I’m not sure what the traffic engineers were thinking when they created the “pedestrian scramble” light change at the corners of Ala Moana Boulevard and Ena Road, but it’s an absolute disaster.

Traffic is ridiculous: 20 minutes to drive from Ala Moana Center to Ena Road is normal. Pedestrian safety is at risk. People are crossing diagonally across the intersections without enough time and frustrated drivers are not looking out for them because they are sick of waiting in traffic.

People are running red lights because they waited so long. It doesn’t seem like a lot of thought went into this “solution,” or what perceived problem they were trying to solve. They need to undo this ridiculous experiment quickly. It’s negatively affecting the local residents’ quality of life.

Michael MacDonald

Waikiki

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