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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Stop Rail Files Final Reply to FTA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:55 PM :: 5135 Views :: Rail
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This is an excellent summary of our appeal and why the District Court's decision was in error....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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State Historic Preservation Director Quits Under Fire from Feds
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 6862 Views :: Development, OHA, Rail
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The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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Hawaii freeway conditions and costs are ‘disgraceful’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:06 PM :: 6102 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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The truly “big news,” Slater said: Hawaii’s ranking at No. 49 for administrative costs per mile....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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Kakaako Development and Honolulu's Trifecta of Failures
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:38 PM :: 6011 Views :: Development, Rail
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Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Honolulu Traffic: Most ‘Lane-Deficient’ City in USA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 12:10 AM :: 5635 Views :: Development, Rail
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Adding more density will cause the central road network to seize....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Rail Forum: What Happens When Transit Consumes 19%?
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 6414 Views :: Rail
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Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Washington Middle School, King St. at Punahou....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Was Honolulu Rail Designed by Global Warming Deniers?
By John Bond @ 4:19 AM :: 5526 Views :: Rail
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This all could have been avoided by a rail route further inland, such as along H-1....
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Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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Town Hall Meeting on the ‘Ewa Development Plan
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 5058 Views :: Development, Rail
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7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Kapolei High School Cafeteria....
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Importing Boston’s Failures to Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 3839 Views :: Rail
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What did Grabauskas do to merit this position?
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Stop Rail Appeal Hearing Set for August 15
By Honolulu Traffic @ 7:48 PM :: 4721 Views :: Rail
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has set August 15, 2013 as the date for oral arguments in our appeal of Judge A. Wallace Tashima's rulings....
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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HART West Oahu Community Meetings to Discuss Rail Station Design
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 4331 Views :: Rail
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Tuesday, June 25 6pm at Waipahu Intermediate School, 94-455 Farrington Hwy....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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HART releases Supplemental EIS in response to court order
By Honolulu Traffic @ 11:47 PM :: 4275 Views :: Rail
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A public hearing will be held July 9, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.at the Blaisdell Center Hawaii Suites....
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 |
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New AIS Testimony: Rail Route Illegally Damages Hawaiian Cultural Properties
By John Bond @ 12:35 AM :: 6484 Views :: Rail
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The fixed guideway and stations directly overlay the 1825 trails....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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City Transport 2020: The Future Can't Come Soon Enough
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:13 PM :: 4341 Views :: Rail
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I foresee an epic battle: Google and the Technologists vs. Sierra Club and the Greenies....
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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So you don’t think Stop Rail Appeal has a Chance?
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:07 PM :: 5186 Views :: Rail
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Here’s what you need to know about our appeal....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Kakaako: HCDA to Release TOD Plan, Hold Open House
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 5962 Views :: Development, Rail
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Be sure to check out their plan to reduce Halekauwila St to a single lane of auto traffic while adding 1000s of new condos and offices....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Full Text: Rail Appeal Challenges Failure to Consider Bus Rapid Transit
By Honolulu Traffic @ 10:04 PM :: 4964 Views :: Rail
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...a new and honestly conducted alternatives analysis would never result in the selection of elevated heavy rail....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Auto Commuters' Access to Work: Honolulu Among Four Biggest Losers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 6898 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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Access, in this case is defined as, “the number of destinations reachable within a given travel time.”....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Lodestar: Plaintiff Attorneys Awarded Fees in Rail Iwi Case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:16 AM :: 8709 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Rail
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the "private attorney general" doctrine...allows a prevailing party to recover fees and costs....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Rail Suit to Be Heard August 12, Quick Ruling Expected
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 4731 Views :: Rail
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Bear in mind that in a war the only battle you have to win is the last one....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Deadline for Public Comment on Rail AIS May 30
By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 3956 Views :: Rail
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...SHPD and HART have made only the most minimal public mention of the new deadline....
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
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Caldwell: Feds Reaffirm Commitment to Honolulu Rail
By News Release @ 8:42 AM :: 4107 Views :: Rail
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Caldwell said he received further assurance that federal funding for Honolulu’s rail transit project remains firmly on track...
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Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Confident, Rail Opponents Seek Expedited Hearing on Appeal
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 4421 Views :: Rail
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... BRT was not considered even a reasonable alternative to be studied ....
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Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
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DoTax Cooking Books to Influence Legislature? HART Calls for Audit
By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 5366 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...the illusion of greater revenues would be helpful in Abercrombie’s effort to create a state-funded ‘Early Education’ voucher system....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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After Deadly Train Wreck, DC Metro Dumps Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 9730 Views :: Rail
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“In its final report on the June 22, 2009, accident, the National Transportation Safety Board said a malfunction of the automatic train control system was the direct cause of the crash.”
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Honolulu Rail and the Uniform Relocation Act
By Mark Murakami @ 12:54 AM :: 7080 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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Because the HART rail project will involve federal funds, federal laws and regulations provide property owners (and their tenants) with additional statutory and regulatory protections....
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Friday, March 8, 2013 |
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Honolulu Ranked 8th-Worst City for Drivers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 6583 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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We analyzed the data to bring you a list of the ten absolute worst U.S. cities to drive a car according to the following three questions....
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 |
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Where is Hawaii Transportation Headed?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:06 AM :: 6678 Views :: Energy, Rail
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Each EV that clocks about 50 miles per day consumes as much electricity as a modest house with 4 people....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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Pine Announces Improved Leeward Bus Routes
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:15 AM :: 6383 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...Councilmember Pine worked with the new administration to fill a vital need by improving bus service in the wake of cuts made last summer....
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
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AECOM Scores $43.9M Rail Contract
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 6230 Views :: Rail
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AECOM, announced today that it is working on a US$43.9-million contract from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation....
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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HART Becomes Nervous After Arrest of Rail Contractor CEO
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 PM :: 6483 Views :: Rail
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Really Obvious Question: They win by bribery in India, how do they win in Hawaii?
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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S&P Downgrade HART-Burn: "Less Confident" Buyer will be Found for Ansaldo
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 6223 Views :: Rail
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"Given the magnitude of the contract, we want to make sure the vendor has the capacity to perform." -- HART Finance Committee Chairman Don Horner
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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'Complete Streets': Will Kakaako Become Another Waikiki?
By Mary Smart @ 2:53 AM :: 7819 Views :: Development, Rail
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Auto commutes will be made more cumbersome to promote public transportation....
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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After 20 Years of Minimal Change, Minimal Growth What Should Hawaii Plan For?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:11 AM :: 7198 Views :: Environment, Development, Rail
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Census data strongly suggests that Hawaii, and Oahu in particular, are stable communities with very mild growth....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Abercrombie to Sign Executive Order Creating Super-PLDC
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 9175 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Rail
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...the state Office of Planning is now drafting a resolution for Abercrombie to sign as an executive policy, recognizing that TOD is a priority of state government....
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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Transportation and Energy Infrastructure Projects: Forecasting is Unnecessary
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:53 PM :: 7115 Views :: Energy, Rail
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Why? Because transportation infrastructure deployment lags demand by decades....
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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Rail Transit Under Fire in Los Angeles and San Jose
By Honolulu Traffic @ 2:24 PM :: 6693 Views :: National News, Rail
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L.A. County MTA "spends almost twice as much on rail to carry about one-fourth as many passengers" as its buses do....
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Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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HART Claims Rail Delay Costs 'Lower than Expected'
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 4514 Views :: Rail
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Overproject. Then claim that burning millions of dollars for nothing is a savings....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Audit of HART 'Public Involvement' Contracts 'Suspended'
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 6703 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...an audit of HART’s contracts and spending for public relations and public involvement services to determine what service(s) each employee, contractor and subcontractor provides....
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Sunday, December 30, 2012 |
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Report: State Office of Planning to Become Super-PLDC
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8490 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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With protesters unleashing their fury on Abercrombie’s Public Lands Development Corporation, political insiders have been scheming. And on December 28, they quietly announced their plan....
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Sunday, December 30, 2012 |
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Honolulu Rail Remedy - Phasers On Minimal
By Robert Thomas @ 2:40 PM :: 5595 Views :: Rail
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Next step the Ninth Circuit?
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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Full Text: "Leveraging State Agency Involvement in Transit-Oriented Development"
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 6883 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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The report’s recommendations come after a series of meetings between state government officials, private sector leaders and non-profit representatives....
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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Rail: Tashima's final ruling — now the case is eligible for appeal
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 5948 Views :: Rail
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Judge Tashima issued his final ruling yesterday and that allows us to at last appeal both this ruling and the others that he has made over the 19 months that this case has taken....
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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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Full Text: HART Wins Favorable Rail Ruling
By Selected News Articles @ 9:37 PM :: 8425 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Rail
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...this matter is remanded to the Federal Transit Administration....
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Rail: Honolulu Pays $5.5B, Orlando Gets Train for Free
By Tom Berg @ 2:38 PM :: 7731 Views :: Rail
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No taxpayer money will be used for construction, operation or maintenance....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Update on the Federal Court Rail Project Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 4:21 AM :: 6836 Views :: Rail
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Litigation is nearing the "end game" regarding the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and record of decision (ROD)....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Green Energy and Rail Get an 'F'
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:08 PM :: 7417 Views :: Energy, National News, Rail
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... cutting wasteful projects is productive and necessary to avoid a nosedive....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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$1.55B -- Feds Sign Full Funding Agreement for Rail
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 4983 Views :: Rail
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...Ray LaHood today participated in a ceremony to sign an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu....
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Monday, December 10, 2012 |
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Rail: Final Federal Court Hearing This Wednesday
By Honolulu Traffic @ 10:08 PM :: 5262 Views :: Rail
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Our federal lawsuit will have what is most probably its final hearing before Judge A. Wallace Tashima this coming Wednesday, December 12, at 10:00AM in the Federal Courthouse....
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Monday, December 3, 2012 |
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Rail: The Final Vote
By Tom Berg @ 9:08 PM :: 5982 Views :: Rail
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Full Council Hearing This Wednesday Dec. 5th Includes Rail: The Final Vote....
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