"People will have to adjust their attitudes to public and active transit."

Improve public transit in Sydney? Say, that's a good idea

The Sydney Morning Herald – which pimps cars and trucks in colourful sections several days a week, and thus certainly helps maintain the cars-first culture that contributes to Sydney’s second-class status – is nonetheless launching its own public inquiry into the city’s neglected transit system. You don’t have to read between too many lines to see that the main problem is perennial state government ineptitude.

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"Once upon a time, geographic relevance determined a station’s name, but now, the authority says it is open to any naming agreements that can raise revenue for its transit system, including ones not directly tied to location."

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Those pesky Conservatives and their green agenda

I’m talking about the UK Conservatives, not the Canadian ones, obviously — although it’s still weird. They propose a £20bn 180mph rail link connecting some major UK cities, instead of a third runway at Heathrow. Thomas Friedman has been writing about the importance of countries building new-energy infrastructure. This could be a good move.*

*Provided they don’t ruin it with public-private partnerships.