Time to talk outcomes released

With questions like:
‘would you prefer urban infill around transport corridors, OR massive rate rises and huge pollution?’
it isn’t surprising they got the answers they wanted to hear.

I still can’t find out what a transport corridor is. Dickson and Woden presumably, going by where the developers are building.

Survey also found that people think you should be nice to your mother and wash your hands regularly.

If any of that analysis is based on that appalling web site then it’s nothing but a crock of shite.

There were holes in the site design big enough to drive the Queen Mary through.

100% fail.

Mr Stanhope said one of the biggest successes of Time to Talk had been its ability to engage with all age groups in Canberra, including the younger residents.

It would be nice, Mr Stanhope, if one of its successes was as a planning document for the future of the city.

It does amaze me sometimes that the Government has to ‘engage’ the ‘community’ to figure out that people “wanted to ensure Canberra had a clean and healthy environment“. Did they expect the the survey to result in people demanding an unclean and unhealthy environment? Amazingly this view was shared by older and younger Canberrans! But apparently not those of the same age?

Why do I get the feeling that despite this the next 20 years will still be dominated remote suburban greenfield developments and a public transport system that fails to serve as anything other than a social service for those who can’t drive.

“I’ll make it a true daily double Alex.” “What is, will never be done in a millions years?” “Correct that takes you to $1450, pick again”