Bob LeFridge  1d ago

Rod Drury's ambitious cable car project has been accepted for the fast-track process by Shane Jones. I thought it was meant to whiz tourists into town, eliminating the need for rental cars? This line suggests otherwise.

"It is expected that the Queenstown Cable car would take up to 3000 passengers an hour each way and be located only 20 minutes’ drive from the airport."

What? The company's map even shows an "Airport Station". How can that be a 20 minute drive from the airport? Who is planning this stuff?

https://archive.ph/HP6KN

#Queenstown #NZ #CableCar

Ref: https://www.queenstowncablecar.com/

Show threadKiwiana 🦣
@BobLefridge The road into Queenstown is a carpark, people who work in the town can’t afford to live in the town. Rather than a ferry service, this is supposed to be public transport (as I understand it)
Apr 5 at 10:26pmWeb
Show threadBob LeFridge  1d ago

Absolutely, but tourists always outnumber locals and if fewer use rental cars it's better for all.

When we moved to QT (pop'n 8,000) in the late 90s, there was a wonderful community ethos and everything just worked. Frankton Road was 80km/h, single lane each way and there were never any traffic jams.

By the time we left in 2011, the population had doubled and the town centre had pretty much been surrendered to tourism. It's only got busier since then.

Some of the best times in my life have been in Queenstown. My kids grew up there. But sadly, it's not a place I even want to visit any longer.

@Kiwiana13C