HI HCR173

Requests the City and County of Honolulu to implement an annual car-free day in a designated area of urban Honolulu to promote alternative transportation methods such as walking and cycling.

Cites that transportation accounts for 28.9 percent of total United States greenhouse gas emissions and notes that major cities including Paris, Vancouver, and Reykjavik observe World Car Free Day annually.

References Bogota, Colombia's success with World Car Free Day over nearly twenty years, including expansion of car-free zones and voter approval for an annual car-free week.

Identifies benefits of car-free events including reduced traffic congestion, cleaner air, reduced noise, lower gasoline demand, and decreased emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Chairs of the Senate and House Standing Committees on Transportation and the Director of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services.