Communication No. 2018-15- KCDP Amendment Recommendations

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C omm unication No. 2018 - 15 2. Ground/Air Transfer. The transit and bicycle network shown on the Official Transportation Network Map (Figures 4 - 2a to 4 - 2d) shall should provide connections from major residential areas to the airport. The Kona International Airport’s Master Plan should include accommodations for transit and bicycles. 3. Bike/Transit Transfer and Beach Accommodation. To the extent feasible, public transit should have the ability to carry bicycles and surfboards. Objective TRA N - 4 Non - Structural Solutions to Manage Congestion. To manage peak - hour traffic using a diversity of non - structural approaches in order to reduce congestion on Kona roads, while acknowledging that building new roads is only one of many needed solutions. Policy TRAN – 4.1: Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Solutions. The County government will should educate its community on the value of a rideshare program and provide incentives towards its use; the County will should encourage flexible hours among i ts staff and workers and educate by example; or the County will should encourage the community to reach and adopt innovative solutions to transportation demand. The community will should recognize all employers in Kona who do their part to either, particip ate in the County’s Rideshare Program, subsidize transit costs for their employees, provide flexible work hours or work - at - home options, or use other innovative programs to reduce reliance on the automobile for work - related trips. Policy TRAN - 4.2: Commute r Transit Service. Express bus commuter routes and schedules should be provided to major employment centers. Policy TRAN – 4.3: Managed Parking. New construction in Transit - Oriented Developments (TODs) shall should provide parking in accordance with the V illage Design Guidelines in Attachment B, which were designed to limit parking as a means of discouraging automobile trips to TODs. The public improvements program, as part of the TOD Master Plan, centralized public parking facilities shall should be incl uded. Public parking fees should be set low enough to be affordable yet high enough to discourage automobile use. Objective TRAN - 5 Rural Transit. To provide a paratransit system for Kona – with emphasis on mauka areas and South Kona recognizing that a ru ral population cannot support an urban transit system. Policy TRAN – 5.1: Paratransit. An affordable public paratransit system shall should serve the general public of South Kona (i.e., it should not be restricted by age or disabilities). Objective TRAN - 6 Concurrency. To manage the timing of growth so as to avoid overloading the arterial system. Policy TRAN – 6.1: Official Concurrency Map. 2018 - 03 - 13.KCDP.Amendment.Re port 6