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This resolution encourages the City and County of Honolulu to launch a summer streets pilot program that would temporarily transform urban streets and public spaces to prioritize pedestrians, bicyclists, skateboarders, and other non-motorized transportation modes. The resolution highlights the potential benefits of such a program, including enhancing community life, providing safe recreational opportunities, promoting active transportation, supporting local businesses, reducing carbon emissions, and improving environmental and health outcomes. Specifically, the resolution recommends implementing the pilot program in Honolulu's urban core and other interested neighborhoods, drawing on the global experience of similar initiatives that have successfully reimagined urban spaces over the past fifty years. The resolution also directs that certified copies be sent to key local government officials, including the Mayor, City Council members, the Neighborhood Commission Office Executive Secretary, and Neighborhood Board chairpersons, to ensure widespread awareness and potential implementation of the proposed summer streets program.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=152&year=2025