02-11-2011, 07:53 AM
Thanks to macuu22 for starting this thread and to Jerry Carr for taking the initiative to get the HPPOA PMAR committee organized.
Jerry will be posting details on various points. Some of macuu22's points could use re-stating:
First, how many lanes. Yes, a 2-lane road is what the County is looking at now.
Next, placement at the back of the lots has been mentioned for it's advantage of avoiding driveways, but this is definitely not final.
State funding for pre-design work, including identifying an exact corridor, has been appropriated on the basis of doing it where there will be least disruption to residences -- that is how the (approximately) 5th to 15th band is derived.
About Railroad: It only looks good on the map. There are more houses. There is agricultural land with issues. There is flooding on some sections.
The Puna Community Development Plan identifies Railroad Ave as a site for a walking and bicycle pathway, with locked gates and enough surface that it can be accessed and used by emergency vehicles.
As for serving the interests of future generations, much more can and must be done to reduce the need for traveling to Hilo. Under any foreseeable circumstances for as far into the future as one may want to look, the cost of that travel in single- or low-occupancy vehicles, using petroleum or biofuels or electricity -- can be expected to become relatively more expensive.
Jerry will be posting details on various points. Some of macuu22's points could use re-stating:
First, how many lanes. Yes, a 2-lane road is what the County is looking at now.
Next, placement at the back of the lots has been mentioned for it's advantage of avoiding driveways, but this is definitely not final.
State funding for pre-design work, including identifying an exact corridor, has been appropriated on the basis of doing it where there will be least disruption to residences -- that is how the (approximately) 5th to 15th band is derived.
About Railroad: It only looks good on the map. There are more houses. There is agricultural land with issues. There is flooding on some sections.
The Puna Community Development Plan identifies Railroad Ave as a site for a walking and bicycle pathway, with locked gates and enough surface that it can be accessed and used by emergency vehicles.
As for serving the interests of future generations, much more can and must be done to reduce the need for traveling to Hilo. Under any foreseeable circumstances for as far into the future as one may want to look, the cost of that travel in single- or low-occupancy vehicles, using petroleum or biofuels or electricity -- can be expected to become relatively more expensive.