Honolulu Rail System Moves Closer To Funding
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, has received initial approval for a $20 million federal grant for engineering studies on a planned rail system in the city.
"The appropriation still needs to clear the full Senate. The U.S. House is expected to vote on a similar appropriation of $10 million next week, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie said. The differences will be hammered out in conference committee."
"The Honolulu High Capacity Transit Project is one of 20 transportation and housing projects for Hawaii approved in the Senate 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill."
The city has been seeking federal grants for the project for years. "The difference this time around is the approval of the 0.5 percent general excise tax increase to fund mass transit locally, a key sign to the federal government that the city is serious about transit."
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Rail Transit For Honolulu: Much Needed...
Rail transit must be considered only one facet of smart growth planning in Honolulu. In a city beset by major growing pains induced by an expanding population, planners and communities must act further to encourage sustainable growth policies. One way to capitalize on the presence of new rail is to promote, through the enactment of ordinances, development of mixed use and higher density housing together with retail outlets near rail stops. Studies have shown that when residential is co-located with rail, people will be drawn to such locations and that this type of development experiences an increase in value.
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