Study calls for more rideshares, better bus schedules

July 13, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaii Island could do more to improve mass transit and bolster rideshare programs. That’s according to a new study prepared for the Kohala Center by the Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, which called for increased carpooling and clearer county bus schedules. With long travel distances and commutes, more than half of the island’s energy demand goes to transportation, states the study, titled “Expanding Transportation Opportunities on Hawaii Island.”
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