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Since its inception, the Honolulu Rail Project has seen its share of
portation’s Recovery Plan removed the park-and-ride facility in order to balance the cost of the project to receive the remaining Fed- eral Transit Administration funding. This was very dis- appointing and the affected neighborhood boards took strong positions in opposi- tion of the facility’s remov- al, stressing the need for the park-and-ride. Mililani, Pearl City and Waipahu have taken formal positions in support of the park-and- ride, while individuals have expressed their support. During the hearing for the
decade, the park-and-ride has had the full support of residents, HART, the HART Board, the city administra- tion and the City Council.
cially large capital projects, they are forgotten once the project is completed. My goal is to keep this subject at the top of mind for everyone.
controversy. Through it all, the Pearl Highlands Park- and-Ride has consistently been one of the bright spots and a major incentivizer for potential Central O‘ahu and North Shore rail users. During the planning of Koa Ridge, the Pearl Highlands Park-and-Ride was high- lighted as one of the devel- opment’s connections to the rail system.
The proposed Pearl Highlands Park-and-Ride would be a convenient and attractive way to get Central O‘ahu and North Shore motorists onto the city’s rail system. PHOTOS COURTESY THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER HEIDI TSUNEYOSHI
In order to ensure that the park-and-ride continues to be a priority, Councilmember Augie Tulba and I co-intro- duced Resolution 22-158, urging HART to look for future funding to construct the promised facility to al- low Central O‘ahu and North Shore residents better access to the long-awaited transit project. Oftentimes, when accessory components of a project are removed, espe-
The resolution calls for HART and the city admin- istration to expeditiously explore, apply for, and se- cure funding avenues and resources other than through the FTA for the completion of the park-and-ride facility. It also requests that to re- duce the cost of the facility that HART and the adminis- tration evaluate other poten- tial locations outside of the
Unfortunately, the recent refresh of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Trans-
adoption of the HART Re- while many more showed covery Plan, many voiced their support through written
CITY COUNCILMEMBER HEIDI TSUNEYOSHI
Facility Would Attract Central, North Shore Motorists
their support for the project
testimony. For more than a
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