WORKING PAPER WORKIN G PAPER #3 #3 WORKIN WORKING PAPER G PAPER #3 #3 MOBILITY & ENERGY CONSERVATI MOBILITY & ENERGY CONSERVATION MOBILITY & ENERGY CONSERVATI MOBILITY & ENERGY CONSERVATION ON ON Presentation to Steering Committee Meeting Presentation to Steering Committee Meeting August 16, 2007 August 16, 2007 1 Puna Community Development Plan 1
WORKING PAPER SERIES WORKING PAPER SERIES WORKING PAPER SERIES WORKING PAPER SERIES 1. Growth Management Strategy 1. Growth Management Strategy – Challenge of non- -conforming subdivisions conforming subdivisions – Challenge of non – – Discouraging further subdivision and speculation Discouraging further subdivision and speculation – – Promoting the formation of village centers Promoting the formation of village centers – – Adopting special design and development standards Adopting special design and development standards – – Other supporting actions Other supporting actions 2. M Mä älama lama I Ka I Ka ‘ ‘Aina Aina 2. – – Developing a Green Infrastructure Plan Developing a Green Infrastructure Plan – Protecting Native Forests – Protecting Native Forests – Promoting Appropriate Agricultural Use – Promoting Appropriate Agricultural Use – – Providing Recreational Parks, Trails and Scenic Corridors Providing Recreational Parks, Trails and Scenic Corridors – – Protecting Cultural and Geological Features Protecting Cultural and Geological Features – – Protecting Aquifers and Coastal Waters Protecting Aquifers and Coastal Waters 3. Mobility and Energy Conservation (August 16, 2007) Mobility and Energy Conservation (August 16, 2007) 3. 2 Puna Community Development Plan 2
WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 • Background considerations • Background considerations • Limiting demand for commuting and other trips • Limiting demand for commuting and other trips • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes modes • • Promoting the use of renewable energy sources Promoting the use of renewable energy sources • • Improving roadway connectivity and safety Improving roadway connectivity and safety 3 Puna Community Development Plan 3
WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 • Background considerations • Background considerations – Travel patterns and the transportation system – Travel patterns and the transportation system – Energy use and infrastructure – Energy use and infrastructure • • Limiting demand for commuting and other trips Limiting demand for commuting and other trips • • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes • • Promoting the use of renewable energy sources Promoting the use of renewable energy sources • • Improving roadway connectivity and safety Improving roadway connectivity and safety 4 Puna Community Development Plan 4
MOBILITY - MOBILITY MOBILITY MOBILITY -ENERGY LINK ENERGY LINK ENERGY LINK ENERGY LINK 5 Puna Community Development Plan 5
COMMUTING PATTERNS COMMUTING PATTERNS COMMUTING PATTERNS COMMUTING PATTERNS 2.50% 0.50% Single passenger 24% Carpool Transit Walk/Bicycle 73% 6 Puna Community Development Plan 6
GROWTH IN HELE- GROWTH IN HELE GROWTH IN HELE GROWTH IN HELE -ON RIDE ON RIDERSHIP ON RIDERSHIP ON RIDE RSHIP RSHIP 120,000 Ka'u (Volcano) Route 100,000 Pahoa Route 26,562 Number of Riders 80,000 60,000 19,551 40,000 75,928 11,152 49,603 20,000 10,788 26,919 13,701 0 2003-5 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 Fiscal Year 7 Puna Community Development Plan The county’s Mass Transit Agency (MTA) operates the Hele-on bus, whose service is available to the general public at fares ranging from $0.75 to $2.25. In 2005, the county initiated a free fare service between Pähoa and Hilo that more than doubled ridership. Less than 1% of the workforce commutes by bus, but Puna residents with special needs, such as the elderly, disabled and/or those with low-income are vitally dependent on transit and paratransit services for mobility. Paratransit services that are provided by programs to serve people with special needs. A 2005 study estimated that only 20% of the need for paratransit services was being met islandwide, with a probable higher rate of unmet demand in Puna. 7
EXISTING HELE EXISTING HELE EXISTING HELE EXISTING HELE- -ON ROUTES ON ROUTES ON ROUTES ON ROUTES • Service is vital to • Service is vital to certain certain populations populations • • Inefficiency of Inefficiency of long routes and long routes and scattered scattered population population • How to better • How to better serve existing and serve existing and proposed Village proposed Village Centers (gold Centers (gold dots)? dots)? 8 Puna Community Development Plan This is a map of the existing Hele-On routes in Puna. The poor physical condition of most of Puna’s roads, most of which are privately owned, combined with poor connectivity in the street system and a dispersed pattern of development, make it challenging to devise and sustain a viable mass transit system for Puna. Bus routes travel long distances to pick up few passengers at remote locations, which in turn discourages potential passengers in more populated areas from using transit. While the routes reach some of the existing and proposed village centers (gold dots), many populated areas are underserved by the present transit system. 8
WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 • • Background considerations Background considerations • Limiting demand for commuting and other trips • Limiting demand for commuting and other trips – Expand telecommuting opportunities – Expand telecommuting opportunities – Promote ride – Promote ride- -sharing, van sharing, van- -pools, car pools, car- -pooling pooling – Provide more services within village centers – Provide more services within village centers – Create new Create new “ “green green” ” employment in Puna employment in Puna – • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes modes • • Promoting the use of renewable energy sources Promoting the use of renewable energy sources • Improving roadway connectivity and safety • Improving roadway connectivity and safety 9 Puna Community Development Plan 9
WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 WORKING PAPER #3 • Background considerations • Background considerations • • Limiting demand for commuting and other trips Limiting demand for commuting and other trips • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel • Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes modes – Expand and improve delivery of transit services Expand and improve delivery of transit services – – Create safe routes to schools and parks – Create safe routes to schools and parks – Increase amount of funding for transit and alternative – Increase amount of funding for transit and alternative travel modes travel modes • Promoting the use of renewable energy sources • Promoting the use of renewable energy sources • • Improving roadway connectivity and safety Improving roadway connectivity and safety 10 Puna Community Development Plan 10
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