Why We Do What We Do
The Office of Travel Reduction Programs (TRP) is responsible for the
education, motivation, and implementation of alternate commute
options for State employees. Per the current laws, the State of
Arizona is required, as an employer, to have a program whereby we
encourage our employees to reduce their commute. We are the travel
reduction program for all State employees in Maricopa County. Our
office works together for the common goal of travel reduction, but
we are divided into three main sections: Capitol Rideshare, State of
Arizona Telework Program, and Agency Liaison Services. Working
together, we assist State agencies in meeting their travel reduction
goals, we design and implement the State of Arizona Travel Reduction
Plan for Maricopa County, and we provide education and motivation
for more than 23,000 State employees.
The 1988 Air Quality Bill (ARS 49-581 et seq.) requires all major
employers to develop, implement, and maintain a Travel Reduction
Program in order to reduce traffic impacts on air pollution and
emissions within Maricopa County. Employers are asked to reduce
single occupant vehicle trips and/or miles traveled to the work site
by 10 percent a year for a total of five years, and then 5 percent
for three additional years, or until a 60 percent rate of SOV travel
is reached.
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