Mayor Happy Council Chose Rail Transit
POSTED: 4:10 pm HST December 8,
2006
HONOLULU -- Mayor Mufi Hannemann on Friday said he is happy the City Council chose rail as the best solution to the city's traffic problems.Hannemann now wants the public to speak up about what specific transit options they prefer.The council voted 7-2 in favor of rail transit. Council members Barbara Marshal and Charles Djou were the dissenting votes.
The transit bill now goes to a final meeting of the Transportation Committee next Thursday when council members could decide on one of five proposed routes."I want to implore the public to please come forward, especially now as the council is narrowing its decision," Hannemann said.Among the decisions awaiting the council are whether the rail line should travel near the airport and Hickam Air Force Base or go through Salt Lake Boulevard.
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Previous Stories:
- December 8, 2006: Council Advances Rail Transit Project
- December 7, 2006: City Council To Vote On Transit
- November 14, 2006: Mayor Says Poll Shows Support For Rail Transit
- November 1, 2006: Council Questions Hannemann Administration On Rail Transit
- October 31, 2006: Lingle Says No New Taxes For Higher Transit Cost
- October 30, 2006: Study Recommends Rail Transit; Cost Escalates
- September 10, 2006: Transit Trips Upset Taxpayers
- June 7, 2006: Mayor Accuses State Of Delaying Transit Tax Collection
- March 23, 2006: City Releases Maps Of Possible Transit Routes, Stops
- January 22, 2006: Mayor Inspects Rail Systems For Oahu Transit Alternatives
- August 23, 2005: Honolulu Mayor Signs Transit Tax Hike
- August 10, 2005: City Council Approves General Excise Tax Hike
- August 2, 2005: City Council Advances Transit Tax Hike
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