Re: [NSW] More Complaints on CityRail Southern Highlands

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"Bradley Torr" <truenorth@one.net.au.SPAMTRAP> wrote in message
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> Al <alpout@optusnet.com.au> wrote in article
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> > Brad,
> > You totally missed the point of my post.
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> I probably did.
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> It just seemed as though you were complaining about the cost of CityLink
> per kilometre when compared to the Pacific Highway upgrade per kilometre.
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> What exactly was your point?
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> Regards
> BT


Basically, someone was complaining about the cost of providing infrastructure
to decentralised areas.  I was trying to point out the same number of dollars
can generally provide more/bigger improvements to regional areas than to
cities.  Therefore, shouldn't the cost of providing infrastructure to cities
be questioned?  I was only using the CityLink vs Pacific Hwy as a case study,
and I would argue that the benefits on a national basis for the upgrade of the
highway are larger than for CityLink (bit of a moot point anyway, I know,
since CityLink was privately/state funded, except for whatever federal tax
concessions they got).  However, it is one reason why I don't support federal
dollars being chipped in for the Eastern Ring Road in Melbourne.

This is also a bit more of a deep and philosophical topic (for me anyway), of
why do people need to live in cities, and why can't more be done to promote
development outside Sydney and Melbourne.  Basically a lifestyle thing.

Al