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Tag Archives: ksd
Terminating KSD contract probably provides a better return for ratepayers than proceeding
Jim Binney returns to the topic of the controversial $650 million Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade in a new guest post. From an economic point of view, avoiding costs is akin to a benefit. In fact this is the logic that … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged benefitcostratio, brisbane, cba, costbenefitanlaysis, kingsfordsmithdrive, ksd, roads, roadupgrade
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More transparency, but KSD upgrade still looks like a dud
Jim Binney, Principal of Mainstream Economics and Policy, has undertaken further analysis of the proposed Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade, following up his guest post from yesterday, and I am very happy to publish his critique of the business case below. … Continue reading
Posted in Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged bcc, brisbane, cba, congestion, costbenefitanalysis, kingsfordsmithdrive, ksd, ksdupgrade, roadcrashes, sensitivityanalysis, traveltime
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Guest post on KSD upgrade by Jim Binney
I am very grateful to Jim Binney, Principal of Mainstream Economics and Policy, for preparing the guest post below on the economics of the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade. I share Jim’s suspicion that the project is an “economic dud.” Brisbane … Continue reading
What does the sensitivity analysis for KSD upgrade show?
Governments and local councils would be much better off making business cases for public projects such as the $650 million Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade public before they commit to them, so they are tested by the critics and the politicians … Continue reading
Posted in Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged bcr, benefitcostratio, brisbane, cba, ksd, roads, sensitivityanalysis, transport
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