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richheap On that note, it was revealing what Lord Adonis said about the government backing HS2 as a trade-off for ditching Heathrow third runway plans (which I paraphrased in the entry at 6:32:49 AM on 16th...
Mujuku What surprises me is that this has become a high level political issue before its supporters have a very strong case. It must be chicken-and-egg: maybe it's so expensive to commission the kinds of...
richheap Hi Mujuku. I haven't had a chance to go through the NAO's report in detail so I mainly base what I say on its summary, but its argument tallies with what I wrote back in February. It's very difficult...
Mujuku I was interested to read the arguments around the National Audit Office report released today, which is sceptical about whether HS2's benefits will outweigh its costs. The transport minister obviously...
richheap Raising awareness is good, as gives something for the industry to unite behind and lobby government about. As much as Lord Adonis gets criticised because he held a ministerial position despite never...
Mary Jander Thanks for this coverage of the BCO conference, Rich -- and thanks for your ongoing live blog of BCO! It's discouraging when so many great and sorely needed infrastructure projects lag due to politics....
richheap I did come in to terminal 4 and thought I was going to be taking the travelator to the city centre! In the end I jumped in a cab, but I was in Madrid four years ago so can vouch for the Metro sys...
Pablo Valerio Rich, if you are arriving at Madrid airport's terminal 4 - the one designed by Calatrava- check the new Renfe service. It will take you downtown in leads than 20 min. Otherwise the Metro is also...
richheap I agree with Toby. It's great to have a job where I'm able to travel a bit, both overseas and to other parts of the UK that I wouldn't normally see. This morning I'm off to Madrid for the BCO conference,...
Nicole Ferraro @Toby: That's a great outlook and attitude on flying. It's funny (or, perhaps, not) how quickly we feel entitled to things and processes as human beings. Good for you for rising above!
Nicole Ferraro Gotcha, Toby. Thanks for the clarity here.
If the opposition is coming from the wealthiest residents, who have the option to live wherever they choose, then I have even less sympathy here.
Mary Jander What a great attitude adjustment, @Toby. It is probably the key to flying comfort. I will keep this in mind for sure next time I hit the runway, so to speak. Thanks
Toby @Nicole: I don't think so, Rich's comments are pretty accurate on the geography there. However I did notice the other say that there is a huge open area before the runways which is still open land...
Toby @Rich: I have enjoyed Hounslow for about 3 years but I spend about half my time now in Stokey at the other end. Interesting to see the differences across the city. Hounslow really does seem like...
Toby @Mary: I appreciate your predicament. I used to get very uptight in airports and planes. All the delays and waiting around and then the nonsense on the planes and the discomfort. But then I just...
richheap Hounslow is far enough from Heathrow that no homes in the area would need to be knocked down for a third runway. It'd be like saying an extra runway at JFK would lead to homes being knocked down...
richheap True, but I think that's a price worth paying to stay economically competitive. If an expanded airport helps to attract more businesses then that should mean more tax is raised to invest in the health...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for weighing in as someone who lives nearby, Toby. It's good that you can assess the issue in terms of what London's needs are rather than only looking at how it may or may not inconvenience...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for weighing in as someone who lives nearby, Toby. It's good that you can assess the issue in terms of what London's needs are rather than only looking at how it may or may not inconvenience...
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5/16/2013
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5/10/2013
Expanding Heathrow Airport means bulldozing many homes and more plane noise for tens of thousands of West Londoners, including my parents. Never mind. They'll get over it.
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richheap On that note, it was revealing what Lord Adonis said about the government backing HS2 as a trade-off for ditching Heathrow third runway plans (which I paraphrased in the entry at 6:32:49 AM on 16th...
Mujuku What surprises me is that this has become a high level political issue before its supporters have a very strong case. It must be chicken-and-egg: maybe it's so expensive to commission the kinds of...
richheap Hi Mujuku. I haven't had a chance to go through the NAO's report in detail so I mainly base what I say on its summary, but its argument tallies with what I wrote back in February. It's very difficult...
Mujuku I was interested to read the arguments around the National Audit Office report released today, which is sceptical about whether HS2's benefits will outweigh its costs. The transport minister obviously...
richheap Raising awareness is good, as gives something for the industry to unite behind and lobby government about. As much as Lord Adonis gets criticised because he held a ministerial position despite never...
Mary Jander Thanks for this coverage of the BCO conference, Rich -- and thanks for your ongoing live blog of BCO! It's discouraging when so many great and sorely needed infrastructure projects lag due to politics....
richheap I did come in to terminal 4 and thought I was going to be taking the travelator to the city centre! In the end I jumped in a cab, but I was in Madrid four years ago so can vouch for the Metro sys...
Pablo Valerio Rich, if you are arriving at Madrid airport's terminal 4 - the one designed by Calatrava- check the new Renfe service. It will take you downtown in leads than 20 min. Otherwise the Metro is also...
richheap I agree with Toby. It's great to have a job where I'm able to travel a bit, both overseas and to other parts of the UK that I wouldn't normally see. This morning I'm off to Madrid for the BCO conference,...
Nicole Ferraro @Toby: That's a great outlook and attitude on flying. It's funny (or, perhaps, not) how quickly we feel entitled to things and processes as human beings. Good for you for rising above!
Nicole Ferraro Gotcha, Toby. Thanks for the clarity here.
If the opposition is coming from the wealthiest residents, who have the option to live wherever they choose, then I have even less sympathy here.
Mary Jander What a great attitude adjustment, @Toby. It is probably the key to flying comfort. I will keep this in mind for sure next time I hit the runway, so to speak. Thanks
Toby @Nicole: I don't think so, Rich's comments are pretty accurate on the geography there. However I did notice the other say that there is a huge open area before the runways which is still open land...
Toby @Rich: I have enjoyed Hounslow for about 3 years but I spend about half my time now in Stokey at the other end. Interesting to see the differences across the city. Hounslow really does seem like...
Toby @Mary: I appreciate your predicament. I used to get very uptight in airports and planes. All the delays and waiting around and then the nonsense on the planes and the discomfort. But then I just...
richheap Hounslow is far enough from Heathrow that no homes in the area would need to be knocked down for a third runway. It'd be like saying an extra runway at JFK would lead to homes being knocked down...
richheap True, but I think that's a price worth paying to stay economically competitive. If an expanded airport helps to attract more businesses then that should mean more tax is raised to invest in the health...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for weighing in as someone who lives nearby, Toby. It's good that you can assess the issue in terms of what London's needs are rather than only looking at how it may or may not inconvenience...
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