally seems to have worked out what they got elected for: to stop the stupid projects no one other than Lycra-clad tossers want. Everyone knows how rare it is to see a cyclist on a cycleway that chokes the roads and adds zero value for the people who actually pay for the roads – the motorists.
So the Government has taken the axe to cycleway and walking funding.
The National Land Transport Programme for the next three years has a hard focus on more state highways, road maintenance, and greater public transport in the country’s main cities.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced the programme alongside the New Zealand Transport Agency in Wellington on Monday afternoon, and didn’t mince his words on the Coalition’s new focus.
“There’s less money going into cycleways, and I think New Zealanders are sick and tired of the amount of money going into cycleways.”
He said the move away from prioritising public transport was in the coalition agreement with New Zealand First with the new focus being put on “economic growth and productivity”.
Brown said National campaigned on 17 roads of national significance, which were being delivered on.
RNZ
And every motorist in New Zealand will tonight be singing the praises of this Government.
Now get rid of saftey-ism and road cones and start freeing up our motorways and roads.
This Government is delivering for taxpayers, not a bunch of beardy, weirdy cycle fanatics who want their hobby subsidised.
Naturally Simon Wilson at the NZ Herald (together with the world’s most boring lamb-chop recipe and cycling aficionado, Russell Brown) will write and wail about it all, but we literally don’t care.
Give us roads and rip up cycleways, starting with the stupid one up Hurstmere Road and the idiotic one that is snarling up traffic on Cavendish Drive in Manukau. Rip those suckers up and get Auckland moving.
So, kudos to Simeon Brown and NZ First for pushing and demanding action on sensible transport policies.
This is long overdue. Thank you Lord that we now have a Government that has discovered its testicles and spine.
