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Com plete Streets: A Turning Point for Hawaii Island’s Livable Future

West Hawaii Forum – February 11, 20 16

About PATH

• A community-based, 501(c)3 non-profit bicycle

and pedestrian advocacy organization.

• Our mission is to safely connect the people

and places on Hawaii Island with pathways and bikeways.

• Founded in 1986
• Email list of over 3,500
• 358 Paid Members
• Over 400 volunteers

About PATH

Advocate for walking and bicycling

Education & SRTS Policy Leadership Planning & Design Events & Outreach

• What are Complete Streets?
• Who wants Complete Streets?
• Why Complete Streets save lives
• Benefits of Complete Streets
• Achieving Complete Streets on the Big Island
• Complete Streets Policy

Overview of Complete Streets

• Complete Streets are safe, comfortable, and

convenient for travel for everyone, regardless of age or ability – motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation riders.

What are Complete Streets?

Complete Streets Policies

• A complete streets policy ensures that

the entire right of way is planned, designed, and operated to provide safe access for all users.

Who wants Complete Streets?

55% of Americans would rather drive less & walk more. Nearly one-third of Big Islanders don’t drive:

• 21% of Americans over 65.
• Children under 16.
• Many people do not have access to

automobiles.

Benefits: Older Adults

• By 2025, nearly 1/5 of Americans will

be 65 or older.

• About ½ of all non-drivers over the age
• f 65 would like to get out more often.
• Complete streets policies help create

streets that support older drivers and pedestrians through better design.

• Complete streets help older Americans

stay active and involved in their communities.

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Benefits: People with Disabilities

• 20% of Americans have a

disability that limits their daily activities.

• Complete Streets feature curb

cuts, high visibility crosswalks, and other designs for travelers with disabilities.

• Complete Streets reduce isolation

and dependence.

Benefits: Children

• More than 1/3 of our nation’s

children are overweight or obese.

• Limited physical activity

contributes to the obesity epidemic among children.

• Streets that provide dedicated

space for bicycling and walking help kids be physically active and gain independence.

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Benefits: Lower Costs

• Many Hawaii Island families

spend more on transportation than food or clothes combined

• At least 15% of residents work

more than one job to make ends meet.

• Complete Streets give people

more control over their expenses, replacing expensive car travel with cheaper options like walking, riding bikes, and taking public transportation.

Benefits: Health

• The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention recently named adoption of Complete Streets policies as a recommended strategy to prevent obesity.

Streets Are Inadequate

Inaccessible for wheelchair users…

Streets Are Inadequate

No sidewalks

National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors, 2003

Lanes that are far too wide

Opportunistic Improvements

Potential Solutions for Downtown Hilo on:

• Waianuenue
• Kinoole
• Kilauea/Kawili

Road Diet – Reconfiguring the same space

Complete Streets in Hawaii

• Act 54 – Hawaii’s

Complete Streets Law

• The 11th State to adopt a

Complete Streets Policy

• Signed into law May 5th,

2009

• Hawaii County Adopted

a CS Resolution in 2011

Complete Streets Implementation

• Hawaii County

– Hilo Downtown Mobility Plan – Complete Streets Plan underway – West Hawaii Pilot Project for CS Plan – CS during routine maintenance – CS on new road construction

Alii Drive Initiative

Routine Maintenance

Before After Opportunity seized

• n Kawaihae Road in

Waimea. Potential Solution for:

• Any resurfacing project that has right of way available.
• Enhanced by “shoulder preparation” budget line item that can help

pay for acquisition, grading, grubbing, or other preparations for paving.

• Many other benefits to all modes.

Shoulder Bike and Ped Ways

Improving Existing Conditions

Waikoloa Shoulder widening to 6 feet on both sides

• f road –began November

and expected to be finished in mid January 2016

New Construction or Reconstruction

Sidewalk on one side, shoulder on the other after widening Māmālahoa

• Hwy. through Waimea.

Separated Shared Use Pathway on

• ne side of the Ala Ohia, Parker

Ranch Connector Road.

Asymmetrical Design

Bike Lanes

Separated Pathway Along Highways

Mahalo!

Thank You

Tina Clothier Executive Director - PATH Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii Email: tina@pathhawaii.org Phone: 808-326-PATH (7284)