The definition of planning insanity
It’s called pedal your bike….no main roads till 2099. Yes indeedy, that would work...Huh???
Will push bikes be provided?
Greenlight for second airport without rail
12 December 2016 Updated 1 hour ago
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/12/12/greenlight-second-airport-without-rail
The Turnbull Government has given the green light for construction of Sydney's long-awaited second airport, despite no provisions yet for a rail link.
A plan for the 1800ha site at Badgerys Creek in western Sydney was given the final sign-off on Monday and is expected to open in the mid-2020s, initially serving up to five million passengers a year.
The airport will open with a single 3.7km runway, with a second runway planned for the following decades, according to Federal Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher.
He said the airport would be "road ready".
"The federal and state governments are working together on a scoping study on the rail needs of western Sydney and western Sydney airport," he told ABC radio on Monday.
"The prime minister has charged that study with asking the question: could rail be ready when the airport opens or if not then how soon afterwards?"
He said while the airport plan will have land set aside for a train station and a train line route, it does not actually include a rail link.
Instead, Mr Fletcher emphasised plans for road transport, including the new M12 motorway, which will connect the M7 to the airport.
Critics, however, say the government needs to be "honest and transparent" about its plans for the airport.
""They've got to bring all the information to the table," Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) president and Blacktown mayor Stephen Bali told ABC radio on Monday.
"If the airport's going to go ahead it's got to be successful, it's got to be the game changer for Sydney - at the moment there are too many short cuts and a lack of transparency."
As far as the rail link, he said no land has been aside outside the airport for a rail corridor to link into the airport.
He also raised concerns about the airport's viability, citing a report from the ATO that shows Kingsford Smith Airport generatated $1.1 billion in revenue but didn't pay tax.
Mr Bali said with the second airport set to be heavily subsidised, he can't see how it will be an economic boom for western Sydney.
"After 50 years of discussion we still have no real rail plan," he said.
"It is a 24/7 airport, versus Mascot, which is only 16 hours."
Meanwhile Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says Sydney needs the second airport at Badgerys Creek because Kingsford Smith airport is already operating at capacity.
"Sydney is already full, Kingsford Smith is full, we have called for this capacity for sometime. (This) will be great for Sydney, NSW and Australia," he told Network Seven on Monday.
The airport is expected to cater to 10 million passengers by the early 2030s, making it the size of Adelaide
OK so we need manufacturing of 10 million bikes - after they convert the paddocks to a dirt track................