Re: Rail Transit
I think what needs to be addressed is the role TheBus is planning on playing with regreads to this rail transit project. I can understand certain routes will not be affect by this such as routes #5 and #17 which while they make a stop at the Ala Moana Shopping Center they go to places not planned for this rail project.
A better example would be the bus routes that travel on Dillingham Blvd, which are the #9, #40, #42, #43, #52, #62 and the C Express. That 7 bus routes that can be redone such that they don't have to travel on that street. Assuming any where from 14 (once a half hour) to 21 (once every 20 mintues) buses per hour in one direction and assuming it takes 2-3 car lengths to equal the space a bus takes that would equate any where from 28 to 63 extra cars per hour that can travel on that street should a seperate transit corridor be made on Dillingham Blvd, be it rail or a decidated bus path.
And while the transit time may not be any different be it on rail vs TheBus at least with a decidated path you don't have to worry about delays from other stuff on the road (car accidents, stalls, road work).
I think what needs to be addressed is the role TheBus is planning on playing with regreads to this rail transit project. I can understand certain routes will not be affect by this such as routes #5 and #17 which while they make a stop at the Ala Moana Shopping Center they go to places not planned for this rail project.
A better example would be the bus routes that travel on Dillingham Blvd, which are the #9, #40, #42, #43, #52, #62 and the C Express. That 7 bus routes that can be redone such that they don't have to travel on that street. Assuming any where from 14 (once a half hour) to 21 (once every 20 mintues) buses per hour in one direction and assuming it takes 2-3 car lengths to equal the space a bus takes that would equate any where from 28 to 63 extra cars per hour that can travel on that street should a seperate transit corridor be made on Dillingham Blvd, be it rail or a decidated bus path.
And while the transit time may not be any different be it on rail vs TheBus at least with a decidated path you don't have to worry about delays from other stuff on the road (car accidents, stalls, road work).
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