Tonight’s Program (5:30-7:30pm) Introductions Molokai 90-second Video Community 20-minute Presentation Meeting Questions from the Audience 1
Hawaii Road Usage Charge Demonstration Scot Urada Project Manager Hawaii Department of Transportation April 2, 2019
Tonight’s Program (5:30-7:30pm) Introductions Molokai 90-second Video Community 20-minute Presentation Meeting Questions from the Audience 3
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Question: Why are we having a community meeting just to talk about a study ? Wailuku, HI 5
Answer: “ Actively involving all stakeholders helps to ensure the result meets their needs and is usable .” HDOT and the HiRUC Research Team want to hear your concerns and ideas now – before we begin the study – so that your feedback helps shape the research and demonstration project. 6
How we currently pay for our roads 7
We currently all share in how we pay for the upkeep of our roads & bridges 8
Currently, the biggest share of our contribution to roads & bridges comes from gas taxes 9
As vehicles become more fuel efficient, more cars will pay less to use the roads 10
About Hawaii Road Usage Charge Demonstration (HiRUC) 11
HiRUC Study and pilot Problem: HiRUC Project: Communities in project: Outdated road Research and let Hawaii: Can we design a new funding system the public “test Help HDOT design a system for Hawaii that drive” a possible roadway funding addresses the biggest solution system for the challenges? future The largest source After conducting Road Usage Ask questions, share of roadway research and gathering Charge: per-mile concerns and ideas. funding in Hawaii feedback from drivers, charge where Your input helps us will be more than the study will drivers pay for roads understand 40% less by 2035 if recommend ways to based on how much challenges to nothing changes they use, instead of resolve problems and address in the ensure stable road how much gas they research. funding in the future. burn 12
1,000 miles of fuel costs Total: $313 state fuel tax Total: $263 GAS $250 GAS $200 State Fuel Tax $150 is a small part Total: $82 Total: $103 of the overall $100 ELECTRICITY GAS cost $50 $10 $8.42 $0 $3.48 $- 2007 2012 2019 2017 Jeep Wrangler Toyota Tacoma Nissan Leaf Toyota Prius c 16 MPG 19 MPG 112 MPGe 46 MPG $4.84/gallon regular gasoline $0.34/kwh electricity 13
1,000 miles of fuel costs with RUC Total: $311 state RUC Total: $263 GAS $250 GAS RUC is being $200 studied as a $150 replacement to Total: $113 Total: $111 the state fuel tax $100 ELECTRICITY GAS $50 Not an increase $8 $8 $8 Not tolling $8 $- 2007 2012 2019 2017 Not congestion pricing Jeep Wrangler Toyota Tacoma Nissan Leaf Toyota Prius c 16 MPG 19 MPG 112 MPGe 46 MPG $4.84/gallon regular gasoline $0.34/kwh electricity $0.008/mile road usage charge 14
Eight other states and several countries have conducted trials or enacted road usage charges 15
HiRUC is a 3-year research and demonstration effort 16
What’s Next? 17
Later in 2019, residents will receive customized RUC statements in the mail and a survey invitation ! ! l l l l i i b b a a t t o o Not a bill! N N 18
In 2020, up to 2,000 volunteers will have the chance to test drive new technology You can be a volunteer! 19
Many questions remain about how a RUC might work. HiRUC aims to understand and address them We invite your questions and concerns 20
Tonight (or on our website) share your main questions and concerns so HDOT can fully research them HiRUC.org How will a road usage charge affect long-distance commuters? - Kapolei Tourists need to pay for their impact - Koloa Can we continue to incentivize EV purchases? - Lahaina 21
HiRUC is an opportunity to shape how we will pay for our roads and bridges in the future 22
Mahalo! 23
Rules of the Road 1. One person talks at a time 2. Everyone gets a chance to talk 3. Listen respectfully 4. Please write us a note if you have to leave early Send us your feedback at hiruc.org 24
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