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TRAFFIC BLOG

Paula Gillingham Bender, has commuted to the University of Hawai'i on her bicycle, driven sports cars, trucks and a van. She takes TheBus to work so she doesn't have to troll for parking. Read Blog entries

11/19/2009: A whodunnit on the Pali
11/18/2009: 7-vehicle pile up slows Oahu commute
11/12/2009: Look out for traffic at Makapu'u Lookout

TRAFFIC STORIES

Traffic-easing projects still on track (Nov 19, 2009)
The state is moving ahead with two major freeway projects that are aimed at easing traffic gridlock on O'ahu during the morning and afternoon rush-hour periods.
Mayor Mufi Hannemann held a news conference yesterday in which he, trade union leaders and the contractor for the first phase of the city's $5.5 billion rail project signed an agreement that calls for construction to continue until completion without labor stoppages. Rail gets no-strike promise (Nov 18, 2009) Photo gallery Video
Contractors working on Honolulu's planned $5.5 billion train project will be required to provide workers with union-type benefits, under an agreement announced yesterday by Mayor Mufi Hannemann.
Rail tax revenue down 30% (Nov 17, 2009)
Tax collections needed to build Honolulu's planned $5.5 billion elevated rail transit line fell 30 percent in October from a year earlier. The total collected — $8.9 million — was the lowest amount since February 2007, when just $2.2 million was collected during the second month after the excise tax surcharge was enacted.
Council OKs rail resolutions (Oct 28, 2009)
The City Council yesterday passed three resolutions the city needs if it's going to begin construction on a planned $5.5 billion rail transit project in December.
Agreement on reducing rail's impact not ready (Oct 23, 2009)
State and federal agencies this week failed to finalize an agreement on how to mitigate the impact of a planned elevated commuter rail project on Honolulu historical resources. A delay in completing the agreement could jeopardize plans to start construction of the $5.5 billion project in December.

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