transitcenter's "limits of tdm definitions and potential for greater impact"
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DESIGN GUIDES
What’s in a name? The limitaBons of current TDM definiBons and their
potenBal for greater impact Kirk HovenkoAer |@khoven
Program Analyst 7.28.2015
ACT CONFERENCE JULY 28, 2015
KIRK HOVENKOTTER- @TRANSITCENTER | @KHOVEN
What’s in a name? The limitations of current TDM definitions
and their potential for greater impact
TransitCenter is a national foundation, re-launched in 2013.
We spark innovations and support policies that improve public transportation and support urban vitality.
Who we are / What do we do?
@TransitCenter
Definitions matter
Definitions describe what you’re trying to achieve
Definitions determine what money you’re eligible for
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The definition of CMAQ eligible projects is outmoded
The current definition directs money and programs in ways that are missing todays goals
@TransitCenter
Scan of TDM definitions
Washington State DOT
Minnesota DOT
FHWA
Atlanta Regional Commission
Redmond, WA
Oregon DOT
DRCOG
Volpe Center
DDOT
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Mobility Lab
European Project on Mobility Management
Transport Canada
Montgomery County, MD
Triangle J Council of Governments Santa Monica, CA Pima Association of Governments
@TransitCenter
TDM definitions and goals conform to their funding sources YOUR DEFINITION OF TDM SHAPES YOUR GOALS AND YOUR WORK
TDM DEFINITIONS GOALS
DEFINITIONS GOALS
FUNDING SHAPE SHAPE
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TDM definitions and goals conform to their funding sources YOUR DEFINITION OF TDM SHAPES YOUR GOALS AND YOUR WORK
FUNDING DEFINITION GOALS
CMAQ, STP Create system
efficiency
Reduce VMT, Increase Carpooling, Reduce hours of
congestion
CMAQ, Cap and Trade
Improve air quality Reduce GHG emissions
Business taxes, TAP Improve access Jobs accessible, economic
development
Public Health, HMO’s, Private
foundations
Improved Public Health
Reduce obesity
DEFINITIONS GOALS
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CMAQ Eligibility
Must improve air quality and relieve congestion. Projects that shift traff ic demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increase vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduce demand.
improving air quality and relieving congestion.
CMAQ eligible projects:
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The parking benefit increases driving commutes from…
The transit benefit decreases driving commutes by…
Edison, NJ to NYC by 0.9% 0.5%
Menlo Park, CA to San Francisco by 1.3% 0.9%
Manassas, VA to DC by 1.8% 0.6%
Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Miami by 2.0% 1.3%
Mobility Management: A concept to promote sustainable transport and manage the demand for car use by changing traveller behavior
Funding TDM: Measures that inf luence whether, why, when, where, and how people travel
International definitions
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Energy crisis spurred federal involvement
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Federal CMAQ Funding
59%
Other Federal Funding
7%
State Funding 16%
Local Funding 18%
CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 2006
59% of funding for regional TDM programs come from CMAQ
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Minnesota DOT
TDM Definition: Strategies to manage demand on the roadways designed to redirect trips to higher occupancy modes or away from peak traff ic periods so that the total number of vehicle trips are reduced
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Denver Regional Council of Governments
TDM: Help people use the transportation system more eff iciently, while reducing traff ic congestion, vehicle emissions, and fuel consumption
@TransitCenter
Going beyond congestion and air quality
DEFINITIONS
GOAL
Top motivations for choosing a mode of travel age 30+
1. Total travel time
2. Travel time reliability
3. Having a mode that allows me to be flexible in the times I travel
4. Traffic Congestion
5. Cost
6. Environmental Impact Who’s On Board 2014 Mobility Attitude Survey, TransitCenter
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Going beyond congestion and air quality
DEFINITIONS
GOAL
Private sector reasons for implementing TDM program
Responding to regulation
Solving a site specific issue
Improving an employees benefit package
Reduce employer costs
FHWA Guidance manual to implementing effective employer-based TDM Programs
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If you…
Don’t drive to work, or work somewhere that doesn’t offer a parking benefit
NO BENEFIT
Work somewhere with abundant free parking NO BENEFIT
Work somewhere where parking costs are low LIMITED TAX BENEFIT
Work in a dense business district TAX BENEFIT APPROACHING THE MAXIMUM
City of Redmond, Washington
TDM: Tools, resources, programs and partnerships to improve access and mobility to support economic growth and community character and make alternate travel choices easier to use and access
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Measures
Are we at a transition point?
Transportation Options: Strategies, programs and investments that create choice in our state and local transportation system allowing people to walk, take transit, drive, share rides and telecommute
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Going Forward
Revisit your definition and goals, be conscious of how funding sources inf luence them
Federal funding eligibility definitions have huge impact on TDM
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Questions for the f ield…
Should we take advantage of this transition to do so?
Do we need a common definition of our work?
?
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Thanks!
Kirk Hovenkotter Program Analyst [email protected] @khoven transitcenter.org | @TransitCenter