OahuMPO organized its 3rd annual Project Management Training Program this year, bringing together 30 participants from various State and County agencies. The program provided targeted training on managing federally funded transportation projects, with individual sessions focused on project delivery, environmental processes, and meaningful community engagement. A major highlight was the mobile workshop to Seattle earlier this month, where we met with transportation professionals, planners, and project managers from State, County, MPO, and City departments, transit agencies, and non-profit organizations around the Puget Sound region.
Participants were able to experience projects firsthand, ranging from transit-oriented development and bus rapid transit corridors to bike lanes, public spaces, mobility hubs, and environmental restoration efforts. We also learned about the Washington State DOT’s initiatives to support houseless populations and saw the transformative change following the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The lessons learned resonated strongly with the work being done in Hawaiʻi across rural, suburban, and urban contexts. The trip fostered valuable interagency relationships, shared insights on outreach that shapes decision-making, and inspired new perspectives on delivering community-centered transportation projects.
The final Project Management training session for 2025 will be held at the end of October.
