Summary of Public Input Combined Workshop & Online Results Ala Moana Park
Top$5$Park$Improvements$ Beach$&$Sand$ Bathrooms$&$ Maintenance$ Restora9on$&$ Park$Greening$
13%$
$ ! Vehicular$Access$&$Circula9on$ $
19%$
16%$ 26%$
Safety$&$Security$ Pathways$&$Trails$
Next$Steps$to$Consider$
26%$
" Exis9ng$Facility$Improvements$ $ " New$Facility$Development$ $ " Event$Coordina9on$&$Park$ Management$$
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP RESULTS
Workshop Overview
$ $ $ $ $ Where$than$346$people$par9cipated$in$a$brainstorming$workshop$to$generate$ideas$for$the$ future$of$Ala$Moana$Beach$Park.$People$came$from$as$far$as$40$miles$away$to$par9cipate$in$this$ ini9al$workshop$focusing$on$iden9fying$what$people$loved$about$Ala$Moana$park.$ Par9cipants$worked$in$teams$at$21$tables$to$iden9fy$sugges9ons$for$improvements$and$discuss$ and$priori9ze$new$ideas$for$the$park.$ $ Mayor$Caldwell$outlined$some$ini9al$ideas$for$early$improvements$to$the$park$including$ replenishing$the$sand,$improving$the$frontage$along$Ala$Moana$Boulevard,$greening$the$park$ and$new$trees$and$plan9ngs,$bathroom$improvements,$and$improvements$to$the$path$around$ Magic$Island.$$
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Workshop Exercise #1 Identify & Discuss Areas of Improvement
Summary TEAM EXERCISE #1 - Areas of Improvement Restore & Green Up Park [40 Teams] Maintain & Clean Facilities, Bathrooms & Trash [24 Teams] Address Parking & Circulation [14 Teams] Plan New & Improved Facilities [12 Teams] Improve Safety & Security [9 Teams] Enhance Beach & Sand [8 Teams] Improve Overall Management & Event Coordination [7 Teams] Enhance Bike/Ped Circulation –Paths [6 Teams] Other Ideas [6 Teams]
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Workshop Exercise #2 Identify & Discuss Enhancements & New Ideas
Summary TEAM EXERCISE #2 – Enhancements & New Ideas Improve Overall Park Management • Keep Affordable (free) & a focus on Locals & Families • Need to coordinate planning across entire waterfront & improve connections • Address Design Parking activity areas minimize crowding when busy & during events & to Circulation [14 Teams] • Proceed when funding is available • Start a non profit to help manage park & events • Enforce the park rules
Enhance Environment • • • •
Protect monk seal Preserve marine eco system Plant more trees Clean up shoreline
Improve Circulation & Access • • •
Keep parking free Add more p car entrances/ exits for vehicular access Widen bike lanes
Summary TEAM EXERCISE #2 – Enhancements & New Ideas Plan new & Improved Facilities • • •
Keep restrooms clean Add bike racks Improve lighting in the park
Other Ideas • • •
Sand replenishment in order to make beaches less rocky Enhance security Have more shaded areas
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VISION
One participant at the workshop was asked if the park was being loved to death, and she responded that we “want to love it to LIFE.�
Workshop Summary 1. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
2. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
More parking
Maintain sand, grass, & buildings
Clean up the ponds & canal Bathrooms need maintenance & cleaning, more stalls & lockers
Enforce existing rules
1. Top 3 Enhancements
Parking
2. Top 3 Enhancements
Covered Pavilions
Protect monk seal
Allow more activities, especially, for nonprofit organizations without charging too much.
Maintain special use, open space and green areas
Create a spacious wilderness
Workshop Summary 3. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
4A. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Fix issues addressed by Mayor
Overall park maintenance
San is too rocky
Landscaping upkeep
Curb homelessness
4A. Top 3 Enhancements Ocean, swimming and surfing Create paths in orerder to make access throughout park safer and smoother
Increase open and picnic areas
Workshop Summary 4B. Top 3 Areas of Improvement 6. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Maintain it as a treasure
No building, more green
Improve festival management & maintenance
Bathrooms
Keep Banyon Court, maintain grass
Better use of existing venues
4B. Top 3 Enhancements
6. Top 3 Enhancements
Don’t create crowded spaces Valuable land is being used for parking
Keep lawn bowling
Restore habitat Pacific Island theater Festival at Magic Island. Outdoor theater under full moon and staff Start non profit to manage park
Workshop Summary 8. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
9. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Safety
Add sand and remove rocks
Maintenance
Improve restrooms
Homelessness and crime
Improve grass, more trees
8. Top 3 Enhancements
9. Top 3 Enhancements
Improve lighting, signing & markings Free parking
Enhanced police presence
Workshop Summary 11. Top 3 Areas of Improvement 12. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Preserve marine life
Clean the bathrooms
Maintain the Ala Canal
Water in canal needs to be dredged
Control homelessness
Sand replenishment
11. Top 3 Enhancements
12. Top 3 Enhancements
Overall maintenance Proceed with enhancements only as long as there is funding
Keep free parking
Widen canal and add art deco bridges
Enhance botanical aspects
Workshop Summary 13. Top 3 Areas of Improvement 14A. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Clean the restrooms
Landscaping
Keep up with maintenance
Bathrooms
No commercial vending
Wide bike paths
13. Top 3 Enhancements
14A. Top 3 Enhancements
Never charge for parking Beach is to rocky. Would like more sandy beaches
No dog park
Add bike racks Add more recreational areas including volleyball courts and kids playgrounds.
Enhance security
Workshop Summary 14B. Top 3 Areas of Improvement 15. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Park maintenace
Open non comercial concession stands
Water quality in swin channel
No parking meters
Reduce homeless issues
Sand replenishment
14B. Top 3 Enhancements
15. Top 3 Enhancements
Add beach volleyball courts Coordinate waterfront planning, state park planning-Magic IslandAla Moana-Kewalo Wider bike paths
Improve handicap access Clean shoreline
Improve water quality
Workshop Summary 16. Top 3 Areas of Improvement 17. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Keep free parking
Park facility maintenance
No more commercialization
Coordinate collaborative efforts between interest groups and government
Keep open spaces
16. Top 3 Enhancements Improve showers and bathrooms Improve sprinklers and grass
Sand replenishment
17. Top 3 Enhancements Make sure the park remains viable during improvements/ reconstruction
Workshop Summary 18. Top 3 Areas of Improvement 19. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Better concession facilities
More green grass
More parking
Clean bathrooms more regularly
Maintain free parking
Create more car entrances/exits
18. Top 3 Enhancements
19. Top 3 Enhancements More park lighting Replace Park Road with and make part of the park. Consider converting it into a bike path.
More shade trees, shaded seating
Workshop Summary 20. Top 3 Areas of Improvement Better recycling Restroom renovation and upkeep
20. Top 3 Enhancements Preserve opens space and lakes.
Improve, repair walking paths
Our Ala Moana Park: 1st online Report Monday, March 30, 2015
Project Updates 03.30.15
Highlights • Over 27,000 interactions • 7,193 thumbs up • 350 ideas • 2,806 poll responses • Overwhelming public support
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