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<br /> Nov-05-O1 07:53fA Nr~rrill LyncO~ 808-322-9109 P.02 <br /> 75-516 Laura Plata <br /> Kailua-Kona, Ha~nraii 96740 ~``i <br /> November 5, 2001 <br /> Leningraai Elarionoff, Chairman <br /> ~iawai'I County Council <br /> Commi~ee on Public !l9~orks and Parks <br /> 25 Apuni Street <br /> 9~ilo, Hawai'I '96720 <br /> Cear Chairman lslarionoff: <br /> Subject: ~rar1S~®B"~ati®n ~ratral9~rrBtent: Funding ~®r ~lBl :~riVE ~~d Ii7B~r®!®~9t <br /> !~I®reg One® day fr®an Haaalalai iltoad to 9f4falua Load <br /> I am writing to support the allocation of funding for this important pedestrian safety project. <br /> For years, I Isere; observed the unsafe condkions for pedestrians .along Alii 17rive between <br /> ~luggo's and 9lilaterfront Row. As more businesses open to the north of Kailua 10iltage, the <br /> number of pedestrians is ~acreasing. t=or one to walk or jog along the section of roadway is a <br /> fr~htening experience. The p8destrian area is narrow; ~'s on the; sar~ae Bevel as the oar 4raff~, <br /> wills the only separatan being a white line. As an add~ibnal hazard, telephone poles sit directly <br /> in the center of this 'walkway'. On several occasions, I have seen vis~or5 taking in the beautihsl <br /> sunset, only to abruptly interrupt this view by nrnning Sato one of these poled Fua~thermore, <br /> v~laeelchairs have to expose ihemsel+oes to the iraffac at iwely~ different times to get around these <br /> poles. <br /> This project calls for much needed safety improvements: <br /> • lJndergroundkag of the utilities <br /> • ~xtendin$ the pedestrian walkway out over 4he ocean to accommodate safe pedestrian <br /> travel, and offer a seawall to protect the street from high surf. <br /> As a board rraembet of PA'T~6, I have worked to promote this safety project since 1996. Our <br /> or+ganizat'ron has been represented on the Transportation i=nhaneement Community Adv~ory <br /> Council, promoting iQs huh rank in tf:e prioritization process. 3ll4le harms adreocated that property <br /> r~?ithin the project epee was kept in public jurisdiction, ire making sure-that rvaatching funds were in <br /> place, and in making sure that tlae project was moving along. This project should be made the <br /> County's number one Transgpr~ation Irnhancemen~r+oject, and I encourage your support. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> y <br /> l ~ <br /> Richard t~lerschdorf <br /> L <br /> Sete ~ ~ <br /> <br />