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Increasing the availability of micro transportation offerings like bikes and scooters.īOH: Bikes and scooters are extremely problematic on Kauai.

Introducing shuttles and first/last mile micro-transit solutions.īOH: Shuttles have been tried before and are in limited use now.

Creating mobility hubs around the island where tourists can access transportation services.īOH: Can the current archaic bus system be upgraded to provide meaningful transport for visitors and residents and help eliminate car trips on Kauai?.

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“This report provides insights and recommendations to consider for how to reimagine travel on the island by potentially: What do transportation patterns look like at different times of the year?.How far do tourists typically drive in a day?.What are the main travel corridors based on the time of day?.Where are common origin and destination points for visitors and residents?.The County Council unanimously approved it, although one member estimated that such an addition would be no less than ten years away. Traffic on Kauai is now considered a significant safety hazard due to the inability of emergency vehicles to pass.Īnother study is being proposed, which is awaiting funding. In addition, it should reduce the “Kapaa Crawl” and the entire situation between Kauai’s east side and its southwest tourist area.

Should that ever happen, it would be to improve southwest and eastbound traffic to flow away from Lihue. We recently mentioned that the idea of a bypass road inland of Lihue is again being discussed. And once you clear Kapaa, you have the congestion after Lihue to get to Poipu.Įxpanding the island’s only highway and other roads is years away if ever. You have to go through Kapaa there’s no other way. The “Kapaa Crawl” makes it a nightmare sometimes to travel between the North and South Shore. Those areas are known as the “Kapaa Crawl” and the corridor from Lihue heading west towards Poipu via the Tree Tunnel. Two areas are especially prone to gridlock. With more than one million annual visitors and up to 12,000 added rental cars on the island any day, the only island highway suffers sunrise-to-sunset congestion that can resemble Southern California traffic on a smaller scale.

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Kauai handles 1,000,000 annual visitors plus residents on its roads. While we await their specific recommendations, here are some initial thoughts to launch the discussion. The insights from our real-world data will help them understand resident and visitor travel patterns, identify intuitive solutions for reducing traffic congestion, and contribute to planning for a more sustainable Kauai.” - Anil Mathews, CEO of Near. “Near was thrilled to partner with the country by providing our data intelligence platform to inform recommendations for improving Kauai’s transportation system.