[Peakoil] Canberra's road's

[Keith Thomas]

There is something to be said for residents of suburbs paying for roads  
- but the way to do it is indirectly, not directly. The principle is  
that genuine improvements in amenity will increase the value of land in  
those suburbs. The increase in value has been paid for by public  
investment (in roads, services, facilities etc.) so should not be  
harvested by private site owners. Instead, the increase in value should  
be harvested through rates on the value of the land (not the value of  
the house on the land), returning the community investment to the  
community purse to be re-used perpetually for community benefit.
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Keith Thomas
www.evfit.com
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On 27/06/2006, at 1:34 PM, Antony Barry wrote:

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>> From: Antony Barry <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au>
>> Date: 27 June 2006 1:34:00 PM
>> To: Canberra Times Editor <letters.editor at canberratimes.com.au>
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>> The Editor
>> Canberra Times
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>> John leibner's letter in Monday's Canberra Times p.10 suggests that  
>> Gungahlin residents should fund the Gungahlin drive extension. He  
>> does not explain however why Tuggreranong residents should not have  
>> paid for the Tuggreranong Parkway, Weston residents Hindmarsh Drive  
>> and so on. Road infrastructure is there for all and should be  
>> centrally funded.
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>> But we should increasingly question investment in upgrading road  
>> capacity. The planet's oil supplies are finite and cheap and easily  
>> accessible oil is running short. Probably before the end of the  
>> decade crude oil supplies will start to decline resulting in steadily  
>> increasing prices and we are seeing early signs of that now.
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>> There will be fewer vehicles on our roads driving shorter distances.  
>> Planning for steady growth in road traffic and increasing road  
>> capacity is chasing an illusion.
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>> Antony Barry  http://tony-barry.emu.id.au
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