Employing a substantial number of Oahu residents, the Hawaii State Government has the tremendous opportunity to influence travel behavior for a significant part of the population. The State Government Employee Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan aims to do just that, by developing recommendations to increase transportation choices for state government employees on Oahu. By providing more transportation options, incentives, support strategies, and benefits, the State will also reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as improve hiring, employee wellness and retention, and the efficiency of state facilities. This study was initiated in May 2024 and is led by the OahuMPO in collaboration with the Hawaii State Energy Office, and with the support of ICF
Task 1.1: Travel Trends Analysis
The Travel Trends Analysis Memo will assess travel trends and transportation access for state employees. The assessment will help identify challenges and needs, such as lack of access to active and shared modes or services and inform potential solutions.
Task 1.2: Draft and Final Needs Assessment Report
This task is focused on validating the findings from the survey and data analyses with the study’s technical working group. The working group will have the opportunity to comment on the data collected and analyzed on commuter experiences, challenges, and perspectives. Feedback from the working group will be used to finalize the Needs Assessment Report.
Task 2.1: Transportation Demand Management Plan Goal Development
This task is focused on identifying the goals and priorities of the agencies leading this study: Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, Hawaii State Energy Office, and the Department of Human Resources Development. These goals will help inform priority TDM strategies.
Task 2.2: Review of Best Practices Report
This task will include a review of best practices of implementing a TDM program. The review will include relevant TDM strategies, legislative/policy actions, costs and funding mechanisms, and the implementation associated with the deployment of TDM programs for public agencies.
Task 2.3: Focus Group Facilitation
Focus groups of state employees and other key stakeholders will be conducted to solicit input on potential TDM strategies.
Task 2.4 and 2.5: Draft and Final Recommended TDM Strategies Report
This report will include priority TDM strategies, descriptions, legislative actions and/or policy changes, implementation timeframes, partnerships, roles, and responsibilities, costs and funding mechanisms, as well as performance measures and evaluation data needed to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies.
The Final Report will summarize the needs identified in Task 1 and the recommended TDM strategies in Task 2. Additionally, the report will discuss the research and findings on funding for implementation and support of these strategies and a long-term sustainable program. The Final Report will also include the identification of program objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) and how they will be tied to greenhouse gas and vehicle miles traveled reductions to help meet state climate and energy goals.Task 3 will also include draft proposals with supporting justification and research for the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Legislative Session, as well as those the MPO Policy Board may pass. The report will conclude with a short action plan and suggested implementation timeframes.
This phase identified goals to target additional research and resources to better understand how to implement TDM strategies.
This phase reviews existing benefits and options for State employees and understand their commuting behaviors by utilizing commuter data, including home addresses, zip codes, and other relevant metrics.
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This document assesses the transportation landscape of Oahu, including travel preferences, commute options, benefits, and challenges faced by state government employees.
This documents offers an analysis of commuting patterns, including origin-destination pairs, commute schedules, and the availability of various travel modes, while highlighting gaps in transportation services and accessibility issues.
An online survey was distributed to State of Hawaii employees to gather insights into current commuting experiences, preferences, and challenges. The survey received 3,537 complete responses from State Employees on Oahu (about 32% of the 11,170 total on Oahu). A detailed summary of the survey results are illustrated below.
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In July 2024, we hosted ten virtual focus groups with state employees to gain deeper insights into their commuting challenges and opportunities. These sessions also provided an opportunity to gather feedback on draft strategies for improving daily commuting to and from work. Over 100 participants took part in these discussions, sharing their experiences and preferences regarding commuting and teleworking. The feedback will guide TDM strategy research and help shape recommendations to present to legislators so that these strategies can effectively meet the goals identified by the plan.
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Based on a literature review of other government agencies' TDM programs, feedback via the State Employee survey, our analysis of where employees live relative to where they work, and our State Employee Focus Groups, we identified 31 initial strategies, and prioritized the 11 strategies, below.
The objective of this study is to prepare an energy conservation and emissions reduction plan for city transportation systems which shall include methods to meet city and state commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to sources of clean energy. This plan included the implementation of free bus/rail passes for City employees if they opt out of a parking pass
The primary objective is to develop a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan for the City and County of Honolulu that will develop targets, strategies, and evaluation measures to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and reduce single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) mode share.
Completed in 2021. The Work Where You Live Study assessed the telework experience of Oahu-based State of Hawaii and City & County of Honolulu employees during the Work-from-Home period of the COVID-19 pandemic with the intent of formulating and promoting updated telework policies.
| Name | Oahu Metropolitan Planning |
|---|---|
| Phone | (808) 587-2015 |
| oahumpo@oahumpo.org | |
| In writing | 707 Richards Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96813 |
Public Engagement activities at the OahuMPO are funded in part by the Ulupono Fund at the Hawaii
Community Foundation.
