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UPDATED: The poorly designed highway presents lots of risks to pedestrians — too few crosswalks and sidewalks, narrow shoulders, no medians and speeding cars.

The proposal, which rail leaders say comes from Honolulu City Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson, would place the city transportation department in charge of the remaining construction.

The real problem is there’s no easily accessible, publicly maintained resource directing drivers to available parking.

Despite the cost increases, the 20-mile, 21-station transit line is holding steady to HART’s latest, $8.14 billion construction budget, officials say.

Some say that’s a good thing because it encourages alternative transportation. But that kind of thinking can go too far.

Heidi Tsuneyoshi has recently brought fresh scrutiny to HART. Now, she’s urging the city to reverse plans to cover the rail agency’s legal costs.

Key personnel continue to leave the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation as rail construction nears its most critical crossroads.

“Honestly, if I can do this anybody can,” longtime local cyclist and cancer survivor Lynn Bailey says of traversing Oahu’s bustling street and highway grid.

Friday’s crash was the most deadly civil aviation accident in the U.S. since a 2011 Reno Air Show wreck killed a pilot and 10 spectators in Nevada.

UPDATED: Officials say 11 people died in the crash of the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air plane Friday evening, which appears to be the worst civilian aviation accident in the U.S. since 2011.