COMMUTING BEHAVIOR OF HAWAII STATE WORKERS IN HONOLULU: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

A survey of state employees working in downtown Honolulu was conducted to determine what measures could be undertaken to help reduce traffic congestion. The results of this study suggest that several transportation system management (TSM) strategies be implemented, including the expansion of existing high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and changes in parking rates to encourage carpools and vanpools. High interest in express bus service among workers and their willingness to pay extra for a guaranteed seat indicate a possible market for paratransit services such as commercial vanpools and subscription buses. Given the high rate of family carpooling in the population studied, it is believed that restructuring the work schedules of state employees by staggering hours or initiating a 4-day work week will have only a minimal effect on peak-hour traffic congestion.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1170, Ridesharing and Transportation for the Disadvantaged. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • McLeod Jr, Malcolm S
  • Flannelly, Kevin J
  • Henderson, Benjamin H K
• Publication Date: 1988

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• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 53-59
• Monograph Title: Ridesharing and transportation for the disadvantaged
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1170
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carpools; Commuting; Data collection; Employees; Four day week; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Paratransit services; Pay parking; Staggered work hours; Surveys; Traffic congestion; Traffic lanes; Transportation system management; Vanpools
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parking costs
• Geographic Terms: Honolulu (Hawaii)
• Old TRIS Terms: Reserved lanes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480949
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309047072
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM