Transportation Demand Management: The Mississauga Experience Lorenzo Mele TDM Coordinator

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1 Transportation Demand Management: The Mississauga Experience Lorenzo Mele TDM Coordinator

2 Transportation Resources TDM Primer Mississauga Experience

3 What if we considered empty transit seats a perishable commodity? =

4 SMOOTHING THE PEAK Reducing peaks in demand takes the strain off the power system, helps lower the price of electricity and reduces our overall environmental footprint. IESO 2013 Source:

5 Trip Cap For illustration only

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7 Access Options R.O.W. Management Vehicle Occupancy

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11 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) WHETHER? SUBSTITUTES Telework Teleconferencing Online shopping Trip chaining WHY? PURPOSE Work School Shopping Recreation WHEN? TIME Weekday peak hour Weekday off-peak Evening Weekend WHERE? DESTINATION Street Neighbourhood Community City HOW? MODE Walking Cycling Public transit Car driver/passenger TRANSPORTATION DEMAND Source: Noxon & Associates

12 Source: Noxon & Associates

13 Source: ACT Canada 2010

14 Focus on TDM & promotion/support of all sustainable modes (cycling, walking, transit, carpooling, telework) Interested stakeholders: ~15 (2000) to ~4,500 (2012) o Multi-disciplinary - representing government, transportation, planning and health professionals, consultants, not-for-profit organizations, employers Priority of networking, collaboration, information exchange and provision of centralized resources 14

15 Source: Noxon & Associates

16 Source: Noxon & Associates

17 Incorporated in 1974 Canada s 6th largest city Pop: 729,000 Jobs: 425,000 Pearson International Airport 5 provincial highways 3 rail lines GO interregional train & bus 50 million local transit boardings in 2012

18 THEN 1970 Population 52,186

19 NOW

20 Population & Employment 1991 Population 479, Population 612, Population 713, Population 812,000 Employment 274,100 Employment 368,750 Employment 415,710 Employment 519,000

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22 DOWNTOWN CORE POPULATION : EMPLOYMENT

23 Strategic Pillar Move - Create a transit oriented City Strategy #4 Create an ambitious TDM Program Chapter 8 Create a multi-modal City Action 4 - Invest in car-sharing

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26 Downtown Mississauga Movement Plan Not all streets can accommodate all modes equally Mode hierarchy based on street function Challenge to determine the optimal extent of on-street parking

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28 32 - Members in Mississauga 20 - Members in Pearson Airport Area 92,000 employees Savings from April 2012 to March 2013 Number of SOV trips reduced 192,455 VKT (vehicle kilometers travelled) Savings 14,104,046 GHG Savings (kg) 3,059,862 Commuter Savings $9,101,905

29 Transportation Elements OP Implementation (Part /4) Studies that may be warranted: Transportation Impact Study Traffic Safety Impact Study On-street Parking Parking Utilization Study Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan Urban Design Health Impact Study Sustainability Design

30 TDM and Development June 2010 Sheridan College TDM Plan approved December 2011 Meeting with Planning and Development Managers to discuss TDM as it relates to development approvals January April 2012 TPO and TIP review of current policy context and associated opportunities Preparation of draft implementation tools May October 2012 Workshop development with ACT Canada and Peel, Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga planning staff November 23, 2012 TDM knowledge exchange and building local capacity Identifying policy gaps and needed implementation tools/guidelines Developing TDM prescriptions January 2013 TDM Coordinator to attend T&W predarc meetings (2013) Draft policy recommendations Draft TDM implementation process and associated tool kit

31 TDM and Development Implementation Process STEP 1 A. Preliminary review of application (legislative) STEP 1 B. predarc staff confirm transportation related studies to be requested, determine scope and terms of reference for studies and associated outcomes. STEP 2 Transportation Impact Study (T.I.S.) Guidelines STEP 3 Review - TIS submission using a TDM checklist STEP 4 TDM conditions drafted to include in relevant agreements and reports. STEP 5 City staff to monitor and confirm implementation of TDM measures.

32 Required Plans Submitted and Reviewed Transportation Impact Assessment Study/Plan For ABC Development Application: XXXXXX

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35 Thank you!