Communication No. 2019-09- KCDP Amendments PD Review

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Communication No. 2019-09 a) Determine alignment within 300 foot right - of - way or NPS property (PD, NPS, 3 - 5) 3) Connect to Kuakini H ighway extension a) Coordinate financing and construction with DLNR/DHHL and QLT (PD, DPW, DLNR/DHHL, QLT , 3 - 5) Policy T RAN - 1. 6 : Kailua or Makaeo Village as a Transit Hub . The redevelopment of Kailua shall should include a plan to create an intra - Kona trans portation service, with Kailua Village or Makaeo Village as the "hub" or transit center. Buses would operate from Captain Cook to the Kailua or Makaeo Village hub. At the hub, buses would intersect with other routes operating d - Level Road), the frontage road, and other Kona destinations. Transfers for continued travel would be made at this location. Action T RAN 1. 6 a: Determine the location, design, and function of the m ajor t ransit hub (MT, PD, 1 - 2 ) . Action T RAN 1. 6 b: Determine funding and construction schedule (MT , PD, 2 - 3). Action T RAN - 1. 6 c: Identify Kailua urban transit routes, including phasing and transfer points (MT, 2 - 3 ) . Policy T RAN - 1. 7 : Transit Route to Rural Town Transit - Oriented De velopments ( TODs ) . The existing rural towns between Honalo and Captain Cook are encoura ged to be redeveloped as TODs with Kailua or Makaeo Village. Action T RAN - 1. 7 a: Establish a route to Kailua or Makaeo Village with enhanced frequency and in coordination with rural paratransit service (MT, 1 - 2 ) . Action T RAN - 1. 7 b: Master plan t ransit station s in coordinatio n with Rural Town redevelopment (MT, PD , 3 - 5) . Also refer to Policy LU - 3.1 and Figure 4.3 b . Objective TRAN - 2 Street Network Connecti vity. To develop a system of interconnected roads in Kona that will provide alternative transportation routes that will disperse automobile trips and reduce the ir length, while not compromising the through functions of arterials and major collectors with excessive intersections. (a) provides safe choices for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians; (b) promotes walking and bicycling; (c) connects neighborhoods to each other and to popular destinations, such as schools, parks, shopping, libraries, and post offices, among others; (d) provides opportunities for residents to increase their level of physical activity each day by creating walkable neighborhoods with adequate co nnections to destinations; (e) reduces vehicle miles traveled and travel time, thus improving air quality and mitigating the effects of auto emissions on the health of residents and the environment; (f) reduces emergency response times; (g) increases effectiveness of municipal service delivery; (h) restores arterial street capacity to better serve regional long - distance travel needs; and 7