Transportation

New Deal Reached To Fix Laniakea Parking, Traffic And Safety Problems PF Bentley/Civil Beat

New Deal Reached To Fix Laniakea Parking, Traffic And Safety Problems

UPDATED: For years, the North Shore beach has been a notorious traffic choke point and an unsafe crossing for visitors. A new court agreement could change that.

A Setback For Clean Energy? No More Free Parking For Electric Vehicles Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

A Setback For Clean Energy? No More Free Parking For Electric Vehicles

Advocates say incentives like parking and rebates are needed to encourage the use of EVs in Hawaii.

Pedestrians In Hawaii Need More Space. Here’s How To Give It To Them Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Pedestrians In Hawaii Need More Space. Here’s How To Give It To Them

COVID-19 has more Honolulu residents out walking. ‘Quick Build’ projects could keep it that way.

City To Start Daily Temperature Checks Of All Bus Drivers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

City To Start Daily Temperature Checks Of All Bus Drivers

Plans for new mass-testing protocols were ramped up after a driver tested positive over the weekend.

Face Scanners At Hawaii Airports Are ‘Terrifying,’ ACLU Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Face Scanners At Hawaii Airports Are ‘Terrifying,’ ACLU Says

A DOT spokesman says the pilot program isn’t technology from “spy movies,” but a civil rights group argues it is mass surveillance.

Rail Investigation Is Latest Casualty Of COVID-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Rail Investigation Is Latest Casualty Of COVID-19

UPDATED: Budget constraints helped kill an audit looking for potential fraud, sparking a debate among Honolulu City Council members.

With Tourists Gone, City Will Open Kalakaua to Bikers and Pedestrians PF Bentley/Civil Beat

With Tourists Gone, City Will Open Kalakaua to Bikers and Pedestrians

The temporary program mirrors a global trend to give people more street space so they can exercise at a safe distance.

HART Has Spent Millions On Rail Design Work That May Not Be Used Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HART Has Spent Millions On Rail Design Work That May Not Be Used

The issue arose at Thursday’s board meeting as members grappled with the latest round of cost increases.

Hawaii Will End Interisland Travel Quarantine June 16 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Will End Interisland Travel Quarantine June 16

Gov. David Ige described the move as the first, incremental step to reopening Hawaii to tourists from outside of the state.

HART’s ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Plan To Keep Construction Moving Fizzles Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HART’s ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Plan To Keep Construction Moving Fizzles

Rail officials had proposed a major change order to keep work going, but they weren’t able to reach a deal in time.