Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Shopper urges traffic study for Kailua Target
Editor’s note: This letter originally was sent to Mayor Hannemann in June.
Editor,
Kailua is a small, wonderful community, which is why I chose to live here. But there are few roads coming into Kailua, and traffic is difficult at times.
Target is exploring moving into Kailua where Don Quijote’s is located at 345 Hahani St. This already is a very congested area, as Safeway is on one side, the post office is on the other, and the streets always are busy. An independent traffic study by the city should be done now before plans progress any further.
My daughter lives in Portland, Ore., across the street from a large Target at Washington Square, one of the largest malls in the greater Portland area. We both like to shop there, but the traffic always is a problem. This Target is located on a four-lane road and just off of the exit from a freeway. Although Target installed a traffic light on the main road so people could safely get in and out of the parking lot, traffic remains a problem. I just cannot imagine what it would be like in Kailua. Horrible.
Target has said that it’s having a traffic study done, but that would certainly be biased toward them. Please have an independent traffic study done by the City and County of Honolulu.
Thank you.
Claudia L. Webster
Kailua
