Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Tdm Plan topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
CCRPC presents draft Transportation Demand Management plan emphasizing telework, transit, and e-bikes
Summary
CCRPC staff presented a draft Regional Transportation Demand Management plan with goals tied to the 2023 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, including aggressive telework targets, employer programs, transit service expansion, e-bike promotion, and potential mileage-based funding mechanisms; staff noted funding and implementation depend on state/regional revenue and federal grants.
Bryan Davis, CCRPC Senior Transportation Planner, on Nov. 12 presented a draft Regional Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan developed with Toole Design (and subcontractors RSG and Steer) that lays out recommended actions to help the region meet TDM outcomes in the 2023 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
Davis described TDM as measures that provide choices other than driving alone to reduce congestion and the need for added lane miles. The plan’s long-term outcomes include targets such as increasing telework, concentrating new households in existing developed areas, tripling transit service, doubling walking and biking trips, and boosting employer participation in TDM programs. Davis said the telework target has already been met in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key draft recommendations grouped under MTP goals include land-use and parking integration (local TDM programs, updated parking pricing, shared parking), employer-based programs (such as parking cashout), telework and flexible work policies, transit service and funding strategies, improved user experience and incentives, new trip-planning and pass technology, complete-streets investments, equity and engagement strategies, e-bike promotion, and safe routes to school. The plan highlights a cross-cutting need for sustainable funding mechanisms including mileage-based fees and alternative revenue options.
Davis acknowledged implementation challenges including limited state and regional revenue mechanisms and dependence on federal grant programs, but noted strong local support and potential for partnership-based funding. Committee member Chris Shaw asked whether a mileage-based fee would apply to drivers who merely pass through the region and whether employers might help subsidize transit; Davis said mileage-based-fee details are being considered at the state level and that employers might choose to invest in transit service rather than provide additional parking depending on business land-use needs.
The draft plan and supporting spreadsheet were included in the meeting packet, and CCRPC staff invited PAC feedback to refine recommendations and implementation approaches.
