tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post7082357239745769909..comments2023-03-25T02:17:56.058-10:00Comments on Say Yes to the Honolulu Rail System: 'Vox Populi' Can Aid Public’s Understanding of Honolulu Rail Project after Info Team's DepartureDoug Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post-13538594879301324322012-07-16T15:13:06.511-10:002012-07-16T15:13:06.511-10:00Doug, without the information you provide here I w...Doug, without the information you provide here I would not have been able to write a response to that newspaper article. Just a thought, is that why they want you shut down? Just thinking out loud.Roy Kamisatonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post-78097570603378629242012-07-16T15:09:52.999-10:002012-07-16T15:09:52.999-10:00I sent this response to the StarAdvertiser reporte...I sent this response to the StarAdvertiser reporter who wrote the front page article on rail. <br /><br />The recently released Financial Plan for HART contained some revealing operating and maintenance (O&M) numbers for rail and the bus. In the year 2021 O&M for rail will be $120 million dollars and the bus $270 million. By 2030 O&M for rail will be $145 million and the bus $385 million. For the ten year span O&M for rail is projected to be $1.28 billion with the bus coming in at $2.135 billion. The O&M for rail increased by 20% while it increased over 40% for the bus. Using the 2006 alternative analysis report on transportation which stated that an equilivant BRT system when compared to rail will have an O&M of about 110% over rail I came up with these figures. In 2021 the BRT will have an O&M of $145 million. By 2030 BRT will have an O&M of about $200 million. This compared to rail’s figures which are $120 million and $145 million a year. Sorry but I felt your article while accurate left many readers with the impression that rail is more costly to build than an equivalent BRT system.Roy Kamisatonoreply@blogger.com