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Archives for September 2019

Let’s Take Action for a Safer California Avenue & Wahiawa!

(9/13/19) Hawaii Bicycling League and Blue Zones Project Wahiawa put forward this California Ave Solutions Meeting Report with detailed recommendations on how to make California Ave safer for everyone. 

In 2015 and 2017, two people were killed while walking on a short section of California Avenue. Additionally, California Ave has a documented history of pedestrian, bicycle, and motorist crashes and injuries in recent years. The two deaths and clear need for improved traffic safety brought Hawaii Bicycling League and Blue Zones Project – Wahiawa to organize a Solutions Meetings on June 24, 2019 to discuss and pursue solutions to make the street safer for walking and everyone.

Based on the input from the 36 people that participated in the Solutions Meeting, the City’s 2015 study “Honolulu Complete Streets Implementation Study Location Report – California Avenue from Kamehameha Highway to Wahiawa District Park”, research on safety issues, and safe streets best practices, Hawaii Bicycling League and Blue Zones Projects are proposing several big solutions to make California Ave safe for everyone: 

  • Implement the changes proposed in the California Honolulu Complete Streets Implementation Study Location Report. Specific items in this plan that would drastically improve pedestrian safety and should be advanced include:
    • Implement a Road Diet – transitioning the street from four to three vehicular lanes with one thru lane in each direction and center left turn lane. This treatment is known to drastically reduce speeding and eliminates “multiple treat” risks at pedestrian crossing, both dramatically improving pedestrian safety, as well as the safety of all road users.
    • Implement Pedestrian Crossing Islands – This provides a refuge for pedestrians to stop at in the middle of the road and allows them to give their attention to approaching drivers from one direction at a time. The results are dramatically improved pedestrian safety.
    • Implement Roundabouts at select intersections – The 2015 City study proposes Roundabouts at the California Ave intersections with Lehua St/Muliwai St and North Canes St. Roundabouts dramatically improve safety at intersections by reducing speeds through intersections, eliminating the dangers associated with left turns, and reducing the points of potential conflict.
  • Increase enforcement focused on speeding, failure to yield at crosswalks, running red lights, and other pedestrian safety related violations. Including through pursuing legislation for automated camera enforcement that will allow for 24-7 enforcement in critical areas.
  • Increase education on safe driving, walking, and bicycling

The above are some of the most promising solutions to improve pedestrian safety and general traffic safety on California Avenue. In addition to these, many others were discussed and are detailed in the California Avenue Solutions Meeting Report.

All of these solutions require action by a variety of parties, whether it be supporting changes as a community member, enforcing laws as an HPD officer, funding improvements as an elected official, or designing and implementing street changes as a transportation official. Please take action to make these changes a reality so we can achieve a safer California Ave and Wahiawa where everyone can choose to walk, bike, take the bus, or drive.  Email Daniel@hbl.org to get involved! 

Click here for California Avenue Solutions Meeting Report

Advocacy Alert – Safer Streets for Kalihi!

Join Tuesday 9/17 to be a voice in support of safer streets for people walking and biking!

We have a big chance to make Kalihi more bicycle and pedestrian friendly and with safer streets for all. But it’s going to take a community push!

Kalihi Complete Streets

Community Meeting – Tuesday, 9/17 6:30pm

at Farrington High School Cafeteria (1564 N. King St)

Complete Streets are streets that designed to safely accommodate everyone – people that walk, bike, take the bus, drive, and are handicap. The City’s Complete Streets Kalihi plan is considering big changes to North King St, North School St, Houghtailing St/Waiakamilo Rd, and Middle St.

Click here for the City’s website on the Kalihi Complete Streets project.

Why Kalihi Needs Complete Streets

Safety – Many of Kalihi’s streets lack bike lanes, safe pedestrian crossings, and are designed for cars to speed – making them unsafe for everyone, particularly people walking and bicycling. Tragically, the unsafe conditions have lead to 3 pedestrians and 1 bicyclists death in recent years on N King St. 

People Rely on Walking and Biking – Kalihi is community where many people rely on active transportation – walking, biking, and TheBus.

  • 28% of households don’t own a car (compared to 10.4% island-wide)
  • 42% of commuters walk, bicycle, or take the bus (compared to 16.1% island-wide)
  • many kids walk to and from school (surveys at Kalihi Kai Elementary found 61% of kids walk home)

Kalihi, as much as any community on Oahu, NEEDS Complete Streets now. 


What You Can Do

The City’s Kalihi Comlplete Streets project is a big chance to make Kalihi more bicycle and pedestrian friendly and with safer streets for all. But it’s going to take a community push! Please come out to the meeting 9/17 and encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to come. Then stay involved by contacted Daniel@hbl.org. 

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