I believe this will never happen here because what ever the government they will always be beholding to the lobby groups that represent the outdated technology that provides wealth to the groups with money and power. In transport the trucking loobyists will continue to ensure that the roads motorists pay for will provide bigger profits to the trucking companys than if they had to pay the full cost of infrastructure they use. Roads are cheaper for them than rail but motorist must pay with time and dollars to ensure the city roading system works for them.
Has anyone else noticed that the current spending on roading is not about moving the traffic effectivly but providing more space for cars to park while they wait for what must be the most inefficient system of traffic movement ,the traffic lights. If there weren't the trucks we could use local produce,steel,concrete and labour to make over and under passes, trucks require so much more space that the engineering becomes prohibitive. Instead we spend hours of time and gallons of fuel idling at lights.
And now someone is making megabucks with onramp signals because drivers can't take it on themselves that to merge like zip requires making a space for the other queue.
The current debate on power pylons, there is technology to create the power (solar panels on Highrise rooves) were it is needed, but the are too many dollars at stake for the steel and concrete men in the creation of the unsightly pylons. Even if solar is more expensive to produce the money saved by not creating these eyesores would make solar compedative. I guess the saving is twofold the money spent on transport of power would be used to create power.
All the fuss about hungry kids why not create gardens in schools and plant feijoa hedges,grapevines,manderinandplum trees, minimal cost.But business decides its better to provide some processed shit and ensure kids never learn that they can be responsible for providing their own food.And experience he joy of creation.
Sorry but I don't think in this system sanity can ever prevail.
Anarchy the only answer.

Cheers Brian

Perhaps its time to look at one of the oldest of sayings, give a man fish and your into lifetime of giving, teach him to fish and watch him grow into self sufficient and wonderful contributer to society. schools have some nice spaces, plant trees for fruit crop, dig gardens and teach the young to grow there own food parcels.
I feel the effect is 2fold, its very rewarding to eat your own produce and gardening is a gr8 counter to obesity,boredom and lack of appretiation of the joy in life.It seems to me that most problems have a simple solution that does not provide big income to someone, but these are the ones that noone is interested in. we talk about the need to break the cycle but all i see are ways to keep it turning and give some people a bigger slice of whats not needed in the 1st place.
Anarchy is the only real solution
Cheers

Hi i recall in the mid 80,s an inmate who had his arm blasted by his partner in crimes shot gun during a robbery and then the remains amputated. he worked in the painting and wallpaper hanging gang.
A one armed paper hanger.
Cheers

i think this stadium is a blatent attempt to move in on thailand's potential tourists. we will soon be able to invite tourists to view our white elephants.