Breaking car dependency best bet to keep Hamilton moving
Over the past seven decades, New Zealanders have become increasingly dependent on cars to move around – a trend embraced in Hamilton where more than 85 per cent of city trips are made in cars. But creating a seismic shift in the city’s transport network won’t come cheap, with some estimates putting the cost to ratepayers and taxpayers at more than $900 million over the next three decades. Christel Yardley/Stuff Benjamin Wilson took up cycling during the Covid-19 lockdown and uses his bike to get around Hamilton. The reality of biking in Hamilton is something polytech student Benjamin...
Source: stuff.co.nz
