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ANN C. PETERSON ~
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Rlovember 4, 20[)1
Leningrad Elarionoff, Chairman
r~~wai~ i cvunry councal
Cornmitteo on Public Works and Parks
25 Aepuni Street
l~€iio, Hawai' i 96720
Daar Chairman Elari®noff,
Subj~t: Transportati®n Enhancement funding for Alii ®rive Road Improrremene Along Oneo Bay from
i~ualaiai
Road eo Walua Road
I am writing to support the allocation of funding for this important pedestrian safety project.
tf ypu have walked al®ng Alii Drive between Huo's and 'Waterfront ~mvd, you knraw ttie ~r4itinns arp
unsafe for Pedestrians traffic. The number of walkers is increasing in the area as more businesses open to the
north of Kailua YIIa~, but it's a scary walk and in dire need of safety irr~proveanents. The pedestrian area is
narrow, on the same l~l as the car traffic, and Separated wit15 only a white Ilne. Teleph®ne pole sit in file
nnidd4e of the walkway, whim make it hard enough for the heavy pedestrfan traffic, but even worse for dose
in wheelchairs who have to enter the car-lane twelve dif#erent tunes to het astound these poles.
This project calls for rnucl's needed safety improvements:
¦ under grounding of the utilities
¦ extending the pedestrian area out over the ocean to accommodate fie pedestrian tra~rel.
1 have worked to promote this safety project since 1998- with PATH and Kona Outdoor Circle; working Kaz
Shiawa in preparing dse ISTfA Transportation Enchantment (Tl;) proposal (this was before wngress passed
TEe! 21 promoting it$ high rank in the prioritization process as a mennk>er of the TE C;omtrsunity O~dvlsoey
Council, in advo~ting that property within the project area was kept in publi` jurisdiction, in rrsakirsg sure that
matching funds were irf ialae~, and in making sure that the project was PrloviTlg along, lam convinced that this
project should be made the County's number-one Transportation Enhancement project„ and er?cour your
support
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Arsn C. Petersors
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