Electric bus fleet could come with hefty price tag warns Bay council
6 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM
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There are five electric buses in Tauranga. Photo / Supplied
The Government s plan to electrify public buses and its $50 million national hand-out would only cover a small fraction of the money needed, a Bay council warns. It s unknown at this stage what impact that would have on ratepayers but a single battery-electric bus is about $750,000 - compared with the diesel equivalent of $420,000. Transport Minister Michael Wood. Photo / File
But Transport Minister Michael Wood said it recognises it will take time and effort from central and local government to decarbonise the approximately 2600 public transport buses nationwide.
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• 4 p.m. workshop: CDBG, HOME, and Affordable Housing Fund application prioritization.
• 5 p.m. workshop: Vancouver Police Department drug enforcement activities.
• 6:30 p.m. regular meeting: proclamations for Red Cross Month and COVID-19 Memorial Day, bid awards for Broadway corridor improvements and Marshall Pool resurfacing. Public hearings on the Multifamily Tax Exemption Program application from the Bennett Apartments, the Kitterman annexation and an extension of the development moratorium in the Tower Mall area. Update on the I-5 Bridge replacement program.
Camas City Council, meeting remotely.
• 4:30 p.m., workshop, go to https://zoom.us/j/97755159240 or dial 877-853-5257, meeting ID 977 5515 9240: process for setting, confirming and changing council meeting agenda topics; process for cancelling or modifying scheduled meetings.
Get in your car and take a drive to the corner of Southwest 53rd Street and Philomath Boulevard in Corvallis. Almost any direction you head from there will lead you to new housing, housing under construction or bare land that is proposed for housing.
Neighbors have consistently expressed concerns for years as projects such as Sylvia (37 homes) and Ridgecrest (46 homes) have come forward, while the 118-acre Marys Annexation could add up to 2,000 homes (see map at right/be for the full list of projects).
Traffic is a major concern, particularly on narrow West Hills Road. Neighbors also are worried about loss of open space, wetlands issues and the fact that the region needs a âspecific area planâ to guide development. They also think the streetlights are too bright.
Letters to the editor: Time for government to deliver on infrastructure
14 Jan, 2021 08:00 PM
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Bay of Plenty Times If as reported (January 11) that it is expected that by 2050 Tauranga s population will have increased by 258,000 and reportedly require an additional 34,000 new homes. Simple maths tells you that that equates to an average of about 7.5 residents per household.
The organisations behind the Transport System Plan (TSP) did not appear to take into account this simple equation as nowhere in New Zealand does in excess of 7.5 people live per household.
We require new houses, new roads and other infrastructure so it s time for the Government to deliver on its promise to commence the Northern Arterial bypass ASAP.