Rail critics say that rail can't be justified because there are too few people living near the rail line, and not enough people will ride it.  John Henry Felix, HART board member, is one of the authors of the article.  Unintentionally perhaps, he agrees with the critics when saying, "Put homes next to the rail stations, and you get more ridership. A lot more. It needs more."  

Felix and Cassiday wrongly think it's a success that so many homes were built in West and Central Oahu in the last 40 years that 175,000 people live in them.  That's the reason for the horrible traffic on the H-1 corridor during rush hour (lots of them wish it was only an hour).  Felix was a Council member for some of those years, when new housing should have instead been focused on the Primary Urban Center by increasing density.