Entries from September 22nd, 2009
A letter to the editor in yesterday’s Honolulu Advertiser from Mark Scheibe, vp at Parsons Brinckerhoff, the city’s primary transit consultant, pointed to several prior studies that recommended against a light rail system running at street level. He argued: In 1976 an “Analysis of Transit Alternatives” looked at a light rail alternative that included grade-separated [...]
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Ah, technology has delivered a new way to answer the question of what islands we’re seeing on clear mornings when standing on the beach in Kaaawa and looking towards the rising sun. Thanks to the several readers who suggested that Google Earth can be used for just such a purpose. And a special thanks to [...]
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