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6:01 p.m. Money For Buses

Earlier today DC808 shared the news that the federal government is granting nearly $15 million to improve and enhance bus fleets in Hawaii.

Much of that — $12 million — is coming to Honolulu. Here’s the statement from the city:

The City and County of Honolulu will be able to purchase approximately 33 new buses with a $12 million federal grant from the State of Good Repair Initiative.

The money, which is administered by the Federal Transit Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, will help purchase 40-foot clean diesel buses and reduce the average age of buses in the City fleet.

“We’re very grateful to the U.S. Department of Transportation and to Hawaii’s congressional delegation,” said City Managing Director Doug Chin. “This grant will further enhance our City’s nationally recognized bus system.”

“These federal funds will help our ongoing efforts to maintain a reliable bus fleet and to improve fuel economy and reduce engine emissions through continuously purchasing new buses to replace those approaching the end of their useful life,” said Department of Transportation Services Director Wayne Y. Yoshioka.

The City will match the federal grant with approximately $3 million in local funds. The new buses are expected to arrive about 18 months after the federal and procurement procedures are completed.

5:55 p.m. Ewa Development Plan Up For Review

From a city press release:

The Department of Planning and Permitting announced today that the Ewa Development Plan Review Report is available for public review and comment. The report includes recommendations for revisions to the Ewa Development Plan and improvements to implementation of the Plan vision and policies. The Report responds to public comments and suggestions collected from five public workshops, more than 20 community interviews, and over 60 letters and e-mails.

The Ewa Development Plan update is third in a series of required Development Plan and Sustainable Communities Plan reviews that have been sent to the Planning Commission in the last year.

12:27 p.m. Second Crack At Homeless on Sidewalk

Our main story last night on the proposal to clear city sidewalks and parks of personal belongings:

A Second Crack at Clearing Honolulu’s Sidewalks

Where’s Carlisle?

Mayor Peter Carlisle has no local public events today or at all this week, according to the public schedule put out by his staff Friday. He leaves today for Incheon, Korea.

Read Previous Editions of Inside Honolulu

October 11: Rail On PBS; Sidewalk Property Bill Advances; Noise Bill Deferred; Merits of Rail-Volution; Carlisle’s Blood; Targeting Homeless?; Rod Tam’s Friends; Today’s Meetings; Where’s Carlisle?

October 10: Transportation Committee Canceled; Hilton Hawaiian Village On The Agenda; Rail = Jobs; Honolulu’s Global Mayor; Zoning and Planning; Where’s Carlisle?

October 7: Gabbard: End The War; Real Property Tax Commission Meeting Monday; The Holidays Are Coming; Carlisle’s Public Schedule; New Rail Financial Plan; More Committee Agendas; Where’s Carlisle?

October 6: Second Committee Posted; Ansaldo Contract Not Signed Yet; Zoning and Planning Meeting Monday, Not Thursday; Rail Opponents To Speak at Rotary Club; Today’s HART Meetings; Where’s Carlisle?

October 5: Police For Sale?; Cameras Coming for APEC; Sidewalk Property, Noise Control Bills Advance; Private Possessions, Public Property; Today’s Honorees; Today’s Council Meeting; Where’s Carlisle?

October 4: Fifty Years Of Friendship With The French; ACLU Scolds HPD; FACE Rail Rally Today; Station to Station; Public Hearing, No Public; Where’s Carlisle?

October 3: Carlisle Responds, Others Attending; Carlisle Attending “Upscale” Condo Groundbreaking; Former DLNR Chair Thielen New City Ag Liaison; HART On Rail Costs; Archaeological Work Begins; Overcharging at Landfill; Carlisle Eats Local; HART Meetings Thursday; Where’s Carlisle?