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Twenty-six new citizen evaluators joined Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawai’s (PATH) HOALA project as trained Safe Routes to School evaluators on Thursday, Feb. 4th. HOALA – Hawaii’s Opportunity for Active Living Advancement – aims to help 12 Hawaii Island schools reduce childhood obesity by improving the ability for children to get to and from school by walking or bicycling.

According to PATH, the new evaluators, “will help to assess the walkability and bikeability of school zones in 12 elementary schools across the island of Hawaii.  Evaluators were trained in the PEDS assessment tool and on how to conduct traffic counts and safety observations.

The HOALA project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Active Living Research Program. Elementary schools across the island with at least 35% of students on free or reduced-cost lunch are eligible to apply.  To find out more, visit the HOALA page on the PATH Web site or contact PATH at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).”

According to PATH (Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii), “Hawaii Complete Streets bill, SB718 was signed into law (May 7th) by Governor Linda Lingle.  The law requires that all new roads and roads slated for maintenance be designed to accommodate all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists.  This is a major landmark victory in our effort to create a safe, connected network for walking and bicycling.” Congratulations to Alliance members PATH and the Hawaii Bicycle League for this exciting victory for biking and walking in the Aloha state.

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On April 23, 2009, Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii (PATH) and the Kealakehe community celebrated a 10-year goal of building a complete street for Kona. The new Keanalehu and Manawalea streets includes sidewalks, bike lanes, and a median that connects the Kealakehe house lots, La’I Opua Villages, and the local high school. PATH will be providing pedestrian safety education, awareness building, and support for the community to help make this transition a safe one. Congratulations PATH! 

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