07-08-2016, 12:10 PM
2-Liveque and others, don't get me wrong that I am against commercial development in Puna. What I believe is smart development for Puna, which seems it that it cannot be achieved with Shipman and his court, unless it benefits financially for them and no one else.
If we cannot have an alternate route thru Shipman lands because of "theft", why not go back to a rail line that goes along the old bed way, with a mini center at key points (between subdivisions?) to support parking and shopping alternatives, medical, etc.. Transit terminal in Hilo close to airport, bus lines that work to get everybody where they need to go.
Downside is, nobody wants that in their backyard, and worries of "import" crime, or those that ride the transit to infiltrate a neighborhood. Another is the fiasco in Honolulu.
Sure, this is a total utopian way to go about it, but one has to look in the future to meet the needs of today, at times.
Community begins with Aloha
If we cannot have an alternate route thru Shipman lands because of "theft", why not go back to a rail line that goes along the old bed way, with a mini center at key points (between subdivisions?) to support parking and shopping alternatives, medical, etc.. Transit terminal in Hilo close to airport, bus lines that work to get everybody where they need to go.
Downside is, nobody wants that in their backyard, and worries of "import" crime, or those that ride the transit to infiltrate a neighborhood. Another is the fiasco in Honolulu.
Sure, this is a total utopian way to go about it, but one has to look in the future to meet the needs of today, at times.
Community begins with Aloha