Transport Demand Management - Final

8/13/2019 Transport Demand Management - Final

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Traffic Congestion

Traffic congestion is a major predicament in our country and across the world.There are many solutions to alleviate this problem such as widening highwaysand the rapid rail transit which are all part of Traffic Management.

People need to focus on not only the alleviation, but the elimination of theactual root causes & contributing factors of traffic congestion, which is ouractual transportation system. This can be done through transportation demandmanagement.


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Transportation Demand

Management

Transportation / Travel or Traffic demand management(all TDM) are a set of strategic initiatives designed to:

decrease travel demand

encourage alternatives to the single occupant vehicle trip

to transfer this demand to various choices of modes,locations, route and time to people who travel.


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STRATEGIES OFTRANSPORTATION

DEMANDMANAGEMENT


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This is a restricted traffic lane reserved for vehiclescarrying a minimum 2 or more people. Carpools orvanpools can also travel along these lanes. If space isavailable, others can pay a fee.

High Occupancy Vehicle Lane (HOV)


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Well Organized Transit System

Delivers high qualitypassenger transport services:

Safe

Cost effective

Comfortable

Should be strictly on-time.

Should be commuter friendly.


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Parking Management


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Parking ManagementParking management should be implemented to control,

standardize or limit on/off street parking and corridor parking.

Improved marketing provide accurate parking availability

information to people (sign, maps, e-mail).

Parking Pricing Drivers should be charged directly for parking.


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Land Use Developments and Transportation

PlanningLand use development has an impact on transport planning andvice versa. Development patterns and community designcharacteristics significantly influence the distance and mannerthat people travel.

Smart Growth- Individuals who live and work in the samecommunity are more inclined to drive less and thus they relymore on alternate modes such as walking or cycling.

Schools, Government Offices-If these institutions are locatedin more convenient and high density locations, the need fortravel can be significantly reduced.


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Alternative Work Hours

Staggered hours- Shifts are staggered to minimize the number

of employees arriving and leaving a worksite at one time. For

example, some shifts may be 8:00 to 4:30, others 8:30 to 5:00.

Flexi time Employees are permitted some flexibility in their

daily work schedules. For example, rather than all employees

working 8:00 to 4:30, some might work 7:30 to 4:00.

Compressed workweek- Term used when employees work

fewer but longer days, such as four 10-hour days each week

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Ridesharing


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RidesharingCarpooling - uses participants own automobiles. Either

using ones car and sharing expenses, or rotating vehicle

use so that no money changes hands.

Vanpooling uses vans (company sponsored, third party

and owner operated). For most vanpools, operating costs

are divided by individual participants.

BuspoolingInitiated by employers or residents


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Road Congestion Pricing

Drivers can be charged a price for the use of a specific

road.

Drivers will react to this cost by accepting it, adoptinganother mode of transportation, going another route or

foregoing the trip.


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Advanced traffic management

Real-time traffic adaptive signal control system traffic

signal changes based on actual traffic demand

Incident detection equipment

Emergency and transit pre-emption equipment- Allows

signal to change based on the approach of a specific type

of vehicle.


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Education of travelersThis can being done through:

Transportation fairs

Media

Public meetings


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TelecommutingThe practice of working from home using communications

devices such as computers, fax machines and modems.


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Traffic InformationTimely information about current traffic conditions

(including accidents etc.) can alert commuters, thus

prompting them to divert from congested areas..


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BENEFITS OF TDM Reduces pollution

Reduces traffic congestion

Promotes lower cost to private vehicle owners Provision of a balance between transportation modes


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REFERENCES

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington. (2011).Transportation Demand Management. Retrieved 10 September2013 from: http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/transpo/tdm.aspx

Halifax regional municipality. (2013). Transportation demandmanagement. Retrieved 10 September 2013 from:http://www.halifax.ca/TDM/

Victoria Transport Policy Institute. (2013). TDM Encyclopedia.

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