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COUNTY OF MAUI
COMPLETE STREETS
COUNTY OF MAUI
COUNTY OF MAUI
Complete Streets
Background
2009 – State of Hawaii adopted Act 054“…adopt a complete streets policy that seeks to reasonably accommodate…access and mobility for all users…of all ages and abilities…”
2012 – County of Maui adopts Resolution 12-34“…incorporate Complete Streets into all relevant County actions, including budgeting, planning, and development services,…”
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What does a complete street look like and why should we bother do this?
Misconceptions, thoughts, etc…
• Add the bike lanes, sidewalks, and you’re DONE!
• Rights-of-ways will be huge.
• Expensive.
• No one is going to use it.
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So why should we plan for complete streets?• We’re supposed to• Accommodate current and foreseeable uses• Context sensitive• Comfortable and SAFE!
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Why are complete streets important?
SAFETY
Make the roadway safer
(by making the roadway comfortable)
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Why are complete streets important?
Make the roadway safer(by making the roadway comfortable)
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Why are complete streets important?
Make the roadway safer(by making the roadway comfortable)
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Why are complete streets important?
Public Health perspective:• Less than10% of people get recommended amount of
daily physical activity.• Walking is reported as the most common leisure time
physical activity.• A major reason why people choose not to walk or bike is
that they do not feel safe.
• Today’s children may be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than that of their parents, due to chronic diseases linked to inactivity.
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Who are complete streets for?
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How is the County of Maui implementing Complete Streets?
• Complete Streets Policy and Checklist
• Street Design Manual
• Maintenance and Safety Improvements Policy
• Update Title 18 (Subdivision Code)
• Update Title 19 (Zoning Code)
• Update DPW Standard Details
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Plans for moving forward:
• Improve on the standards
• Marked crosswalks across all intersection approaches
• Shorten crossing distances
• Plan for street parking
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Plans for moving forward:• Give all users their space (and comfort)
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Plans for moving forward:
• Keep manholes out of walking and bicycling spaces
• Higher volume roadways, plan for future expansion
• Don’t forget the trees
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The engineering stuff:• Travel lanes:
• Residential streets – 10’ lanes• Other areas – 11’ lanes• Higher truck volumes – 12’ lanes
• Sidewalks:• Residential minor streets – 5’• Higher class roadways – 6’ (and wider)
• Curbed radius – 20’
• Bike lanes – 6’
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What can you do?
Don’t forget other guidance:
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What can you do?
Be a kid again!
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What can you do?
Exercise compassion
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What can you do?
Elderly
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What can you do?
H.S.P.E.Hey! Stop Practicing Engineering
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What can you do?
Find your reason
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Why complete streets?
Because we care.
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Thank you!Nolly Yagin
Department of Public Works(808)270-7437