Honolulu High Capacity Transit Project Urban Design Guidelines
The coming of high-capacity transit (HCT) to Honolulu represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture the community building and people moving benefits of this major investment in Honolulu’s...
View ArticleHonolulu: Opposition to Development Plan Grows
Plans for a development of 12,000 homes on agricultural land on the Ewa Plain have been set aside for technical reasons by the state Land Use Commission. The developer plans to try again to obtain the...
View ArticleHonolulu: Could TOD Help Pay for the System?
The City & County of Honolulu presents transit-oriented development (TOD) as housing, retail and other facilities within a half-mile radius of a transit station.... Read On
View ArticleHonolulu: Rail Route Agenda Scrutinized
If you think the reason for building the rail is to solve the traffic problems on the West side, think again. The train starts in what is now wide open land planned for a future huge shopping center...
View ArticleHawaii: Terrance Ware on Honolulu TOD
Terrance Ware took his post as Honolulu's manager of transit-oriented development in September. Ware brings decades of experience in the field-a field that's getting a lot of attention both locally and...
View ArticleHawaii: Rail Hubs Haven't Drawn Investor Interest
Investors appear to be in no rush to buy up land around Honolulu's planned $5.3 billion train. The city expects the train and its projected 97,000 average weekday riders to spur billions of dollars...
View ArticleHonolulu: College Plans Around Station
A planned rail transit station next to Honolulu Community College and a $32 million technology center are being incorporated into a new master plan for the 25-acre campus in Kalihi... Read On
View ArticleHonolulu: If They Build It, Will the Development Come?
Many hope Tuesday's groundbreaking for Honolulu's long-debated $5.5 billion rail system will mark the beginning of the end to notorious Oahu traffic woes, but just as critical is the hope that millions...
View ArticleHawaii: Officials Break Ground on Rail Line
About 500 people, including many of Hawaii's political and business heavyweights, attended a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday on the city's planned $5.5 billion commuter rail line that will eventually...
View ArticleHonolulu: Rail Money for Rails, Not Defecits
State lawmakers are contemplating various ways of moving money around to help close a fiscal gap approaching $1 billion. They should jettison one of them - a proposal to borrow money from the fund set...
View ArticleHonolulu: City Awards $946 Million for Project
Mayor Peter Carlisle today announced the awarding of two rail transit contracts worth a total of $946 million. Ansaldo Honolulu was the winning bidder of a $574 million contract. Kiewit Infrastructure...
View ArticleHonolulu: Costs for Rail Line Drop
The cost to build Honolulu's rail transit system has decreased to $5.3 billion from $5.5 billion, according to the latest draft of the city's financial plan, released yesterday. The financial plan...
View ArticleMarket Opportunities Study Kalihi Neighborhood TOD Plan
The City and County of Honolulu (City) has initiated preparation of the Kalihi Neighborhood Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Plan for three stations along the planned new elevated transit line in...
View ArticleHonolulu: Rail Has Role in Housing
Oahu's planned mass-transit line promises relief for many commuters facing present and future traffic troubles, but the rail system also might help relieve another social ill: the lack of affordable...
View ArticleHonolulu: City Poll Shows 57% Approval of Project
A poll conducted in May and paid for by the city shows that 57 percent of Oahu residents supported the $5.3 billion rail project. Of about 900 people polled throughout all nine City Council districts,...
View ArticleDo's and Don'ts of Transit Tax Elections
The Mineta Transportation Institute has completed an analysis of the dos and don'ts of running ballot campaigns for rail transit projects. "Revisiting Factors Associated with the Success of Ballot...
View ArticleBlogoshpere: Honolulu Rail Project Takes Hits
The hits keep on coming when it comes to the City and County of Honolulu and its $5.3 billion rail project. The sparkle on what once was the gem of the city administration has started to dull, as more...
View ArticleNews: LA Line Gets Fed ROD, Miami Airport Rail Connection, Honolulu Design...
Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. The...
View ArticleNews: Pedestrian Safety, Congestion Charging Research, HSR & Farming, BART...
Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as...
View ArticleNews: Orlando Rail Study, Honolulu Gets Key OK, Small Cities & Federal...
Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as...
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