09-28-2008, 03:32 AM
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Originally posted by macuu222
I disagree with you there Rob. There are alot of us here in Puna that want better, safer roads with traffic lights, and closer shopping centers and expanded bus service. The population of Puna is expanding so fast that it is going to be impossible to stay rural for much longer.
Safer roads with traffic lights?
You better do your research.
Traffic lights become death traps.
Repeated cases have shown that roundabouts are, overall, much safer.
Shopping centers?
In the PCDP process through large and small forums, in the beginning an in the end, there was wide agreement that what is need is distributed commercial and public services such as in village and town centers.
Rob's basic point is exactly correct: the community strongly expressed the goal of a rural and agricultural Puna, and not a suburban-shopping mall bedroom community of Hilo.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park