S.C.R. No. 212 - Summary

• Requests the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to convene a joint legislative task force focused on pedestrian safety design solutions and features for state and county roads.

• Establishes task force membership of four legislators: two members appointed by the President of the Senate and two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

• Addresses Hawaii's pedestrian fatality crisis, citing 44 pedestrian deaths in 2018 representing a 500 percent increase, exceeding vehicle occupant fatalities (38 deaths) that same year.

• Requires the task force to submit findings, recommendations, proposed legislation, and construction practices to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2020 Regular Session convening.

• Promotes integration of multi-modal transportation and "complete streets" design that safely accommodates pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders.