Don’t bother to ask the author – he already has his mind made up.

In the early 2000s, he had to catch 30 – yes thirty – buses a week from Weston Creek to Dickson to get to work, and back home again.  Yes, that’s over 1,500 buses a year, but why not – say some.  The Light Rail is the death of everything we believe in in the rates structure.

Well no, it isn’t.  Those who say that the rest of the ACT shouldn’t pay for the tram are forgetting one important point:  there are record levels of employment because of this thing.  Do you not see why?  Apparently it’s because people can get to their jobs more efficiently now.

Look at the two pictures of London Circuit as presented.  Is anyone seriously prepared to die on the hill of abandoned surface level carparks?  Were these things really worth fighting for, over people’s jobs and livelihoods?

It turns out, most Canberrans actually support the Light Rail.  That might have something to do with the fact that it results in shorter commutes to work for over 100,000 people in its catchment area, who might still use a car but not for the entire journey, or those who don’t need to use a car at all.

For someone who used to live on Northbourne Avenue and work on the same street, if you know, you know.   The idea that the author could have lived in Woden Valley and had secure, reliable transport all the way to Dickson – change-free – 20 years ago was a fantasy then, but a reality now.  Those who oppose it under the guise of “rates” need to ask themselves:  If there was no public transport, what would their parking look like?