» The Irrelevance of Transit—A Brief Translation from Portland to Oahu
02/11/09 10:31 from Fix Oahu!
Randall O’Toole is one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to government subsidized transportation and transit systems in particular. He is an analyst at CATO Institute in Oregon and he dubs himself the AntiPlanner who is “an act..

» Is Modern Oahu Like Ancient Greece?
28/10/09 16:26 from Fix Oahu!
As appeared in the Honolulu Star Bulletin and the Hawaii ReporterFull of tyrants and myths? At least when it comes to rail, yes!Only a tyrant would tax people for a rail project years before the proposal has been found to be environmentally..

» TOD Do not Benefit Congestion and Commuting
22/10/09 16:33 from Fix Oahu!
Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) are advocated as an integrated mass transit and housing solution that lessens the dependency on private vehicles, thus they may also reduce congestion, fuel consumption and pollution.TODs are a major reas..

» Oahu Needs Change (We Can Believe In), or Congestion is Here to Stay
16/10/09 15:54 from Fix Oahu!
There is no better proof that traffic congestion will worsen in the future than the regional transportation plan being prepared for OMPO. OMPO is the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. It's a federally mandated agency that coordinates..

» The warmest year recorded globally was ... 1998!
14/10/09 15:43 from Fix Oahu!
Although I am mindful of the climate change issue I have not purchased any stock in the Global Warming company which is a mother lode of "environmentalist" scare tactics and problematic scientific scenarios of future earth disasters.Now BBC..

» "Gary Okino" versus "Cliff Slater" -- Vancouver SkyTrain Edition
13/10/09 10:34 from Fix Oahu!
"Gary"This is just garbage. Sure when, and it is very rare when SkyTrain has a problem, they need to go back to manual operations which compared to the automated operation is very slow. But the reality is that SkyTrain operates more efficie..

» 3 Success Stories of HOT Lanes -- Oahu Is Missing out on Real Congestion Relief
05/10/09 11:24 from Fix Oahu!
1. FLORIDA: (Miami Herald) The Florida Department of Transportation has claimed victory against chronic traffic congestion on Interstate 95 northbound thanks to the new toll express lanes.Motorists who use the two variable-toll express lane..

» Olympic Airways RIP (1957-2009)
03/10/09 11:45 from Fix Oahu!
Developed into an international airline by shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, bought by the Greek government and operated by pro-socialist unions; successfully run into the ground.Olympic Airlines declared bankruptcy on 29 September and cea..

» 4 x 10 Workweek Does Wonders for Utah
29/09/09 16:10 from Fix Oahu!
I quote from TIME magazine:Utah state was the first in the U.S. to mandate a four-day workweek for most state employees, closing offices on Fridays in an effort to reduce energy costs.Not a furlough. Salaries were not cut; nor was the total..

» Road Work Symposium: Fixing Roads or Buying Votes?
28/09/09 09:55 from Fix Oahu!
HONOLULU ROAD WORK SYMPOSIUMTuesday, Sep. 29, 2009, 10:30 a.m to 3:00 p.m.Neal S. Blaisdel Center"The Symposium will outline the City and County of Honolulu’s Road Work project schedules and opportunities totaling over $100M of work." Anoth..

» Federal Deficit Made Easy
25/09/09 10:57 from Fix Oahu!
There is no subject more important than the cumulative federal budget deficit. It is one thing to say that Washington has lost touch with America, and quite another when the deficit is brought down to understandable levels and the crisis hi..

» LaHood:Trains Are the Ticket [He is Stuck in Reverse]
23/09/09 11:21 from Fix Oahu!
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been quite vocal with the bankrupt idea that (pseudo) high speed and other trains will be beneficial to the nation. Far from it. They will bankrupt the nation and harm the environme..

» How Much Did Cash-For-Clunkers Improve Fuel Efficiency? Quite A Lot!
22/09/09 16:22 from Fix Oahu!
The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute conducted research supported by Sustainable Worldwide Transportation to estimate the vehicle fuel economy improvement from the 2009 vehicle scrappage program, CARS, popularly know..

» Frankford Elevated Line -- A Worrisome Connection to Honolulu
21/09/09 11:12 from Fix Oahu!
Readers of this blog and of HonoluluTraffic.com are akamai about the maintenance nightmare that elevated heavy rail is. The weight and vibrations of trains are severe for concrete compared to the much lighter and rubber tired vehicles on el..

» Five Hurdles Hannemann Administration Must Jump to Get Proposed Honolulu Rail Project Built
14/09/09 13:34 from Fix Oahu!
The brief but precise analysis done by HonoluluTraffic.com on the procedural steps for the proposed rail system of Honolulu to move forward is available at Hawaii Reporter: http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?274effb2-d6f8-4b05-8939-6c..

» 2009 Commuter Pain report: Lessons for Oahu
14/09/09 12:54 from Fix Oahu!
The 2009 Commuter Pain report, an annual study conducted by IBM was released before Labor Day. It is based on surveys of 4,400 commuters in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Forth Worth, Los Angeles, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Pau..

» Summary of Scoops on Honolulu's Elevated Heavy Rail: From Bad to Worse
08/09/09 10:56 from Fix Oahu!
Honolulu's per person cost for rail will be $4,300. No other community has paid such a heavy tax. Phoenix recently opened its light rail service at a cost of under $180 per person!The $4,300 per person is based on numbers from the project's..

» Investment in Expanding Public Transit is a Tax Black Hole
01/09/09 12:33 from Fix Oahu!
Although it does not take a genius to realize that investment in public transportation in the U.S. is a counterproductive exercise, the pace of that investment continues unabated and the U.S. is determined to keep throwing good money after ..

» The National Debate on High Speed Rail Reveals Pitfalls of Old Steel-on-Steel Rail Technology
23/08/09 12:42 from Fix Oahu!
The International Maglev Board has published an series of short and informative articles of the advantages of magnetically levitated train and questions USA’s inertia and conservatism in thinking about steel-on-steel medium speed rail. They..

» Light Rail v. Prius OR Denver Post v. Honolulu Advertiser
19/08/09 10:03 from Fix Oahu!
This article from one of the members of the editorial board of The Denver Post is a breath of journalistic fresh air: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13059445In the article it is made clear that light rail is more polluting that regular..

» 230 miles per gallon
14/08/09 17:55 from Fix Oahu!
We seem to have set the bar quite low with our expectations for advanced compact vehicles delivering anywhere between 50 and 80 miles per gallon (mpg). Popular hybrids such as the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius deliver about 50 mpg in mixed..

» Honolulu's Pavements Among Nation's Worst
12/08/09 17:17 from Fix Oahu!
It is no secret that the roads on Honolulu are generally in mediocre to poor condition. A 2009 report of the American Association of State and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) makes this negative distinction official: Honolulu is 4th worst..

» U.S. DOT Guidance for Road Pricing to Benefit Highway and Transit Users
28/07/09 12:00 from Fix Oahu!
This is hot off the press from the federal Department of Transportation:Economics: Pricing, Demand, and Economic EfficiencyThe 24 page report can be found here: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08041/fhwahop08041.pdfIn their ..

» The Jacobs Report for Honolulu’s Proposed Rail
27/07/09 11:46 from Fix Oahu!
Here are three views for the Jacobs Spot Report of partial risk analysis conducted for Honolulu's proposed rail project as an advisory piece for the Federal Transit Administration.Hannemann said "There will still be some give and take on th..

» 2008 to 2013 Costs of Proposed Rail
16/07/09 12:58 from Fix Oahu!
The Fiscal Year 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Plan or TIP includes detailed costs for the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project, which is the full description for Mayor Hanneman’s proposed rail project. The TIP tables also ..