Caleb, I'm surprised that Pierre Omidyar who made his billions being part of a technology disruption curve internet boom window - allowing eBay to be highly successful- is apparently NOT aware of what Tony Seba is talking about.
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Since he is steering the ship at Civil Beat, this editorial sounds very much like the same BS argument the Honolulu Star Advertiser always makes about rail - that after all the lies, incompetence, corruption and massive cost overruns- we still need to keep going no matter how many more lies and huge costs accumulate to "finish it".
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Specifically, the Hudson rail tunnel project underway is now a "better project"... WHO CARES? How is this a justification to keep building heavy elevated rail in Honolulu for a tiny ridership at $500 million a mile? This isn't NJ-NY with a massive population and tons of big investors and "stakeholders." How is this "exciting" for Honolulu? Apples and oranges comparison.
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 Pierre, bring to Honolulu: http://tonyseba.com/biography/