Rail

Caldwell announced today the selection of veteran transportation planner Harrison Rue as the Administrator of the City’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program....

Written comments must be received by July 22, 2013 or postmarked by that date....

Hawaii’s federal judges say the proposed rail line passes too close to the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building...

Judge Susan Oki Mollway's letter to HART and federal transit officials....

This is an excellent summary of our appeal and why the District Court's decision was in error....

The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....

The truly “big news,” Slater said: Hawaii’s ranking at No. 49 for administrative costs per mile....

Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....

Adding more density will cause the central road network to seize.... 

Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Washington Middle School, King St. at Punahou....

This all could have been avoided by a rail route further inland, such as along H-1....

7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Kapolei High School Cafeteria....

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has set August 15, 2013 as the date for oral arguments in our appeal of Judge A. Wallace Tashima's rulings....

Tuesday, June 25 6pm at Waipahu Intermediate School, 94-455 Farrington Hwy....

The fixed guideway and stations directly overlay the 1825 trails....

Here’s what you need to know about our appeal....

Access, in this case is defined as, “the number of destinations reachable within a given travel time.”....

the "private attorney general" doctrine...allows a prevailing party to recover fees and costs....

Caldwell said he received further assurance that federal funding for Honolulu’s rail transit project remains firmly on track...

... BRT was not considered even a reasonable alternative to be studied ....

We analyzed the data to bring you a list of the ten absolute worst U.S. cities to drive a car according to the following three questions....

Each EV that clocks about 50 miles per day consumes as much electricity as a modest house with 4 people....

...Councilmember Pine worked with the new administration to fill a vital need by improving bus service in the wake of cuts made last summer....

AECOM, announced today that it is working on a US$43.9-million contract from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation....

Really Obvious Question: They win by bribery in India, how do they win in Hawaii?

"Given the magnitude of the contract, we want to make sure the vendor has the capacity to perform." -- HART Finance Committee Chairman Don Hor­ner

Auto commutes will be made more cumbersome to promote public transportation....

Census data strongly suggests that Hawaii, and Oahu in particular, are stable communities with very mild growth....

...the state Office of Planning is now drafting a resolution for Abercrombie to sign as an executive policy, recognizing that TOD is a priority of state government....

Why? Because transportation infrastructure deployment lags demand by decades....

L.A. County MTA "spends almost twice as much on rail to carry about one-fourth as many passengers" as its buses do....

Overproject. Then claim that burning millions of dollars for nothing is a savings....

...an audit of HART’s contracts and spending for public relations and public involvement services to determine what service(s) each employee, contractor and subcontractor provides....

With protesters unleashing their fury on Abercrombie’s Public Lands Development Corporation, political insiders have been scheming.  And on December 28, they quietly announced their plan....

Next step the Ninth Circuit?

The report’s recommendations come after a series of meetings between state government officials, private sector leaders and non-profit representatives....