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formerly The Alliance for Traffic Improvement

Seeking cost effective ways to reduce traffic congestion on Oahu

 Did you know?
That the much-touted Curitiba bus system is privately-owned and operated?

Did you know that in the "Paris of South America," the city of  Buenos Aires, Argentina, all its 15,000 buses are privately owned, operated and profitable?

Did you know that Honolulu's bus system was profitable until it was taken over in 1972 by the City and County of Honolulu? Or that it now needs a subsidy of over $100 million annually in operating and capital costs?

 

Did you know that Honolulu once had a premium but fast jitney bus service? It ran for five years but was put out of business by the bus company's plea that they were entitle to a monopoly.
 
Did you know that Atlantic City has oldest established bus system in the U.S. and that it is still privately operated and profitable?

Did you know that all of London's famous red double-decker buses are now all privately-owned and operated without subsidies?