Maui rethinking bus system
Timothy Hurley, Honolulu Advertiser, Monday, March 28, 2005
Timothy Hurley, Honolulu Advertiser, Monday, March 28, 2005
Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa, backed by a consultant's study and recommendation, is proposing the county boost annual bus system spending from $500,000 to more than $7 million in five years. Along the way, the county would buy new buses, create new routes and boost the frequency of stops...
With growing congestion on Maui roads, voters approved the creation of a county Department of Transportation in 2002. The County Council immediately established a 5-cent-a-gallon tax to help staff the agency and underwrite its efforts. Since then, officials have patched together a public bus system using a hodgepodge of vehicles owned by two different contractors to offer routes in and between central Maui, Kihei and Lahaina.
With growing congestion on Maui roads, voters approved the creation of a county Department of Transportation in 2002. The County Council immediately established a 5-cent-a-gallon tax to help staff the agency and underwrite its efforts. Since then, officials have patched together a public bus system using a hodgepodge of vehicles owned by two different contractors to offer routes in and between central Maui, Kihei and Lahaina.
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