The Sydney Morning Herald is conducting an inquiry into public transport in Sydney.
http://www.transportpublicinquiry.com.au/
This is the summary of my submission:
The 1st phase of peak oil, which started in 2005 at around 74 mb/d and which triggered the GFC in the 2008 oil crunch, has resulted in a demand destruction of 5 mb/d in OECD countries. We [...]
We read in the Sydney Morning Herald (23/11/2009)
New airport set for take off
THE Rudd Government is expected to pave the way for the Richmond air force base to be opened up to commercial airline traffic when it releases its long-awaited aviation white paper next month.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/new-airport-set-for-takeoff-20091122-isv8.html
and in the Hansard:
Mr RUDD—Let us just say to those [...]
In response to a call for comments on the proposed CBD Metro in Sydney
http://www.sydneymetro.nsw.gov.au/
I wrote a submission entitled “Too late for metro tunnels” showing the timelines for an estimated WA crude oil production and construction activities.
The submission can be downloaded here:
CBD Metro [7.85 MB]
These are the recommendations:
1 The government (Parliamentarians, top civil servants) need to attend [...]
When going to Coffs Harbour for a peak oil presentation at the Council Chambers in March 2009 I took the XPT to test the rail service. Here is my report and letter to the NSW government:
Pacific Highway Upgrade vs XPT Sydney – Brisbane [2.8 MB]
<< Yes, what you see here is the main [...]
New business model for toll-ways after peak oil: rail on freeways. Transperth solution:
http://www.webace.com.au/~chook/trains/other/transperth457.jpg
Read more….
http://www.aph.gov.au/SENATE/committee/rrat_ctte/public_transport/submissions/sub48_amalg.pdf