Andrew Dickens Afternoons

Andrew Dickens: Saturday's Billy Joel concert gave me perspective on transport investments

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So I went to Billy Joel on Saturday. Great concert. The sound for the top tiers of the stadium was not good, but I blame that on Billy's team who had a rushed set up. The video walls were also very loose but the music was amazing. The real beef was transport. There were no trains because Kiwirail scheduled maintenance without anyone looking at what was on that weekend. It created a lot of chaos. Now, I live on the Shore and taking a ferry and a train to Eden Park is normally a delight. So instead we opted to take our electric scooters to the Park taking the NW motorway bike path. Not ideal. Had to stay sober but hate delays and not fond of buses. So we ferried to downtown which took 15 minutes. Then rode up Queen Street and on to Eden Park.  That took us 15 minutes. Coming back it was well lit and we were in a hurry so it took us just 12 minutes. So it was surprisingly efficient and a lot of fun. But the real take home is that we were the only people on the bike path. Now, that's not the path's or the council