What is Transportation Demand Management (TDM)?
What does it do?
• Improves land use
efficiency
• Reduces pollution
• Reduces collision risk
• Increases travel options
• Decreases public
investment
• Supports community
economic plans
• Improves community health
TDM
Transportation Demand
Management or TDM is a set of
strategies and initiatives which are
geared at improving transportation
efficiency (reduced congestion),
encouraging use of alternative
modes, reducing reliance on
single occupant vehicles and
encouraging a change in
behaviour.
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TDM
How can it be implemented?
• Encourage viable
transportation alternatives
• Educate commuters
• Develop programs
• Provide incentives
• Establish partnerships
• Implement policies
• Coordinate efforts
TDM
Existing TDM Initiatives in Burlington
TDM Policies
TDM Initiatives:
Carpool Zone is A free, online ride-matching service
coordinated by Smart Commute Halton. It is
designed to help participants find carpool partners
from your organization
Official Plan – Policies 3.2.2 (e)
The City will encourage opportunities for developing travel demand
management (TDM) measures to reduce single occupancy automobile
use, especially during peak travel periods, such as car pooling
programs, transit passes, preferential parking for carpool members,
telecommuting, flex hours, intranet carpooling and fare incentives.
Smart Commute week is a week-long campaign that
encourages commuters to try a sustainable mode of
transportation and reward those who already do
Official Plan – Policies 3.4.1 (c)
To promote the use of transit, and to reduce traffic and parking
demands traffic congestion and air pollution, by providing increased
levels of service, encouraging transit-supportive land use planning and
introducing appropriate "transit priority" and Travel Demand Management
(TDM) measures.
Bike Month is an international initiative to promote
the use of bicycles for day to day activities and
recreation
Transit and Active Transportation mapping is
provided online and includes information about
carpool lots and features
Official Plan – Policies 3.9.2 (a)
The City recognizes the role of Travel Demand Management (TDM) in
promoting the more efficient use of existing transportation
infrastructure, making automobile use more sustainable, and promoting
increased transit use. The proponent of a major employment development
may be required, prior to the occupancy and use of land, to establish with
the City a transportation demand management plan and implementation
strategy for the development. Priority shall be given to measures that are
not capital intensive (e.g. flexible work hours, priority parking spaces for
car pool vehicles) and which are feasible given the scale, ultimate
ownership and location of the development.
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City of Burlington hold an Annual Bike to Work Day
in 2013 collaboratively with Smart Commute Halton
and other local employers
A week dedicated towards increasing the number of
people carpooling to work – scheduled for February
2014
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