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Transit Oriented Development

KAHAUIKI (MIDDLE STREET) STATION AREA

Middle Street Marukai

Highlights from the TOD Plan are listed below. See the TOD Plan for all proposals/recommendations and more details, including the implementation framework.

Connectivity & Circulation:

  • Middle Street Transit Center established as a true multi-modal hub
  • Promenade along Keehi Lagoon waterfront to improve access to waterfront open spaces
  • Pedestrian/bicycle path along Kalihi Stream and across Middle Street to provide access to waterfront parks
  • Elevated pedestrian bridge across Nimitz Highway to provide access to the waterfront
  • New and widened sidewalks along Dillingham Boulevard

Parks & Open Space:

  • Large community park (at least five acres) with recreational opportunities, such as ball fields, picnic areas, seating, and potentially a community center supporting programs and services
  • Beach park on peninsula in Keehi Lagoon, with potential for boat launching, beach access, and picnicking, to create a regional park destination that is linked to Keehi Lagoon Park and the station
  • Urban parks and plazas in new development projects as public/private spaces
  • Promenade along Keehi Lagoon waterfront to serve as open space and a recreational amenity

Urban Form:

  • Scaled development along pedestrian-oriented retail streets and pedestrian connections with fine-grained, highly articulated facades, changes in materials, ample fenestration, and visible entryways
  • Articulated building facades and continuous street wall with buildings close to sidewalk to define public realm, including along Dillingham Boulevard
  • Facade improvements along King Street to boost economic vitality of independent stores
  • Parking areas designed to permit activate street frontage
  • Physical and visual access to waterfront
  • Upper levels of building stepped back to provide transition where adjacent building height regulations are lower
  • Transitions and buffers between industrial and residential uses

Land Use:

  • Industrial and commercial maintained with greater mix of residential and commercial uses
  • Concentrated areas of vitality with active uses on ground-floor frontages
  • Moderate building intensities, generally declining with distance from the station and Dillingham Boulevard
  • Uses such as cafes and convenience stores to promote vibrancy next to the station
  • Waterfront park on peninsula in Keehi Lagoon

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Kalihi rendering street

 

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RELATED DOCUMENTS

pdfKalihi Neighborhood TOD Plan Summary Brochure – June 2017

pdfKalihi Neighborhood TOD Plan (adopted) – March 2017

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