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<br /> ~ FEB-17-98 TUE 14:56 ~ ~ P. 01~, <br /> FACSIIVIILE E'OR'O.T. ; <br /> FROM: Ron Reilly, <br /> Advisory Committee on Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety <br /> PO Boa 458 Volcano H[ 96785 <br /> ph (h) 9tS7-8603, fax (808) 985-8,516, n <br /> :~n r - <br /> TO: Curtis Tyler, Hawaii County Council <br /> FAX :969-3291 <br /> DATE: Ftbruary 17, 1998 <br /> PAGES: 6 including this cover sheet - <br /> 1\]ESSAGE: <br /> Dear Curtis, <br /> Thank you for providing the opportunity to cam+uenf on this excellent resolution, <br /> From the perspective of sustainability and the i~>c~ easing dependency of our county <br /> and our country on foreign oil I would like to seal s;e~,t the following addition for your <br /> consideration: <br /> • Development of sustainable communities is ~~rcutly enhanced through total <br /> integration of land use planning and transpc+:~r::Mivn planning. Higher-density, <br /> mixed-use, pedestrian-scale communities re~~~ce motor vehicle dependency, and <br /> encourage energy efficient transportation mor s such as bicycling, walking, and <br /> public transit which have minimal adcersc c;c, ?,rvnmental impacts, numerous <br /> health and social benefits, together with reap ~ ra! financial cost to individuals and <br /> government. <br /> The January 1998 DRaI''T revision of the Hav: r ii 'i-ong Range Transportation Plan <br /> excludes consideration of future land use issue! :und reties on historical land use <br /> plans and designations founded on a base year E,' ".o9Z (see page and page 28). <br /> This Plan has the worst possible environment~'1 c,~ ssi~icatiou possible; a rating of 5 <br /> on a 1 to 5 scale (see page 77, and table 6-4 p€ ~c ' 3~. <br /> Best Regards and Aloha, <br /> off, /~.0~ <br /> Coatoi. 1K0. <br /> nu. x~. HSC <br /> ?tec. ~ <br /> r <br /> nred c«~N~1~ <br /> e•.t ~ fEB 1 8 ~ <br /> <br />