Communication No. 2018-08- KCDP Amendments Subcommittee Report

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on the Official Transportation Network Map (Figures 4-2a to 4-2d), in order to preserve the through functions of arterials and major collectors. Objective TRAN-3. Multi-Modal System. To develop a multi-modal transportation system to encourage walking, biking, transit, and other non-vehicular modes of travel. A multi-modal system needs to be attractive, safe, comfortable, convenient, accessible, environmentally friendly, and affordable. Such a system would reduce congestion, improve air quality, reduce fuel consumption, and increase healthy activity. Not only would the system enhance the mobility of the elderly and youth, who do not drive, it would also make it possible for residents to divert automobile ownership expenses to other daily needs, such as a homeownership mortgage or insurance. The network could connect pathways within and outside of street rights-of-way. The system should provide convenient transfers between modes of transportation. Policy TRAN–3.1: Street Standards. County street standards should be pedestrian-friendly, safely accommodate bicycles, accessible to the disabled, and appropriate for its surrounding land use context. Policy TRAN–3.2: Public Right-of-Way Maintenance. Recognizing that the County is not currently staffed or equipped to maintain landscaping within street rights-of-ways, a combination of new and existing tools, both public and private, shall should be developed to implement a landscaping maintenance program. Policy TRAN–3.3: Right-of-Way Landscaping. Recognizing that the availability of water should dictate the nature of landscaping within public rights-of-way, lusher landscaping shall should be provided on streets where reclaimed wastewater will be available for irrigation as noted on the Official Public Facilities and Services Map (see Figure 4-10c), and xeriscape landscaping shall should be the preference where reclaimed wastewater is not available. Policy TRAN–3.4: Retrofit of Existing Streets. To the extent practicable, pedestrian improvements and/or bicycle accommodations shall should be added to existing public streets when repaving or doing other repair or maintenance work, especially on those streets identified for such multi-modal purposes in the Official Transportation Network Map (see Figure 4-2b). Policy TRAN–3.5: Safe Routes to Schools. Every public elementary school in Kona shall should have a Safe Routes to School program. Policy TRAN–3.6: Multi-Modal Network. The Official Transportation Network Map (Figures 4-2a to 4-2d) shall designate a system of pedestrian and bicycle paths to use as a guide for street design, public improvements, and subdivision improvements. Recognizing that the appropriate type of facility may evolve, the Implementation Committee (see Chapter 5) shall have the authority to change the designated type and maintain such changes on a database. The Action Committee may recommend amendments to the Official Transportation Network Map.