(1) Each
employer shall assign an employee trip reduction coordinator within 30 days
after the effective date of R307-320.
(2) Each employer shall determine the
drive-alone rate per work site on an annual basis for a typical Monday through
Friday work week during the peak travel period. The drive-alone rate can be
determined by one of the following methods in (a), (b) or (c) below.
(a) Information from an annual employee
survey.
(i) The employer must use a
standardized survey approved by the director. The survey shall ask the travel
distance from the employee's home to the work site, what frequency and mode of
transportation the employee used to get to work, and how often the employee
participates in a telecommuting program or compressed work week
schedule.
(ii) The employer shall
administer the survey and shall capture, at a minimum, 75% of the employee
population arriving at the work site during the peak travel period.
(b) Verifiable information, less
than one year old of the submittal due date, from employer records including:
(i) employee work schedules;
(ii) employee participation in telecommuting
schedules;
(iii) employee
participation of mass transit;
(iv)
employee participation in rideshare arrangements; and
(v) employee participation in non-vehicular
transit.
(c) Another
method of the employer's choosing, with written approval from the
director.
(3) Each
employer shall design and submit to the director an approvable trip reduction
plan for each work site to meet the target drive-alone rate as specified by the
target drive-alone rate schedule in
R307-320-3.
(a) An employer may combine more than one
work site in a trip reduction plan submittal.
(i) The target drive-alone rate for a
multi-work site submission shall be a weighted average of the drive-alone rates
for the individual work sites.
(ii)
The employer may combine a trip reduction plan for any work site within the
same county.
(b) The
trip reduction plan submittal shall adhere to the following schedule:
(i) Submittal of a trip reduction plan shall
be annually on or before the anniversary of the initial due date.
(ii) For employers within ozone maintenance
areas:
(A) The trip reduction plan must be
submitted for approval within 90 days after the employer has been
notified.
(B) If the employer has
not been notified, then the trip reduction plan must be submitted no later than
360 days after the effective date of this rule.
(c) Materials and information submitted to
the director shall include:
(i) A letter of
commitment to fully implement an approved trip reduction plan signed by an
authorized employee at the work site.
(ii) The name and signature of the employee
transportation coordinator;
(iii)
The drive-alone rate for the work site;
(iv) General work site information including
name and address of organization; general layout of buildings and parking
areas; location of major streets; location of nearby mass transit stops; number
of total employees; number of employees arriving at the work site during peak
travel periods; current and planned incentives, disincentives, and facilities
available encouraging alternatives to single-occupant vehicle commuting; the
type of activities conducted at the work site; and the time spent by the
employee transportation coordinator in complying with the plan.
(d) A trip reduction plan designed
to meet the target drive-alone rate schedule may include but is not limited to
employer involvement in the following:
(i)
Subsidized bus passes;
(ii)
Rideshare matching programs;
(iii)
Vanpool leasing programs;
(iv)
Telecommuting programs;
(v)
Compressed work week schedule programs and flexible work schedule
programs;
(vi) Work site parking
fee programs;
(vii) Preferential
parking for rideshare participants;
(viii) Transportation for business related
activities;
(ix) A guaranteed ride
home program;
(x) On-site facility
improvements;
(xi) Soliciting
feedback from employees;
(xii)
On-site daycare facilities;
(xiii)
Coordination with local transit authorities for improved mass transit service
and information on mass transit programs; and
(xiv) Recognition and rewards for employee
participation.
(e) An
approvable plan shall contain all the information required in R307-320-4. The
director will approve or request revision of the trip reduction plan within 60
days of the plan submittal.
(4) Each employer shall implement a trip
reduction plan approved by the director.
(5) Each employer shall inform employees of
the trip reduction plan and options available to them for
participation.