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<br /> KUNA TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE SUMMARY OF "TRIAL RUN" - page 3 <br /> **The KONA TRANSPORTATION TASK F'URCE STRONGLY ADVOCATES THAT <br /> <br /> SMALLER, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES BE PURCHASED A.S.A.P. <br /> SYMBOL OF ACCESSIBILITY ON ALL BUSES and on schedules, Bus <br /> Stop Signs and advertieingl <br /> <br /> PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BUSES EASILY IDENTIFIABLE Color and other <br /> clear markings STANDARDIZED 8 CONSISTENT! <br /> 6. COUNTY DESIGNATE BUS STOPS AT KEY POINTS ALONG THE ROUTE, "Bus <br /> Stop" signs and schedules posted! <br /> "Flag down" method of catching a bus is unfamiliar to many people <br /> (Oahu, mainland and all around the world!) and is unsafe for <br /> children, the elderly, handicapped and everyone, especially <br /> before sunrise and after sunset! No professional bus company <br /> would ask their passengers to "wave them down" along busy roads! <br /> Tom Brown says each Terminus requires a 80' area designated "No <br /> Parking" with days and hours of bus service posted. This can be <br /> done with County Council cooperation. <br /> Yost the schedule for stops at each location. Businesses and <br /> Malls have indicated a willingness to help create bus shelters <br /> along the route - be safer for everyone! <br /> Some suggestions for important fixed "stops" include: <br /> Captain Cook (Yano Hall, where a shelter already exists), <br /> Konawaena H. S. (school times), Kealakekua (by Banks or McDonalds <br /> g Post Office near UH West Campus), Kainaliu (by Oshima's Store <br /> and Aloha Theater), Honalo (by Teshima's), Keauhou Shopping <br /> Center (by KTA) - The KTTF agrees this is to be a main terminus <br /> of S. Kona, as it is the mayor shopping center and fare and zone <br /> change point! Other fixed stop locations at Kahalu'u Beach Park, <br /> Ali'i Drive near Royal Poinciana, Hale Halawai, Kailua Pier, <br /> Lanihau Center, Old Airport, K-mart, Crossroads, Kealakehe School <br /> and Palani Road (Palisades Estates/Matsuyama's). <br /> PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BUSES TO GO TO THE AIRPORTI ELECTED <br /> OFFICIALS MUST SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION AS A PRIORITY! <br /> TRANSPORTATION STIMULATES THE ECONOMY! <br /> Tom Brown - b - 8 years ago County buses "tried" to go to the <br /> airport. Taxi guys "ran ruckus". T.B. told by County Council <br /> "buses not to go in because of competition with taxis". <br /> Comments- Separate markets, car rental agencies serve another <br /> population. People who use Public Transportation are residents & <br /> visitors who are unable to drive (students and people under 25 <br /> yrs. old who are unable to rent cars, elderly and disabled who <br /> choose for health or safety reasons to use public transportation) <br /> and those with lower incomes. <br /> <br />