Rail

...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....

... News Release from PRP Frontgroup "Forward Progress" ....

Unless the State elects a Republican to represent its needs and projects, Hawaii’s current all-Democrat delegation will have no seat in the majority caucus where decisions are made....

"We now have collected nearly $1.3 billion in surcharge revenue for rail construction...."

...we identified significant public and private infrastructure projects that are “on the books” over the next 20 years....

...a Request for Qualifications seeking a master developer for the future mixed-income redevelopment of Mayor Wright Homes....

The workshop is set for Tuesday, July 22, at the Aliamanu Elementary School Cafeteria, 3265 Salt Lake Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30 p.m....

...acquiring properties in Honolulu to build Oahu's rail transit system could involve 'judicious' use of eminent domain....

...Cayetano had claimed PRP's ad campaign tarnished his reputation by unfairly portraying him as corrupt for accepting about $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions during the Democrat's narrow re-election victory over Linda Lingle....

...we have built 100 columns, about 130 foundations and have just put up the first segments of our guideway....

Honolulu is building a 20-mile elevated rail line that costs well over twice as much as the average light rail. Yet those lines will be limited to little (or no) more than light-rail capacities....

...1,500 residential units in five towers will be the city’s first catalytic Transit Oriented Development project along the rail route....

"CitiBike has put out 6,000 bikes at 325 locations at a cost of $6,833 per bike."

Flashback 2012: "Members, Donors Threaten to Resign as Sierra Club Oahu Group Votes to Back Rail"

...while older residents age 65+ comprise 13.7 percent of our population, they accounted for nearly 42 percent of pedestrian fatalities across Hawaii....

Over the last several years, the Ethics Commission has faced an increase in complaints of unethical conduct by these individuals....

The half-percent GET surcharge for Oahu, which by law can only be used for Honolulu's rail system, began in January 2007 and is set to expire at the end of 2022....

...designed to bring large prime contractors together with local companies, and to provide the latest information about upcoming construction contracts....

...developing an Affordable Housing Strategy for Oahu.....

The answer comes quickly in the introduction of this well-researched article in The Atlantic Cities....

The Atlantic Cities magazine published a condensed analysis of seven main reasons that explain why U.S infrastructure project cost more than elsewhere....

Under an agreement announced on March 17, AnsaldoBreda will take back all 16 V250s ordered by NS and return €125m to the operator....

Mr. Thornton notes that the decision is one "of national importance for transit and highway projects" because....

...Judge A. Wallace Teshima’s truly final order in the case: the Order on Objection to Notice of Compliance, which coincidentally (or perhaps not) was issued on the same day (February 18, 2014) as the Ninth Circuit opinion....

HART video shows design for rail stations from Aloha Stadium to Kapolei.

...the panel held that the FTA and the City did not go wrong when it did not adopt the "Managed Lanes Alternative" or the "bus rapid transit" alternative....

...what was left of Ansaldo Breda would turn into a "bad company" to be gradually liquidated....

The “Nirvana” of a transit-, walking-, and cycling-oriented metropolitan area proves to be no Nirvana at all.... 

The meeting to discuss the East Kapolei and UH-West Oahu rail stations is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, at the Kapolei Middle School....

Perry Artates, a former Maui Hawaiian Homeland commissioner and prominent labor leader, will spend 45 days in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud case that left a Maui family homeless....

...HART came into existence in July, 2012...detailed records related to HART’s predecessor were not readily available during our audit....

My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....

"With Pro-Rail Candidates Having Won the Primary Election, 55-to-45 Percent, the Project's Public Involvement Team Obviously Has Been Doing Its Job"

HART had issued an “Art-In Transit Call for Artists,” seeking proposals from artists for art at future rail stations....

Law imposing a one-year moratorium on HCDA approval of new projects that renews automatically....

The $46.1 million five-year contract awarded to CH2M Hill, Inc. covers oversight support for design review, scheduling and cost estimating, environmental and planning and interface management....

...one must ask whether the 'mistake' is intended to cover up some violation of Federal requirements attached to the $83M....

...regions that spend more money on transit seem to grow slower than regions that spend less....

Another hearing on the 801 South Street project will be held on Tuesday November 19 at 5:30 pm and a final hearing and decision making follows on Tuesday December 4....

Los Angeles continues to be the most congested urban area in the United States, with an excess travel time of 35 percent. San Francisco (32 percent), Seattle, and much smaller Honolulu (tied at 28 percent)....

Some of the photos will be on display at the “Making TOD Happen” symposium set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Center....

Hit men, Yakuza, Hells Angels, the Chinese crime syndicate and Hawaii politicians....

TomTom Traffic Index aims to provide the general public, industry and policy makers with unique and unbiased information about congestion levels in urban areas....

... presented at the 2013 American Dream conference in Washington, D.C. in mid-October ....

Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....

...Union of Operating Engineers cavorts with international crime syndicates, spends union dues illegally and intimidates dissenters with threats of violence....

The $63,791,074 collected for the project from July through September marks the highest quarterly total received by HART to date....