RT - The issue is "Busting the myths of rail".  And one of the myths is that "Rail is an alternative to traffic congestion"..   Moreover, Chapter 1 (Background, Purpose and Need), page 3 of the EIS, it said "As part of its work to update the Regional Transportation Plan . . . . . the O'ahu Metropolitan Planning Organization surveyed O'ahu residents about transportation issues in 2004. The survey results identified TRAFFIC CONGESTION during the commute period  . . . . ."  And that survey is the basis of the EIS for "improving transit".  . . .  Traffic congestion on our surface streets are easily fixed the very same way that the dally nightmare of traffic jams caused by over 400,000 vehicles going thru an area in New Jersey was fixed thru what is called Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System comprising vehicle detection cameras, radiios, antennas, all fed to and controlled by special software. Oahu has a whole lot less than 400,000 going in and out of downtown Honolulu. Downtown. RT