I want to see the reseach proposal, including costings, for this 4 million dollar study.

Brooke your a legend, Unfortunately the Council believes it is has superior minds to the rest of us. Sometimes you need to swear and shout to get attention. CP#58 if you do not live here or understand what is going on %*%4##r off!

You have to Laugh at Nelly's "Or failed Business Operators" Lets look at the CCC, In particular V-Base, if it weren't for council raiding the ratepayers pockets this would be an EPIC Failure, Lets also look at other Council business transactions, Henderson Properties under insured and no one has yet answered how this sat in terms of the loan requirements for insurance to cover the debt, Wait.... once again the CCC will simply take this out of the ratepayers pockets. If the CCC were in fact a business there would have been mass sackings and a clearing of the board a looooooooong time ago.

To #35 $4M in depth? you must be joking, go read the initial paper it proposed a $2M study for the rest of the network after the initial link was in, this was $2M on a circa $2b network, so how on earth this bunch of bungling bureaucrats came up with $4M for a study on a $400M initial project beggers belief, and then they don't even know where they want to put it.

One thing that has been proven around the world is light rail does not stimulate development, incentives to developers stimulate development. Simply look at the Portland fiasco, and if certain individuals get their way we will be destined to repeat the failings of others.

I am disappointed that this feasibility study is limited to light rail. For $4 million I would expect the study to not only study and contrast the feasibility of a train-tram system but also a heavy rail system and a bus rapid transit system.

However I am even more disappointed that Christchurch has bred such arrogant people such as Brooke McKenzie and the likes, who resort to ad hominem attacks in order to push their agenda on this matter.

@#55. the content of your response is a textbook example of democracy at work. Judging by your tone I think the sensible voters of ChCh made very clear choices about who they wanted to govern their city. Your response proves they also luckily made the right choice in your ward

Brooke McKenzie #55 Bitter much? I don't know you, nor do I live in Christchurch. I have to say that I would not consider voting for someone with such poor communication skills as yourself. If you need to swear to bring your point across, you need help.

How's the wine Nelly?

@ Brooke McKenzie #55, I applaud you!

Mr McKenzie, you will find and I am sure you will be well aware, included in the 4 mil will be some overseas jaunts for the few to get the facts needed. Utter BS! You know and I know - those morons or some of them, just want another trip.

Nelly all the people you criticise are a damned site more succesful in life than you, even though your vicious little bum sits on the council or alternatively married to the narcistic megalomaniac. Yes l stood for council because of corruption and bailing out Henderson and paying 3 mill for a flower show name, behind closed door - non inclusive governance. Im just sorry it became less interest after an earthquake put my family first. It really is a pity we have the "lifes loser" council we do. Not one succesful person on it, unless turncoat gold spooners (with major CBD family interests)count as success. Quite frankly you lot couldn't run a warm bath let alone a city. So Nelly put YOUR name to your comments or &@$@ off and give your husband a hard time instead of continually abusing people who do have a few clues or at least considerably more than your ignorance shows. By the way l will publically take you lot on head to head on the facts of buses on tracks. Youre paying $4 million to learn something l can tell you for free. Real dumb $%@Q!&#'s arent you. The man who talks about Freiberg - get your facts right as its a lousy example for those espousing the merits of buses on tracks.

clint #15 "Now watch the whingers crawl out of their holes."

Prophetic! A few with vested interests in keeping their wealth at the expense of community are trying to hold this city to ransom. Thank god for the new city plan. We must see it become a reality.