Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials WELCOME TO Panel Session on Transit Oriented Development: What Every Planner Should Know
Panelists Cheryl Soon, PhD, FAICP, Moderator SSFM International Tom Lindblom, Gensler Architects Terrance Ware, C&C Honolulu, TOD Administrator Dr. Peter Flaschbart, UH Department of Urban and Regional Planning
This is not just an Oahu Issue Each of the Neighbor Islands is already addressing the Land Use and Transportation connection Each of the Neighbor Islands has a growing bus transit system Each of the Neighbor Islands has policies in place for compact development, sustainability and walkable neighborhoods.
KAUAI Policy Framework in General Plan (1998 9) Basic Policy framework for land use and development in Kaua i The General Plan Land Use Map shows the location of Urban Centers, Resorts, Residential Communities, and other urban land uses in relation to Agriculture and Open lands. Following are the basic land use policies for preserving Kaua i s rural character. (a) Enhance Urban Centers and Towns and maintain their identity by defining the Town Center and the edges of each Town. Concentrate shopping and other commercial uses intown Centers. Encourage residential development within Urban and Town Centers and in Residential Communities contiguous to them. (b) Promote compact urban settlements in order to limit public service costs and to preserve open space. (c) Define and conserve Scenic Roadway Corridors along the roadways that connect Towns, Resort areas, and Residential Communities. These corridors are intended to conserve the open space between towns and to prevent sprawl and commercial strip development.
KAUAI Growth Policy Following are policies to provide for growth and development while preserving rural character. Allow incremental growth of Towns, contiguous to existing development. Concentrate (a) Allow incremental growth of Towns, contiguous primary shopping facilities within the Town Center. Support infill development. (b) Provide for build out of existing Residential Communities, to include areas zoned R 1 or higher. Allow small, neighborhood oriented oriented commercial sites in Residential Communities. (c) Support growth of residential and business uses in master planned developments in the Puhi Lihu e Hanama ulu Urban Center and at Po ipu Kukui ula. (d) In the outlying West Side and North Shore districts, plan for additional residential use to meet regional demands for housing. (e) Expansion contiguous to an existing town or residential community is preferred over a new residential community. (f) Allow build out of properties in existing low density agricultural communities, including the homestead areas of Wailua, Kapa a, Oma o and Kalaheo and existing agricultural subdivisions in other parts of the island, while taking measures to assure the adequacy of County road, drainage, and water supply systems. (g) Limit the development and dispersal of new agricultural communities through zoning regulations.
KAUAI Towns and Communities
MAUI Draft General Plan (2008) Integration of Transportation and Land Use Decisions: Expansion of the Multi Modal Transportation Network: Management of Transportation Demand:
MAUI What a Sustainable Society Would Look Like
MAUI Sustainable Communities
Maui General Plan Transportation Opportunities ISLAND WIDE PLANNING ISSUES The following is a discussion of key island wide transit issues: Since the visitor industry is a major contributor to Maui s roadway congestion problems, the industry must also be a significant player in the formulation of solutions. Through a coordinated effort, the visitor industry and MDOT can devise creative methods to alleviate the impacts visitors have on Maui s roadways. Long range transit planning must be integrated with land use decisions. The location of future transit operations is directly dependent on future development and creation of population centers. Major land use decisions must consider the potential implications for resident and visitor mobility and plan for the beneficial integration of future development and transit. Coordination between rail transit, bus service, park and ride and ride facilities, bike routes, and pedestrian paths must be achieved to encourage inter modal transit.
HAWAII COUNTY Kona Community Development Plan
Keahole Kona CDP Future Map Kailu a Keauhou
Kona CDP Transportation Map Note: Neighborhood TOD (blue circle) regional TOD (pink cirlce)
Kona CDP Land Use Map The neighborhood and regional centers form the basis for a mainline transit system, most likely Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Kona Resources and Inspirations
HCPO PANEL ON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT: What Every Planner Needs to Know