I know Canberra's light rail is held up by lack of skilled workers rather than any anti rail effort

if only there was some sort of rules or regulations that could be imposed. maybe we should hire some people to make and inforce these rules. perhaps even give time a massive majority to do the things that need to be done.

Shame we destroyed our car industry, so there's nothing that can be done

It’s mainly astroturf from the fossil fuel industry, but for every fake grassroots campaign orchestrated by an advertising firm, there are plenty of gullible people who follow along.

More against the cost of trains but realistically is just the car lobby in disguise.

There is little to no campaigns for investment in rail infrastructure, cost its not cool and its expensive.

Meanwhile a stronger rail links would facilitate better passenger travel, better cargo transport and remove a lot of our massive aviation and trucking dependence.

And it's better for the environment.!!

But instead we piss about over stupid policies that swing in and out with each change in government. 😮‍💨

Where has a community campaigned against trains and trams?

Railway and light rail infrastructure gets blocked by NIMBYs.

Bike and Pedestrian infrastructure gets blocked by Automotive industry groups.

Bus routes suffer from the same issues as automotive congestion.

The current State Government is being crucified by the expenses on Railway infrastructure and their efforts over the last half-decade catching up with the neglect from the previous decade.

Ohh 100%, only difference is some are more overt about it than others.

All modern cars have spyware. It's not just a Chinese thing.

Though I do like the idea of better public transport below.

Agreed.

Better public transport?

In Australia you can get a BYD Atto 1 for 27k, which is 6k less than the cheapest new Toyota.

They have.

I mean, they did come down in price / km of range quite drastically in the last 15 years. 2011 Nissan Leaf could barely go 160 km on a charge for $32780, while the 2026 Leaf can go almost 500 km for $29990. It's like a three-fold decrease in terms of $/km.

They have very similar price change but up instead

Do ICE cars come down in price like TVs?

I know the prices now are down probably like 70% from 10 or 15 years ago

I don't know anything about TV prices. Can you please elaborate?

Why can't electric cars come down in price like TVs do

What do we need?

Great 30000 new Chinese spyware infested liabilities on our streets. Just what we need.

Please tell me it's narrower than any tesla. Cars here got so fat maneuvering in narrow streets is impossible

They should fine anyone who leaves them in place.

I had a situation recently where a road work 40 sign was left out. With no End Road Work sign. For weeks.

Yep, it went exactly as you imagine.

This sounds like a good idea. I've always thought that the common experience of reduced speed limits left in place without good reason is like calling wolf - drivers get used to not finding a safety hazard to slow down so much and therefore are less likely to do so when they actually need to.