There is a bill under consideration by the Honolulu City Council that will effectively undo the Complete Streets ordinance enacted by the council in 2012.  Bill 84 (2015) would require any money to be spent on bikeways or complete street improvements to be specifically identified as a project in the executive capital budget ordinance.  This would severely limit the options of the city for adding improvements, since many recent complete street projects have been accomplished within the existing operating budget.  Since the whole point of the “Complete Streets” policy is to look for opportunities in every transportation project, this bill would negate Honolulu’s “Complete Streets” ordinance.

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