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Showing posts with label Dr Matthew Birchall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dr Matthew Birchall. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: Driving change - How road pricing can improve our roads

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The New Zealand Initiative’s report proposes a comprehensive reform of the country's transport funding model. The report, Driving Change...
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Sunday, June 23, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: Why we need a User-Pays model to fund transport infrastructure

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How New Zealand funds and finances infrastructure is a billion-dollar question. In Budget 2024, the Government forecasts that more than $68 ...
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Sunday, June 16, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: How to lose an election

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Political strategists are obsessed with the art of winning elections. However, they sometimes overlook the equally impressive skill of losin...
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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: Efficiency first in road pricing case

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The Government plans to implement road pricing tools like congestion charging and toll roads. This will be an important first step in establ...
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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: Is congestion charging the answer to Auckland's traffic woes?

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Good ideas often take time to gain traction. Congestion charging is no exception. A vast body of academic research and international experie...
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Saturday, April 6, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: Bridge to the future

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The cancellation of KiwiRail’s $3 billion upgrade of the decrepit fleet of Cook Strait ferries provides an opportunity to finally build what...
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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: Road pricing debate shrouded in smoke and (rear-view) mirrors

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Transport policy increasingly resembles a culture war, with Lycra-clad cycling enthusiasts pitted against V8-loving, gas-guzzling motorists....
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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Dr Matthew Birchall: On the move

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On Monday, Transport Minister Simeon Brown released the long-awaited draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport. The GPS outl...