If it wasn't for Dogs, there wouldn't be a Dog in this hunt!

http://doglinks.co.nz/events/municipal_elections/blair4mayor.htm

As true today as it was then... If it wasn't for Dogs, there wouldn't be a Dog in this hunt!

Doing it!, "Simple on a SoapBox" style.

Welcome to the 2019 Civic Election, its Mayoral race and an insight into campaigning "Simple on a SoapBox" style.

Lunchtime today, I officially commenced my public soapbox meets, first on Cashel Mall under the shadow of the  Bridge of Remembrance. (some will know that I was arrested for doing this a few years ago!)

My next public venue is an appearance at the comedy event of the year at "the Rolling Stone" on Columbo St.,  this coming Saturday Evening.  "Canvassing For Your Opinion".

Of course, the Media is pretending there is only the Incumbent, the Minto and the Alcohol guy! Now there is a roast! 

Entertaining Ideas! Come along...

Star Trust - Pathway to Reform

Ethan and Amanda, arriving for Safer Community talkfest, dissapointingly after close of submissions (28feb) on National Drug Policy.
Oh dear! Good initiative, bit late.  So it really is up to us!

Mother Earth's Gesture to the World

Rejuvenation Eastward De-Railed?

And Rail goes West

Christchurch Transport plan... Where is the "Joined Up" thinking?

Where is the rail report informing these decisions... I seem to recall we paid a couple of million dollars for it?

Rejuvenation Eastward De-Railed? 

Where is the multi-modal climate changing "narrow" dual carriageway express transit orbiting between hubs building our rating base. 

Are we OK with our rates subsidising $100,000 to every house in the suburban green fields (there is an irony) with horizontal infrastructure (pipes)  and amenity (parks), and pretending developers haven't had a play in that unsustainable solution? And all while pretending this is all about fostering investment on the inside of the Four Avenues. 

The arteries of the City define where it can grow and where it will die. No arteries to the Heart and it will die too. 

This is the time to be defining the smarter, quieter, healthier steel wheel network.  Internalise the benefits. Roll it out ourselves. Hub to Hub at 500 meters of climate changing social infrastructure laid - Overnight. Every Night. 

[Note too: It takes Two Months to just repair 500M of road.... ] 

When coupled with promotion of routes where significant volumes of car traffic can be attracted, commercial schemes become practical. Here the operating surplus can be used to fund part or even all of the capital investment. This would be a win-win situation, where public authorities can benefit from having new light rail schemes in their areas, without the cost or trouble of having to promote them. TRAM Power Ltd. is working with a number of local authorities which are interested in having privately promoted and funded light rail or tramway schemes.

Blair Anderson, CHCH EAST
(House of Representatives social ecology candidate advocating Just Another Mild Green Initiative )

Drug substitution SAFER

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9331572/One-in-10-Kiwis-now-alcoholic

Seattle follows Christchurch (a little bit)

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/9295251/Marijuana-reforms-paving-way

You have to just love the childproof containers, first included in New Zealand's world class R18 Restricted Substances Regulations. Pity we are too stupidly bound to the UN Conventions to think beyond synthetic solutions.