We don't need 'gold-plated' transport solutions – Beck

We don't need 'gold-plated' transport solutions – Beck
Viv Beck says more accountability is needed. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Brent Melville
Auckland mayoral contender Viv Beck supports an improved, carbon neutral public transport network in the city.But she doesn’t think it should be free.Beck, the chief executive of CBD business association Heart of the City and chair of the city centre advisory board, has a firm grasp on what rankles the city's business community, residents and visitors.Top of her list are public transport, crime, parking and the disruption associated with upgrades to the transport network – as happened with the development of the $4.6 billion cit...

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