If Christchurch wants to see light rail or metro buses on its busiest roads in the next decade, it may need to self-fund a detailed business case.
But it is unclear if the city council has the time or money to make it happen in time for the next funding round, elected members from the city, Selwyn and Waimakariri councils heard in a meeting on Friday.
A public transport advocate is keen to see the work continue regardless, saying Christchurch’s future should not be dependant on “the whims of the electoral cycle”.
“We could do all the business cases in the world, but without the certainty of government funding I still wonder whether there’s any point,” MacDonald said.
