Communication No. 2018-15- KCDP Amendment Recommendations

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C omm unication No. 2018 - 15 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 la nd 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, sha ll 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 avai lable. 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. Polic y 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 Tra nsportation Network map. Policy TRAN – 3.7: Traffic Calming Standards. In order to slow traffic for pedestrian safety or comfort, standards for traffic calming shall should be included, as part of the County of Hawai‘i Street Standards. Policy TRAN – 3.8: I nter - Modal Connections. To facilitate the transfer between modes of travel: 1. Automobile/Transit and Bike/Transit Transfer. Park and ride facilities are desirable and must be built to ameliorate the traffic congestion in Kona. A transit station or transit hub will should be located within each of the TODs, as shown in the Official Transportation Network Map (Figures 4 - 2a to 4 - 2d). Park and ride facilities will should be provided in the vicinity of the transit station and transit hub. Park and ride facili ties shall should include storage for bicycles. 2018 - 03 - 13.KCDP.Amendment.Re port 5