Before and After Rail

Nimitz Highway, before rail.Nimitz Highway, after rail.

Rail will not solve our traffic problems. City and FTA admit that congestion will be worse with rail than now. Cheaper, more effective alternatives could be implemented quickly, benefiting all, but were never properly studied by city. The 20-mile, elevated, massive concrete slab would be an eyesore. The train would have lower energy-efficiency than future cars and current buses. Archaeological and historic sites will be disturbed and existing neighborhoods disrupted. Read More Reasons to Reject Rail and Real Solutions.

Renderings Prepared to Scale by the Honolulu Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture.

Rail on Farrington Highway in Waipahu. Rendering Prepared to Scale by the Honolulu Chapter of the AIA.

Rail on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu. Rendering Prepared to Scale by the Honolulu Chapter of the AIA.

Rail on prime farmland in Kapolei. Rendering Prepared to Scale by the Honolulu Chapter of the AIA.

Future University Avenue Rail Extension. Rendering Prepared to Scale by the Honolulu Chapter of the AIA.