SCR177

THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	177
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

strongly Urging THE HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT A "PEDESTRIAN FIRST" POLICY VIA ORDINANCE.

WHEREAS, walking is the most basic form of transportation; and

WHEREAS, safely accommodating pedestrians is a fundamental function of streets; and

WHEREAS, a "pedestrian first" policy establishes pedestrians as the highest modal priority; and

WHEREAS, a "pedestrian first" policy would inform decision-making when modal trade-offs are considered; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu finalized its Oahu Pedestrian Plan in July 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Oahu Pedestrian Plan is a long-term action plan intended to create safe and accessible streets that allow everyone secure self-transportation by walking; and

WHEREAS, in Honolulu, high-risk pedestrian areas make up just two percent of streets but account for sixty percent of fatalities and forty-two percent of injuries, underscoring the need for targeted infrastructure improvements; and

WHEREAS, the Pedestrian Priority Network is the network of streets and off-street paths in the City and County of Honolulu that provide important pedestrian connections to transit, schools, employment and commercial centers, and other major destinations; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Honolulu City Council is strongly urged to adopt a "pedestrian first" policy via ordinance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Managing Director of the City and County of Honolulu, all members of the Honolulu City Council, and Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu.

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