2012 act canada sustainable mobility summit | planning – are we doing it right? | november 6 2012...

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Planning Are We doing it Right?How to Change ?

Hamilton - November 4-7Sustainable Mobility Summit 2012

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York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Concept image along Davis Drive


Region of Waterloo context

Rapid Transit Sustainable & Active Choices


TravelWise: what is it?

the goal:

+ Shift individual commuters to transit, carpooling, cycling and walking

+ Improve employee health, productivity and retention

+ Reduce demand for parking

how:

+ ecoMOBILITY grant from Transport Canada

+ TDM funding from the Region of Waterloo

+ Partnerships with Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and local employers


parking & trip reductions : the TDM checklist

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Mobility Hub Guidelines – Achieving the Balance between Transportation and PlacemakingACT Sustainable Mobility Summit – November 5, 2012

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Mobility Hub Objectives


Mississauga City Centre: Downtown Concept

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Major Investment in Bus Rapid Transit & HOT on Hurontario: Integrated TDM Approach will Increase Ridership

Mississauga City Centre


Saint John, NB (pop ~ 100K)

• Integration of Parking and Transit Commission Boards

• Initiatives– Community Carpool promotions– Parcobus to support Regional

transit - park & ride / bike & walk– Active Transportation

partnerships• Results

– 12% increase in transit ridership 2009-2010: due to rerouting and park & ride on in-city routes

– ComeX regional park & ride ridership increased 55 % from 2007 to 2010


Do Planning Policies Need to Change?

• Official Plans & Zoning Requirements

• Built Form/Urban Design

• Parking Requirements

• TDM Supportive Land Use Guidelines

• Transportation Impact Assessments

• Funding Sources

• Policy & Management Integration


Official Plans?

• Balanced or Transit First Priority?

• Support Complete Streets

• Encourage Compact Urban Form

• Focus Density at Key Nodes & Corridors

• Support TDM

• Support Parking Reductions in Key Areas

• Require Multi-Modal Impact Assessments


Zoning & Urban Design?

• Require Compact Urban Form

• Emphasis on Pedestrian Access

• Minimize Surface Parking Impacts

• Cycling Facilities Provision

• Support Parking Reductions in Key Areas

• Encourage Car/Van Pool Parking

• Require parking in garages


Parking Requirements

• Move from oversupply to constrained

• Should match travel mode targets

• Maximize use of on-street parking

• Encourage shared parking

• Strong municipal supply role in key areas

• Allocate surplus parking revenue to TDM

• Municipality must lead in supply management and ricing


TDM Supportive Development Guidelines

• Checklist Approach

• Score Card Approach

• Hard Requirements Approach

• Mode split & parking integration is critical

• Needs to be equitable across a region

• Municipality must lead

• ACT Canada Study & Workshops


Transportation Impact Assessments

• Less or little emphasis on Cars?

• TDM approach at minimum

• How to mitigate impacts?

• The Level of Service Question?

• Should they be eliminated in dense urban core areas (San Francisco eg.)?

• Link with transportation service funding?


Transportation Funding

• Development Charges?

• Impact Fees?

• Parking Space Levies?

• Parking & Fuel Taxes

• Toll Roads?

• Congestion Charges?

• Regional Equity Concerns


Urban Mobility Integration

• Integrated Urban Mobility Approach

• Parking & TDM Integration

• Transit , Parking & TDM Integration

• Full Transportation Integration

• Regional Equity Concerns


CONVERSATION

2012 act canada sustainable mobility summit | planning – are we doing it right? | november 6 2012...

Documents

integration of parking

urban mobility integration

ricing slide

tdm checklist slide

act canada study workshops

transport canada

mobility hub guidelines

street parking