10/10/25 #kihei #bikeable #community

Since the last century, KCA has advocated for a walkable/bikeable community. There has been lots of government talk, but very little walk (or cycle). This website is full of action taken over the past twenty years to promote a bike path along the makai edge of the community park; the Waipuilani Park path was all set to proceed, until it was withdrawn! Manini  segments of the North South Collector Road (NSCR) with the parallel bike path have been constructed, but no connectivity.

Here is what Blue Zones offers on the topic

https://www.bluezones.com/2022/07/the-link-between-bikeability-and-health/?mc_cid=744518c1ba&mc_eid=b81f365ea3

The Link Between Bikeability and Health

The health benefits of biking are pretty obvious. They include increased cardiovascular fitness, lower stress levels, improved muscle strength and flexibility, stronger bones, decreased body fat, reduced anxiety and depression, and better joint mobility, posture, and coordination.

Biking is also an exercise that just about anyone can do. That’s because it’s easy, low-impact, and the person doing it can easily control the intensity level.

Considering all the benefits of biking, what happens when an entire city, community, or neighborhood proactively focuses on improving its bikeabilty by adding bike lanes to roads, creating new bike paths, adding bike racks at businesses, and other measures to promote bicycling? Well just as you might imagine, research is showing that the public health benefits are much more far-reaching and complex than the physical health benefits that any individual rider experiences from biking. 

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Click on the link above for the full article.