08-27-2007, 04:10 PM
I dunno... they said "it will never be financially feasable" to the trolley system in San Diego and it paid for itself years and years ahead of schedule. I would think a rail/trolley system around the island would be a total winner. There are lots of folks that would use it instead of driving to town. It would allow students to travel the island without buying cars. I like the idea.
Trolley systems work because cars can be added or subtracted over time with use.... and you still only needone operator and have one power source. It is very efficient. Can you imagine a trolley system that passed bhy every hour on the same "minute" schedule... one in each direction? It would only take a few to cover the who9le island around the cricumference. Think of the traffic eliminated from HPP into Hilo. Stops would naturally develop at the hospital, the university, the shopping plaza....it could work. At a dollar a ride, the savings in not paying for a car, gas and insurance is unimaginable!
Just another day in P A R A D I S E !!
Trolley systems work because cars can be added or subtracted over time with use.... and you still only needone operator and have one power source. It is very efficient. Can you imagine a trolley system that passed bhy every hour on the same "minute" schedule... one in each direction? It would only take a few to cover the who9le island around the cricumference. Think of the traffic eliminated from HPP into Hilo. Stops would naturally develop at the hospital, the university, the shopping plaza....it could work. At a dollar a ride, the savings in not paying for a car, gas and insurance is unimaginable!
Just another day in P A R A D I S E !!
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"