It's interesting to think about what sort of island-wide bicycle path system the Billions for rail could have provided.  This is not to mention the switch to all bio-diesel, electric, and hybrid vehicles for the City and State motor pools that could have been achieved. People who claim to want to transform clean energy and transportation in Hawaii don't seem to talk much about how it is still undetermined how Rail will be powered or how a comparable investment could have been made in pedestrian/bicycle friendly infrastructure island-wide to actually benefit all of Oahu residents.  Community plans for bike paths are often dismissed as too expensive by planners when the reality is that Rail is too expensive.  Moving forward we deserve an honest accounting of how tax dollars could be effectively utilized for clean transportation initiatives that will improve the quality of life for more residents.  Continued references to the "transit-oriented development" are a disservice to the public.