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| Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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For USA, Honolulu, LA, SF, Seattle Among World's 20 Worst Traffic Cities
By Selected News Articles @ 3:37 PM :: 7012 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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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)....
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| Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Making TOD Happen: City Launches 'I Wish' Photo Campaign
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 6637 Views :: Development, Rail
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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....
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| Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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New lawsuit alleges former gubernatorial appointee’s involvement in financial shenanigans at union
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:08 PM :: 11086 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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Hit men, Yakuza, Hells Angels, the Chinese crime syndicate and Hawaii politicians....
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| Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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TomTom: Honolulu 6th Worst Traffic in N. America
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 6105 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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TomTom Traffic Index aims to provide the general public, industry and policy makers with unique and unbiased information about congestion levels in urban areas....
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| Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Panos: Fighting Boondoggles--Honolulu Rail Transit
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:21 PM :: 5122 Views :: Rail
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... presented at the 2013 American Dream conference in Washington, D.C. in mid-October ....
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| Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Honolulu Planning Dep’t: “Making TOD Happen”
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 6572 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Gangsters Terrorize Union Members Forced to Fund Illegal Pro-Rail PAC Headed by Hawaiian Homes Commissioner
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 14133 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Union of Operating Engineers cavorts with international crime syndicates, spends union dues illegally and intimidates dissenters with threats of violence....
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| Monday, October 28, 2013 |
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HART to receive $63.7 million in GET surcharge revenue
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 4540 Views :: Rail
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The $63,791,074 collected for the project from July through September marks the highest quarterly total received by HART to date....
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| Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Kapolei NB Passes Anti-Rail Resolution
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 8580 Views :: Rail
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This resolution passed entire neighborhood board by a vote of 6-2....
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| Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Rail: Judge Tashima Must Rule on Beretania Street Tunnel
By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:00 PM :: 6030 Views :: Rail
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Judge Tashima still has to rule on whether the Beretania Street Tunnel is a viable alternative....
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| Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Rail: Let Them Eat Cake
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:28 AM :: 6542 Views :: Rail
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Honolulu's public is starved for traffic congestion relief. The power elite has responded with let them have rail....
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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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Rail Burns Thru $256M in 12 months with no Construction
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:39 AM :: 5162 Views :: Rail
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Of that amount $166 million was for professional services and that was likely all for Parsons Brinckerhoff....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Honolulu Roads 13th Worst in Nation, Cost Drivers $598 per year
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 6986 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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Forty-three percent of major roads in the Honolulu urban area are in poor condition, costing area drivers $598 each year....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Panos: Ten Plus One Reasons Why I Do Not Support The Honolulu Rail Project
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:20 PM :: 7885 Views :: Rail
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Among all travel options on Oahu, mass transit serves 6% of the travelers, just slightly above the U.S average of 5%....
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| Tuesday, September 3, 2013 |
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Back on track? HI public works project to restart after year-long delay
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:36 PM :: 5166 Views :: Rail
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The city’s Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will resume construction this month....
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| Friday, August 30, 2013 |
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State approves rail project's archaeological reports
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 4849 Views :: Rail
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The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) has approved the archaeological survey reports for the Honolulu rail transit project, and cleared the way for permit applications....
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| Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Rail Appeal Hearing: Judges Focus on Jurisdictional Issues
By Robert Thomas @ 4:48 AM :: 6261 Views :: Rail
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it looks like at least two of the three judges are very skeptical whether there was an appeal able final order in the case....
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| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
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Pricey Honolulu rail project faces more legal hurdles
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:28 PM :: 5896 Views :: Rail
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“If the judges apply the law I believe we will win.” -- Ben Cayetano
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| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
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Watch Honolulu Rail Appeal Live From SF 11AM Thursday
By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:18 PM :: 4896 Views :: Rail
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Ninth Circuit Appeals Court hearing will last about one hour or less....
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| Monday, August 12, 2013 |
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DLNR Seeks Applications for SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 6463 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail
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Closing date for applications is August 30, 2013....
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| Monday, August 12, 2013 |
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Rail: The remaining issues still before Judge Tashima
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:11 PM :: 5404 Views :: Rail
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the Judge ruled that the FTA and the City undertake the following....
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| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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Ninth Circuit Rail Appeal Preview
By Robert Thomas @ 5:13 PM :: 5516 Views :: Rail
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Here's the latest on the federal court action....
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| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |
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OR&L, Doors Star in New Anti-Rail Video
By Tom Berg @ 3:18 PM :: 5482 Views :: Rail
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the day rail is operative your sewers, water, bus, roads, and parks get bled dry ....
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| Thursday, August 1, 2013 |
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Rail: Will Honolulu be the Next Detroit?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 PM :: 6375 Views :: Rail
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered an expedited hearing for the federal rail lawsuit on August 15th....
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| Thursday, August 1, 2013 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Smacks Rail EIS - An Update
By Robert Thomas @ 5:06 PM :: 5503 Views :: Rail
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...there have been two attempts by the parties in the state court rail litigation to have the Hawaii Supreme Court reconsider its opinion....
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| Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Caldwell's TOD Pick Connects Smart Growth, Active Aging
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 8657 Views :: Health Care, Life, Rail
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Caldwell announced today the selection of veteran transportation planner Harrison Rue as the Administrator of the City’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program....
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| Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Full Text: Stop Rail Files Comments on Rail DSEIS
By Honolulu Traffic @ 4:19 PM :: 5089 Views :: Rail
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Comments were required to be filed by July 22 ....
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| Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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A Terrible Week for Rail
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:00 AM :: 8029 Views :: Rail
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| Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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July 22 Deadline for Rail EIS Comments
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:13 PM :: 6678 Views :: Rail
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Written comments must be received by July 22, 2013 or postmarked by that date....
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| Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Honolulu rail line neither feasible nor prudent, judges’ letter says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:57 PM :: 7347 Views :: Rail
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Hawaii’s federal judges say the proposed rail line passes too close to the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building...
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| Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Mollway Letter Blasts Rail for Skipping UH Campus
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 8838 Views :: Rail
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Judge Susan Oki Mollway's letter to HART and federal transit officials....
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| Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Stop Rail Files Final Reply to FTA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:55 PM :: 6411 Views :: Rail
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This is an excellent summary of our appeal and why the District Court's decision was in error....
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| Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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State Historic Preservation Director Quits Under Fire from Feds
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 8369 Views :: Development, OHA, Rail
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The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....
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| Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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Hawaii freeway conditions and costs are ‘disgraceful’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:06 PM :: 7519 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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The truly “big news,” Slater said: Hawaii’s ranking at No. 49 for administrative costs per mile....
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| Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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Kakaako Development and Honolulu's Trifecta of Failures
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:38 PM :: 7217 Views :: Development, Rail
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Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....
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| Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Honolulu Traffic: Most ‘Lane-Deficient’ City in USA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 12:10 AM :: 7098 Views :: Development, Rail
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Adding more density will cause the central road network to seize....
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| Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Rail Forum: What Happens When Transit Consumes 19%?
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 7756 Views :: Rail
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Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Washington Middle School, King St. at Punahou....
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| Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Was Honolulu Rail Designed by Global Warming Deniers?
By John Bond @ 4:19 AM :: 6485 Views :: Rail
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This all could have been avoided by a rail route further inland, such as along H-1....
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| Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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Town Hall Meeting on the ‘Ewa Development Plan
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 6254 Views :: Development, Rail
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7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Kapolei High School Cafeteria....
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| Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Importing Boston’s Failures to Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 4735 Views :: Rail
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What did Grabauskas do to merit this position?
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| Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Stop Rail Appeal Hearing Set for August 15
By Honolulu Traffic @ 7:48 PM :: 5920 Views :: Rail
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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....
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| Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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HART West Oahu Community Meetings to Discuss Rail Station Design
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 5228 Views :: Rail
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Tuesday, June 25 6pm at Waipahu Intermediate School, 94-455 Farrington Hwy....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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HART releases Supplemental EIS in response to court order
By Honolulu Traffic @ 11:47 PM :: 5217 Views :: Rail
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A public hearing will be held July 9, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.at the Blaisdell Center Hawaii Suites....
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| Saturday, June 1, 2013 |
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New AIS Testimony: Rail Route Illegally Damages Hawaiian Cultural Properties
By John Bond @ 12:35 AM :: 8035 Views :: Rail
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The fixed guideway and stations directly overlay the 1825 trails....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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City Transport 2020: The Future Can't Come Soon Enough
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:13 PM :: 5224 Views :: Rail
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I foresee an epic battle: Google and the Technologists vs. Sierra Club and the Greenies....
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| Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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So you don’t think Stop Rail Appeal has a Chance?
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:07 PM :: 6374 Views :: Rail
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Here’s what you need to know about our appeal....
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| Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Kakaako: HCDA to Release TOD Plan, Hold Open House
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 7238 Views :: Development, Rail
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Be sure to check out their plan to reduce Halekauwila St to a single lane of auto traffic while adding 1000s of new condos and offices....
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| Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Full Text: Rail Appeal Challenges Failure to Consider Bus Rapid Transit
By Honolulu Traffic @ 10:04 PM :: 6168 Views :: Rail
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...a new and honestly conducted alternatives analysis would never result in the selection of elevated heavy rail....
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| Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Auto Commuters' Access to Work: Honolulu Among Four Biggest Losers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 9653 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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Access, in this case is defined as, “the number of destinations reachable within a given travel time.”....
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