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City presents Macaulay and Date Street walkway plans, schedules design through 2028
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Summary
DTS Complete Streets staff laid out Phase 1 pedestrian projects for Macaulay/McCully and Date Street: sidewalk infill, shared‑use path extension, curb ramps, refuge islands and interim speed reductions; design through 2028 and expected bid for construction in 2029.
City Department of Transportation Services planners presented Phase 1 of the Complete Streets walkways program for the Macaulay/McCully and Date Street corridors, emphasizing pedestrian safety, transit access and crash reduction.
Caitlin Bubeloff, a planner with DTS’s Complete Streets team, said the projects were selected from the Oahu Pedestrian Plan and prioritized on proximity to schools, crash history and transit routes. She said the Macaulay project area includes Washington Middle School and Luna Lilo Elementary, with roughly 900 students combined, and that project streets serve about 3,500 residents with a high share of non‑auto commutes.
DTS presented crash data for the McCully area (239 crashes and 173 injuries in the project extent) and Date Street (140 crashes with 97 injuries for 2015–2022), and proposed improvements such as continuous sidewalks, shared‑use path extensions, curb ramps, marked crosswalks, curb extensions and pedestrian refuge islands. As an interim safety step DTS said it will reduce posted speeds on certain segments (example: 35→25 mph reduced to 25→20 mph during school hours as appropriate) and swap out school‑zone signage.
DTS said design work for these projects will continue through 2028 with construction bidding expected in 2029 and encouraged community attendance at a follow‑up public meeting on February 5, 2026, at Kaimuki High School to review concepts and provide feedback.
Planners said sidewalks are broadly popular in outreach so far, while traffic‑calming options such as speed humps draw mixed opinions. Budget and construction phasing will follow design and community feedback; presenters referenced a federal/local funding structure for the program and directed residents to completestreets@honolulu.gov for comments.
