2014-19 MTSC-AC Memo MTA Master Plan CIP (2)

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JNSYfoc N1� William P.Kenoi Duane Kanuha Mayor Director ;•��,—o.e�; Bobby Command f •N�M >e oF•N��' Deputy Director County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Mass Transit Subcommittee Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 April 8, 2014 DRAFT Tiffany Kai, Administrator Mass Transit Agency County of Hawaii 1266 Kamehameha Ave., Suite A-2 Hilo, Hawaii Subject: Island-wide Mass Transit Master Plan Aloha Ms. Kai, We are writing this request to further the recommendations laid out in the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP). As the newly elected Chair of the Mass Transit Sub-Committee of the PCDP Action Committee (AC), I would like to introduce myself. My name is Mark Hinshaw and I also currently serve as the Chair of the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee which is also a Sub-Committee of the PCDP AC. I look forward to working with you in assisting the MTA with recommendations that we might develop, based both on the PCDP and community participation. In keeping with the goals of Mass Transit in the PCDP 4.2.1: a. Mass transportation options are increased for all Puna residents. b. Transit service and improvements reinforce and complement the development of village/town centers. C. A greater percentage of commuters use mass transit. And the Actions to be taken under 4.2.3, including but not limited to: a. Prepare a County-wide Transit Master Plan to provide an overall framework for transit improvements while incorporating user input from each district. b.4) Establishing a hub-and-spoke transit system, in which transit circulators are teamed with trunk routes on major highways k. Expand Hele-On transit service to include regular service to both the Hilo and Keahole International Airports from all existing and future service routes. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer