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formerly The Alliance for Traffic Improvement

Seeking cost effective ways to reduce traffic congestion on Oahu

 A typical rail station:

This is from the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) the City produced in 1992. It is 58 feet high and 170 wide (SDEIS, page 2-26) and 285 feet long (see SDEIS, page 2-24). The supporting pillars are 9.5 feet square (SDEIS, page 2-26) and are placed at 180 foot intervals (SDEIS, p. 2-24)

Try pacing off these dimensions and you will see how intrusive these stations will be every half-mile in town.