Timothy Welch

Sep 17, 2024 | theconversation.com | Timothy Welch

As the government’s plan to increase speed limits begins to roll out, a group of local and international road safety and health experts has warned the move will lead to more death and injury, and disputed claims higher speed limits will bring economic gains. The group’s open letter echoes concerns raised since the policy was announced – that roads will become less predictable to use, less efficient and significantly more dangerous, particularly for children and other vulnerable people.

Sep 17, 2024 | weekendtimes.com.au | Timothy Welch |Waipapa Taumata Rau

Written by Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As the government’s plan to increase speed limits begins to roll out[1], a group of local and international road safety and health experts has warned[2] the move will lead to more death and injury, and disputed claims higher speed limits will bring economic gains.

Sep 3, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Timothy Welch |Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Sep 2, 2024 | theconversation.com | Timothy Welch

The government’s new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) could easily have been renamed the “highway funding project”, given its intense focus on road building. Released yesterday, the plan outlines funding priorities for the next three years. If it comes to fruition, much of the spending will be driven into major highway schemes, and steered away from sustainable transport alternatives for the main cities.

Jun 3, 2024 | dailybulletin.com.au | Timothy Welch |Waipapa Taumata Rau

Craig Elliffe: Small cuts, big consequencesHonestly, who would want to be Nicola Willis at this point? The effect of $14.7 billion of tax cuts is going to mean a dramatic rethink on expenditure in New Zealand in the long term, and about what sort of public services we expect as a country. The government’s cut-it-back strategy appears focused on the next four years, not a longer horizon. From a broader economic perspective, the hope is the cuts will provide help for households.