 | Livable Waikiki: Linking Transportation, Land Use, And Environment
Honolulu, HawaiiAbstractWaikiki's urban beachfront neighborhood is only 507 acres of the 600 square mile island of Oahu, but it supports 36,000 jobs in the service, transportation, and trade industries. The majority of workers commute from other areas. Along with these workers and local visitors, an average population of 20,000 residents and 77,000 non-resident visitors will be affected by this project. Livable Waikiki - Linking Transportation, Land Use, and Environment will: 1) Develop a community-based mobility plan for Waikiki that will guide and leverage transportation investments to create a more livable Waikiki; 2) Building upon ongoing Islandwide visioning efforts, utilize highly participatory, hands-on planning tools to involve members of the Waikiki community in designing transportation systems that increase mobility while preserving historic community character; 3) Create community consensus on priorities, to enable specific projects to move from vision to action; 4) Link land use and transportation planning with environmental and cultural preservation efforts; 5) Engage private-sector business people, transportation providers, landowners, and hotel/tour operators to help recreate Waikiki as a vibrant gathering place for both residents and visitors - with a Hawaiian sense of place; and 6) Document the process and lessons learned for use by other communities. Previous Page |
