Comments on: Light Rail vs. Elevated Rail http://bytemarks.org/light-rail-vs-elevated-rail/ The Intersection of Life, Culture and Technology Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:11:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MEL http://bytemarks.org/light-rail-vs-elevated-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-224 MEL Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:41:14 +0000 http://bytemarks.org/?p=619#comment-224 As an opponent to rail, I have to offer your readers a link to Honolulutraffic.com. http://www.honolulutraffic.com/ Cliff Slater has done a wonderful job of countering all of the rail supporters arguments on why we need this nearly $7 billion monstrosity with his own articles, studies and links to official sources. The Outdoor Circle has major issues with the proposed elevated rail line in the fact that it will destroy viewplanes from various points throughout our city. Senator Les Ihara in a speech he made on the Senate floor way back in 2004 said that rail will literally divide our city. Let's face it, the Mufi train is NOT Light Rail. It is HEAVY RAIL, STEEL ON STEEL and it will cost us way too much money and not offer a solution to any traffic gridlock. As an opponent to rail, I have to offer your readers a link to Honolulutraffic.com.

http://www.honolulutraffic.com/

Cliff Slater has done a wonderful job of countering all of the rail supporters arguments on why we need this nearly $7 billion monstrosity with his own articles, studies and links to official sources.

The Outdoor Circle has major issues with the proposed elevated rail line in the fact that it will destroy viewplanes from various points throughout our city.

Senator Les Ihara in a speech he made on the Senate floor way back in 2004 said that rail will literally divide our city.

Let’s face it, the Mufi train is NOT Light Rail. It is HEAVY RAIL, STEEL ON STEEL and it will cost us way too much money and not offer a solution to any traffic gridlock.

]]> By: DearDeb http://bytemarks.org/light-rail-vs-elevated-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-223 DearDeb Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:37:41 +0000 http://bytemarks.org/?p=619#comment-223 Aloha, I feel that as a resident of the state we have seen so much already in growth of our population, expanding communities, traffic. If or if not, we really do need the rail system is still an issue, if it relieves traffic? then possibly yes. But, then again maybe it isn't really the right time? I don't want to lose any more authentic Hawaii. Aloha, I feel that as a resident of the state we have seen so much already in growth of our population, expanding communities, traffic. If or if not, we really do need the rail system is still an issue, if it relieves traffic? then possibly yes. But, then again maybe it isn’t really the right time? I don’t want to lose any more authentic Hawaii.

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