More Cars in Honolulu? Support Rail Transit

Opponents of rail transit in Honolulu claim that toll roads can solve our traffic congestion. But the truth is that toll roads will bring more cars to town, causing more gridlock on city streets.
Visit supportrailtransit.com to get the facts on Honolulu's proposed rail transit system.

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[jorobe]

i wonder if people are aware that 90% of Oahu's population travel by privately owned vehicles. 8% by public transportation. 2% walk or bike. now i dont have a pie chart but spending 4-6 billion dollars on 8% of the population seems a bit more impractical than spending 2-3 billion on an alternative ( like a HOTWAY, or another highway) that affects the majority of the people

[LHSleadtrumpet]

Exactly. Screw rail!! Think about the countryside. Us people in Wahiawa will only suffer because of rail.

Governmental CORRUPTION (Mr. Mayor...)

[dancingcat96828]

Initiating toll; managed lanes, flyovers, etc. is a LOT CHEAPER than building a rail.

[dancingcat96828]

@mailehao How about maintenance costs; grafitti removal; homeless hunkering down in the stations...

[dancingcat96828]

Slick propaganda by our government to promote Rail at our expense with our tax dollars.

[Weesnauh]

I've never been to Hawai'i, but I can tell you that Denver Light Rail was a genius move and the bigger it gets the more people love it.

[rickysol75]

It's crucial that the city stick to their decision to get a new transit system asap!!!

[Snackay]

@jorobe The majority of the people driving their cars are stuck in traffic, breathing their own air pollution and making global warming worse. Plus nearly 40,000 Americans are killed in vehicle accidents every year.

[diozent]

Freeways aren't free either. 

[willberb]

Light rail will be the train to nowhere? The unions will have us over a barrel because it will be useless until finished, unlike if they started in China town and worked their way out to Kapolei. This way it will take traffic off the road as soon as the first two stations are connected. As planned its BACK ASSWARD.

[willberb]

I hope soon you can do another video celebrating the stopping of the light rail or at least the sensible redirection of construction to start at china town and work its way out to Kapolei.

[mailehao]

I dont believe they know how much it will be every year to operate. Rail will be a big black hole for money!!!!