Mr. Brizdle, your arguments, and the way you construct them, are bogus and always have been.
Traffic congestion will get worse despite rail, because of population growth and new development.
Traffic congestion would get even worse than that without rail.
Rail will relieve traffic congestion completely for those who ride it, because it provides an alternative to driving.
Your fallacious arguments are no longer even relevant. 
The discussion among reasonable people should now concentrate on how best to complete the rail project and extend it to UH Manoa at the lowest cost to taxpayers.
You don't like rail. We get it. You don't have to.
I'm done with this discussion.
Go count your tour bus money.