Nobody hates light rail, but it's not going to fix Canberra's transport woes

Michael de Percy

Nobody hates light rail, but it's not going to fix Canberra's transport woes

Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society

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With suburbs growing at Yass, Goulburn, Gunning, Murrumbateman, Sutton, Gundaroo, and elsewhere in the regions surrounding the ACT, the light rail is barely a drop in the ocean in solving Canberra's transport problem.

Original language	English
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
Specialist publication	The Canberra Times
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2025

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Nobody hates light rail, but it's not going to fix Canberra's transport woes

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