Belfast Great Victoria Street Station will close permanently at the end of the day on Friday 10 May 2024. Europa Bus Centre will remain operational.
A revised timetable will operate from Saturday 11 May until Sunday 25 August.
So the RTA's own modelling showed the Rozelle Interchange would be a traffic disaster—but generating more toll road trips for Transurban was more important.
"The [NSW Roads and Traffic Authority] finalised the first business case for the WestConnex tunnel project in June 2013, with the help of road designers from around the world.
"[Paul Forward, a former CEO of the RTA] said the initial concept did not include the Rozelle Interchange.
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"In 2014, an expert review group was formed to assess these plans.
"Mr Forward said it was at this point that TfNSW bureaucrats began to question the connectivity provided by the design.
"The RTA's former director of traffic Chris Ford told the inquiry that 15 alternative designs were modelled.
"Mr Ford said the modelling found that another motorway leading to the Anzac Bridge would cause congestion.
"'The issues that we see today were very clearly established in the modelling in 2014,' he said.
"In November 2015, after Mr Forward and Mr Ford were dismissed, TfNSW updated the WestConnex business case to include the tunnel to the Anzac Bridge, despite the congestion concerns raised by the modelling.
"In 2016, Transport for NSW updated the business case a second time ... creating a tunnel linking the Iron Cove Bridge to the Anzac Bridge."
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"In 2018, the NSW government sold its 51 per cent stake in the Sydney Motorway Corporation, the body responsible for operating WestConnex, to Transurban for $9 billion.
"Mr Forward said the final design would generate a larger number of toll trips than previous options."
"More than anything else, Portsmouth International Port offers a living, breathing argument for public ownership. Not only does it work – it thrives. The port’s cruise and ferry terminal, which opened in 2011, uses thermal energy from seawater to heat and cool the building – using only 20% of the energy one would expect from a traditional system."
Aaron Bastani on how one councillor's vote saved Portsmouth Port from #privatisation.
Der #EnergieVerbrauch von Laptops wird immer geringer und es gibt #Solarmodule in vielen Varianten und Bauformen - wäre es inzwischen nicht möglich, einen #Laptop mit einem #Solarmodul auf dem Deckel auszustatten, so daß der immer wieder nachgeladen wird?
Um das Solarmodul beim #Transport zu schützen, bräuchte es nur eine zweite, dünne Klappe am Deckel die es bedeckt.Das könnte ich mir auch als #Nachrüstung für #modular e Laptops vorstellen.
"#Tajikistan produces more than 95% of its electricity with #hydropower and has a large potential to expand production. However, the country lacks fossil fuel resources and is highly dependent on imported fuel. In the #transport sector, these factors make shifting to electricity from fossil fuels very attractive."
EU-Parlament stimmt schwächeren Umweltauflagen für Bauern zu
Nach wochenlangen Bauernprotesten hat das Europaparlament einige Umweltauflagen in der Landwirtschaft zurückgenommen. Die Änderungen wurden im Eilverfahren gebilligt und gelten zum Teil sogar rückwirkend. Kritik daran kommt von den Grünen.
Elon Musk once promised Tesla vehicles would have insanely high resale value because they’d all be robotaxis. Owners must be pissed he keeps gutting the value of vehicles they paid much more for a few years back.
Une grande enquête régionale afin de mieux connaître la mobilité des Franciliens, d’améliorer les transports et de réduire leurs impacts sur l’environnement.
With patience and a little luck:
WSW nr. 3823 at Rolingswerth with Gtw72-type motorcar nr. 26 of the Schwebebahn (suspension railway) passing by on a service to Vohwinkel.
“The rise of the Chinese EV industry has been enabled not only by generous government subsidies but also by profound changes in strategy and organization, and in particular by a distinctive revival of vertical integration—at both individual firm and national levels. The approach is perfectly exemplified by BYD, which has sought to bring virtually all aspects of the value chain under its control.”
I actually saw a marketing claim today that a company's partner organisation, Dublin Airport, is carbon neutral since 2020.
These people are so stupid they have no idea no one is taken in by them. Dubin airport? With the planes? Carbon neutral? GTFO #ClimateChange#carbon#transport
Elon Musk never wanted to build the low-cost car, according to Walter Isaacson. He wanted the design team to focus on the robotaxi, but they eventually convinced him to do both. Now he’s overruled them again.
If the board really cares about Tesla, they’d use this to oust Musk.