Mobility
The 2023 wildfire exposed fatal flaws in Lahaina’s street network. A single primary road — Front Street — served as both the commercial spine and the main evacuation route. When fire blocked this corridor, residents were trapped. The recovery plan proposes a fundamental restructuring: a new boulevard as the primary spine, Front Street converted to a pedestrian promenade, and cross-connections ensuring multiple evacuation paths.
Sections
Street-by-Street Mobility Design
Detailed design for each corridor: the New Boulevard, Coastal Promenade, Lahaina Luna Avenue, Kahoma Boulevard, and Wainee Street.
Proposed Systems - Water, Green Infrastructure, and Mobility
Integrated urban systems connecting water capture, green corridors, and a new mobility network.
Drawings
Coastal Promenade Rendering
Perspective rendering of the proposed Front Street pedestrian promenade with coastal landscaping
Integrated Framework Plan
Integrated plan linking buffers, circulation, the school, redensification, and the peri-urban park in one framework
Existing Mobility Network
Pre-fire street network showing single-spine road system and evacuation bottlenecks
Proposed Mobility Network
Redesigned street hierarchy with new boulevard, pedestrian promenade, and multiple evacuation routes
Sources
Transportation and Circulation Records, Lahaina District
County of Maui Department of Public Works — Pre-fire road network data including traffic volumes, street classifications, and circulation patterns
Post-Event Mobility and Evacuation Analysis
Maui County Office of Recovery — Analysis of evacuation failures during the 2023 wildfire; directly informs the proposed mobility redesign
Preliminary Post-Fire Transportation Assessment, West Maui
Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation — Assessment of transportation damage and temporary solutions after the wildfire; identifies critical infrastructure gaps