HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PROGRESS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF BIKE PLAN HAWAII 2003.
WHEREAS, the State recognizes the need for safe, comfortable, and convenient travel alternatives that enhance the mobility of Hawaii's residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, consequently, the state Department of Transportation produced Bike Plan Hawaii 2003, a bicycling master plan that updates the previous plan completed in 1994, to create a guide for enhancing the bicycling environment through a variety of channels -- from grassroots initiatives to government actions throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, Bike Plan Hawaii 2003 recognizes that bicycle facilities have become integral to our state and county transportation infrastructure and includes the following information:
(1) Objectives and implementing actions;
(2) Inventory of existing bicycle facilities;
(3) Maps of proposed bicycle facility improvements;
(4) Indications of preferred facility type for the various routes, such as signed shared roadways, bike lanes, and shared use paths;
(5) Prioritization of projects;
(6) Strategies for implementation, including potential funding sources;
(7) Documentation of public involvement activities; and
(8) References to additional resources; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the people of the State to maintain the positive momentum created by Bike Plan Hawaii 2003; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Transportation is requested to report annually to the Legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each Regular Session, on the progress, accomplishments, and upcoming schedule of projects and improvements pursuant to Bike Plan Hawaii 2003; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation.
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DOT; Bike Plan Hawaii 2003; Annual Report to Legislature