City Leaders and Cyclists Promote Bicycling in Honolulu

Various Honolulu city leaders, including Mayor Kirk Caldwell, and cycling advocates are working together to promote bicycling as a healthier and more affordable way to commute.  There are current 134 combined miles of bike paths, bike routes, and bike lanes in Honolulu and the Department of Transportation Services has stated that another 310 miles of bikeways will be added at a cost of $68 million.

Officials estimate that about 1.5 percent of Oahu's population, or about 15,000 people, use by bicycles to get around.  However, it is believed that if additional bikeways were added, that number would increase.  Cycle On Hawaii's president, Natalie Iwasa, stated, “Once we get more people riding, they’re going to want to have more places to ride.  The thing now is to hold people like the mayor accountable for their words.”

Mayor Caldwell commented that cycling will help residents “save money, stay healthy and not pollute.  People can ride from Ewa, get off here with their bike, ride up to City Hall, ride over to the state Capitol, ride to some of the major employment centers and get to and from work.”

Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 6-20-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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