Secondly, I believe that the original alternatives analysis should have included more cases.  Many within the City felt that elevated, steele rail was the obvious choice and that limiting the alternatives to "build, no build" would save time, money and debate.   I disagreed then and am pretty confident that no money or time or debate was saved by that choice. I would have included BRT, at-grade light rail, elevated rail (maglev, steele, rubber tires), and "no build".   I would also have wanted the City to study a shorter Phase 1 line from Aloha Stadium (or even the Airport) to Ala Moana, and expansion to Kapolei in later years.  The first line in every city is always the hardest to build because people are unfamiliar and skeptical. Also, IMO the biggest need for rail is to relieve the bus congestion in town (where buses ave 4-8 mph), which prevents the City from providing frequent bus service outside of town and any expansions of overall transit system capacity.