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County hearing splits on repeal of Transportation Demand Management law; staff urges update rather than elimination
Summary
A proposed repeal of Montgomery County’s Transportation Demand Management code (Bill 24‑25) drew divided testimony: county transportation staff urged maintaining a statutory framework for TDM, while developers, employers and some hospital and property representatives argued the current project‑level NADMS approach is outdated and burdensome.
Haley Peckett, deputy director at Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), told the council that TDM remains 1 of the most cost‑effective ways to reduce single‑occupancy vehicle trips and that legislative authority helps the department coordinate with employers and building owners.
“We found that having a legislative requirement for TDM activities makes a difference in terms of the number of people that we can reach,” Peckett said, while also…
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