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Eight Myths About Rail Transit In Honolulu

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Transport Policy listserv
8 March 2005 - 7:00am

Rail critics identify eight "myths" about Honolulu's proposed $2.6 billion rail system.

"The smallest metro area with an elevated rail line of the kind being proposed for Honolulu is Miami with a population of 3.9 million, which is 4.5 times our size. It was built in 1984 and was the last American heavy rail built.

...We must remember that only about 8 percent of Honolulu’s commuter traffic is by transit and trying to solve a 100 percent problem by focusing on the least important element of that problem is not too smart."

Full Story: Top 8 Myths About The Rail Planned for Honolulu
Source: Harvard Design Magazine, March 2, 2005
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There's no transit to take and there's nothing to walk to. It couldn't be more obvious to planners how big a piece of the picture this is -- development patterns predicated on profligate energy consumption.
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