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> What envisioning processes can we use as "wannabe safe
> bicyclists" in Honolulu use to inspire action and
> change?
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> be well,
> robkinslow
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Check out http://www.honolulu.gov/dts/bikeway/ to view Honolulu's
bicycle master plan. This is the vision you are talking about. We
put a lot of work into this years ago. I think a one block bike lane
on Young Street is about all that was ever implemented. It is still
the official "Bicycle Master Plan" so it is not lack of vision - it is
lack of political will to act on the vision. Perhaps the recently
passed Charter Amendment will help but I suspect I'll be a very old
man before I see much of it actually built.

Don't put off your riding waiting for this to happen. The best thing
you can do to enhance your cycling enjoyment is read John Forrester's
"Effective Cycling" and learn to ride safely and "effectively" on the
roads we have. Most of the time I find cycling here enjoyable in
spite of less than perfect conditions. Contrary to what most people
think, most of the barriers to enjoying cycling here are psychological.

- John