In view of the greater attention being paid today to such problems as pollution, the traffic congestion that contributes mightily to it, and the ever-increasing cost of gasoline, a recent planning process in Honolulu offers a timely look at how the decisions regarding a new mass-transit system were made and why. Honolulu's linear city layout, mountainous topography, and high density land-use make it ideal for a grade-separated transit system. Multiple efforts to plan a high-capacity mass transit system for Honolulu have occurred over the past several decades, and have been aborted at least three times since the 1970's. Through these floundered processes, it was learned that building a fixed guideway transit system takes more than sophisticated planning and engineering, it takes political will, public support, and a dedicated, predictable source of funding as well. This paper explains the most recent planning process for a new mass-transit system in Honolulu. It summarizes the debating points persistent since the beginning of the previous planning efforts. It was through these healthy debates that a broad consensus was reached on exactly what alternative best met locally defined goals and objectives for the specified corridor.


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    Title :

    Build or No Build? — Debates on Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Project


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices ; 2008 ; Beijing, China



    Publication date :

    2008-04-04




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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