More road building madness

[WTN]

These two news articles I read somewhat infuriate me with our insistent car culture.

Council still insists that we must have a road and cars to get to a new recreational centre.  Sure, buses can use it too, but the figures are in cars.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbanes-second-south-bank-shelved-amid-council-scrap-20091202-k4jx.html

We have to have another road to the airport, with government claims that it will solve congestion.  Although this one is built by BAC (Brisbane Airport Corporation). 
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/new-road-promises-better-access-to-airport-20091202-k5vn.html

I was a bit surprised that I saw so much road building (and road traffic) from the Airtrain.  I could help but chuckled when the train just cruised by the long lines of gridlocked cars.

[Jon Bryant]

If the new airport road solves the congestion problem it will be a world first!!!!!!!!!!  I look foward to listening ot he road reports talk about BOTH access points being congested in say 6 months!!!

$10 million a minute for 6 months.  Got to get me some of that pie!!!