WAIKIKI TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSOCIATION

CURB LOADING MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATES, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING: THE CURB LOADING MANAGEMENT PLAN ADDRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE EXHIBITED BY VEHICLES LOADING FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS WITHOUT THE PROPER PERMITS AND OFTEN IN VIOLATION OF REGULATORY CURB SIGNS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CODE. THE PLAN, BASED UPON A DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM OF LOADING ZONES WITHIN THE HEART OF WAIKIKI, IS COMPOSED OF FIVE PARTS: 1) PREPARE FACT SHEET AND PRESENTATION, 2) CONDUCT COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM, 3) ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, 4) REGULATORY CHANGES AND MANAGEMENT, AND 5) CURB MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN IN CONCERT WITH CONTINUAL MONITORING OF THE LOADING ZONES HAS COMMENCED. FIVE AREAS WITHIN WAIKIKI HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS "HOT SPOTS" WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS ON THE INITIAL PROJECT DEMONSTRATION SITE HAVING OCCURRED THIS FISCAL YEAR. WTMA CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE ALOHA AMBASSADORS TO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT OF ALL VEHICLES ALONG CURB SPACE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PILOT PROJECT AREAS. THE PERSONNEL ENSURE THAT VEHICLE DRIVERS ARE AWARE OF THE TRAFFIC CODES AND REGULATORY SIGNS THAT APPLY TO CURB USE. THIS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTING FLYERS, RESERVING CURB SPACE BY DEPLOYING TRAFFIC CONES, RECORDING VEHICLE COMPLIANCE ON FORMS, MONITORING CURB SPACE OCCUPANCY AND AVAILABILITY ON A PHONE APP, AND OTHER CURB OCCUPANCY CONTROL RELATED FUNCTIONS.

CONDUCT COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM: THE WTMA CONTINUES TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM AS PART OF THE CURB LOADING MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES MEETINGS WITH CITY AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, THE HAWAII TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, PRESENTATION TO THE WAIKIKI IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION BOARD AND ARTICLES IN THEIR NEWSLETTER, DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, AND BRIEFINGS AND INTERACTION WITH THE WAIKIKI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, ADJACENT BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS, AND CURB USERS.