9A98EBC62680160D87258A120059DB19 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For JOINT PRESENTATION FROM DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND WASHINGTON STATE ON EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUTER BENEFITS

INTERIM COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Aug 21, 2023
Location Old State Library

Joint Presentation from Denver Regional Council of Governments and Washington State on Employer Responsibility and Commuter Benefits - Committee Discussion Only

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AttachmentCWTG_CTR.pdf

AttachmentDWA_CTR overview.pdf

10:21:30 AM

Nisha Mokshagundam,
the Way to Go Manager representing the Denver Regional Council of Governments,
and Mike Hughes, Executive Director representing the West Corridor Transportation
Management Association, provided information about the Way to Go and Empoyer-based
Trip Reduction Programs (Attachment C).

10:23:10 AM

Ms. Mokshagundam
went over the Way to Go partnership with eight metro-area transportation
management associations, including goals, funding, and management of a
voluntary effort with employers that has been around for a decade. She
said that the goals of the program are to reduce congestion and improve
air quality and that the funding is from federal congestion mitigation
air quality funds. She went over the reach of the program and tactics,
including employer and community outreach, campaigns, events like Bike
to Work Day, and foundational resources. Ms. Mokshagundam talked about
the successes of the program, including the second largest Bike to Work
Day in the country and the provision of maps to 12,800 families in 133
schools.

10:29:59 AM

There was a discussion
about the Way to Go portal for employers wanting to recruit, assist, and
retain employees by using commute support and trip reduction. Ms. Mokshagundam
said that the portal includes a dashboard that has data visualizations
for employer and employee surveys, a trip reduction plan developed by Way
to Go, and information about employee commute modes.

10:30:58 AM

Mr. Hughes presented
information about employer responsibility and the connection with the Colorado
climate action plan.

10:34:02 AM

Mr. Hughes talked
aboout problems with rulemaking related to the Employee Trip Reduction
Program including privacy concerns, cost, economic concerns, and mandates
to consumers. He talked about the proposal, which only included the
region's largest employers with 100 to 250 or more employees; employer
identified transportation benefits; a survey of employees to determine
commute reduction opportunities; the selection of multiple trip reduction
recommendations; and annual reporting through the Way to Go platform.

10:36:57 AM

Ricardo Gotla, Transportation
Demand Management Program Supervisor representing the Washington Department
of Transportation, provided information on Washington state's transportation
demand management and commute trip reduction program. The presentation
is included as Attachment D.

10:43:59 AM

Mr. Gotla defined
transportation demand management (TDM) as the use of transportation options,
motivation, and infrastructure to enhance access to and use of a transportation
network capacity. He listed a variety of ways to implement TDM, including
incentives, providing non-drive-alone options, and choices in infrastructure
for how people may access the community. Mr. Gotla mentioned that
commuters in the commute trip reduction (CTR) program significantly increased
their use of non-drive-alone modes of transportation.

10:46:41 AM

Mr. Gotla mentioned
that the Washington state pogram is the largest in the country.

10:49:28 AM

Mr. Gotla discussed
the program details, including that is helps 550,000 commuters; over 1,000
employers; 12 transit agencies; the state department of transportation;
the CTR board; the legislature; six regional and metropolitan planning
organizations; and 60 local governments.

10:50:20 AM

Mr. Gotla indicated
that the program addresses 96 percent of daily trips, including family
and personal errands, social and recreational activites, commuters, and
others.

Joint Presentation from Denver Regional Council of Governments and Washington State on Employer Responsibility and Commuter Benefits - Committee Discussion Only

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