Blogger Ian Lind fact checks Mayor Peter Carlisle’s State of the City claim that building rail will help the country stay country.
Lind doesn’t buy that, since Carlisle’s administration has supported development plans in places like Laie, not just along the transit line.
In practice, the Carlisle administration seems to be bent on delivering both types of development. Build the rail, pave the country.
Read Lind’s full story: Fact Check: Mayor–”Rail will ‘keep the country, county.’”
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