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From: PATH Hawaii
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2024 9:00 AM
To: Council Testimony; Kagiwada,Jennifer
Subject: Proposed amendment to Bill 125
Attachments: COM 0679.091 2022-2024.pdf
County Council, Please consider supporting the proposed amendment to Bill 125 removing the portion of
the bill banning commercial cycling tours from "unsafe" portions of our roads.The proposed amendment
retains the need for commercial cycling tours to be registered with the County and those funds allocated
toward bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Support of this new amendment to Bill 125 requiring the commercial cycling tours to register with the
County and provide their routes not only provides data on what roads these commercial tours actually
use but also eliminates the restriction of commercial cycling on our County roads and the repercussions
of those restrictions on casual cyclists.
We urge you to work towards increasing the safety of our roads for all users instead of prioritizing
vehicles at the detriment of cyclists and pedestrians.While we understand that Public Works has
inherited unsafe roads,the County has worked towards creating a street design manual to guide the
implementation of safer streets for all users.That should be the priority and a requirement, especially
with the horrific number of fatalities on our roads this year.
Again,we ask for your support of the proposed amendment to Bill 125 eliminating the portion of the bill
that would ban cycling tours from our County roadways.
Best regards,
Kelly Hudik `-4 cD
Chief Operations Officer c= -:
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